40 MAINE) AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I907. 



Analysis of seeds. 1906. 



■3,5 Source of Sample, and Character, Kind ^ a> ■£ d 



c c and Number of Foreign Seeds in one E'd *s+j gts 



§§ Pound.t sS £* oS 



22 C PhkmCRM 



TIMOTHY — Continued. Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. 



607 Ireland Bros., Corinna, April 7, 1906 99.3 .4 .3 



Harmless,, — Alsike -clover, 700; .redtop, .200. 

 Noxious, — Evening- primrose, 500; yellow 

 daisy, 400; plantain, 300; witch grass, 

 100; common-chickweed, 100; pepper grass, 

 slender crabgrass. 



524 Kendall & Whitney, Portland, February 20, 



1906 99.4 .3 .3 



Harmless, — Red clover, 300. Noxious, — 

 Crabgrass, 300; pepper grass, rugel's 

 plantain, stringing nettle. 



523 Kendall & Whitney, Portland, February 20, 



1906 99.5 .3 .2 



Harmless, — Red clover, 700; alsike clover, 

 200. Noxious, — Common enickweed, 100; 

 hedge mustard, 100; poverty weed, 100; 

 careless weed, rugel's plantain, lady's 

 thumb, bitter dock. 



651 Judkins & Gilman, Newport, April 10, 1906. 94.8 .9 4.3 



Harmless, — Canadian blue grass, 17,100; 

 redtop, 13,800; alsike clover, 13,400; white 

 clover, 4,700; red clover, 1,500; alfalfa, 

 100. Noxious, — Black medick, 1,100; five 

 ringer, 1,000; shepherd's purse, 900; hedge 

 mustard, 800; sedge sp., 800; plantain, 

 700; ribgrass, 600; sheep sorrel, 500; 

 ergot, 500; yellow daisy, 500; dandelion, 

 400; goosefoot, 400; green foxtail, 400; 

 mouse-ear chickweed, 300; Canada thistle, 

 300; night-flowering catchfly, 300; evening 

 primrose, 200; blue vervain, 100; pepper 

 grass, 100; mayweed, 100; bitter dock, 

 100; heal-all, catnip. 



624 C. R. McCrellis, Dexter, April 9, 1906 98.4 .4 1.2 



Harmless, — Redtop, 32400; alsike clover, 

 1200; Kentucky blue grass, 500; white 

 clover, 400; red clover, 100. Noxious, — 

 Five finger, 2600; rugel's plantain, 1200; 

 ergot, 900; yellow daisy, 800; evening 

 primrose, 400; sedge sp., 200; blue ver- 

 vain, 400; sheep sorrel, 200; dandelion, 

 ribgrass, goosefoot. 



613 A. J. McNaughton, Foxcroft, April 9, 1906.. 97.7 .5 1.8 



Harmless, — Redtop, 45300; alsike clover, 

 2300; white clover, 700; red clover, 300; 

 Kentucky blue grass, 500. Noxious, — Five 

 finger, 2700; ergot, 1700; rugel's plantain, 

 1300; evening primrose, 600; yellow daisy, 

 500; sheep sorrel, 300; sedge sp., 200; 

 blue vervain, 100; pigweed, 100; goose- 

 foot, hedge mustard, dandelion, witch 

 grass, heal-all. 



746*Merrill, Runnells & Mayo Co., Waterville, 



May 16, 1906 98.1 .5 1.4 



Harmless, — Redtop, 35100; alsike clover, 



* Sample sent by dealer. See statement on page 2. 



f No number is given if there were less than 100 seeds in one pound. 



