42 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I907. 



Analysis of seeds. 1906. 



So 

 co 

 £5 



'Jl c 



Source of Sample, and Character, Kind 

 and Number of Foreign Seeds in one 

 Pound. t 





TIMOTHY — Continued. Per ct. 



daisy, 100; tumbleweed, 100; goosefoot, 

 100; mayweed, 100; blue vervain, evening 

 primrose. 



Per ct. Per ct. 



726*T. L. Prescott, Waterville, April 10, 1906... 

 Harmless, — Redtop, 4.2 percent of whole; 

 alsike clover, 5500; white clover, 2400; red 

 clover, 1000. Noxious, — Ergot, 3800; five 

 finger, 21,600; rugel's plantain, 14,800; 

 sheep sorrel, 2600; evening primrose, 

 2100; blue vervain, 1100; goosefoot, 1200; 

 yellow daisy, 500; pepper grass, 400; 

 witch grass, 300; dandelion, 300; hedge 

 mustard, 300; yarrow, 200; green foxtail 

 200; sedge sp., 2200; tumble weed, 100 

 charlock, 100; slender crabgrass, 100 

 common chickweed, 100; mayweed, 200 

 lady's thumb. 



760 Sanders Bros. & Co., Sangerville, April 7, 



1906 



Harmless, — Redtop, 33100; alsike clover, 

 1200; white clover, 1500; red clover, 300; 

 Kentucky blue grass, 300. Noxious, — Five 

 finger, 2300; rugel's plantain, 900; yellow 

 daisy, 600; ergot. 500; evening primrose, 

 300; sedge sp., 300; hedge mustard, 100; 

 sheep sorrel, 100; heal-all, 100; witch 

 grass, 100; blue vervain, goosefoot, pep- 

 per grass, dandelion, mayweed. 



599 Sawyer & Gifford, Dover, April 7, 1906 



Harmless, — Redtop, 400; redclover, Ken- 

 tucky blue grass, white clover. Noxious, — 

 Evening primrose, 900; yellow daisy, 100; 

 rugel's plantain, ergot, five finger, heal-all. 



584 John Scales, Guilford, April 7, 1906 



Harmless, — Redtop, 1300; vhite clover, 900; 

 alsike clover^ 900; red clover, 100; Ken- 

 tucky blue grass, 100. Noxious, — Evening 

 primrose, 800; five finger, 500; blue ver- 

 vain, 200; slender crabgrass, 100; sheep 

 sorrel, 100; ergot, 100; yellow daisy. 



639 F. B. Shaw, Corinna, April 10, 1906 



Harmless, — Redtop, 1S00; white clover, 900; 

 red clover, 800; alsike clover, 300; Ken- 

 tucky blue grass, 200. Noxious, — Five 

 finger, 27800; rugel's plantain, 2200; even- 

 ing primrose, 1,500; goosefoot, 600; pepper 

 grass, 300; yellow daisy, 200; sorrel, 200; 

 lady's thumb. 100: dandelion, 100; ergot 

 100: green foxtail. 100; blue vervain, 

 may weed, heal-all, bitter dock, corn 

 cockle. 



628 S. L. Small, Dexter, April 9, 1906 



Harmless, — Redtop, 6700; white clover; 

 1500; Kentucky blue grass, 1500; alsike, 

 clover, 1700; red clover, 900. Noxious, — 

 Five finger, 2200; evening primrose, 2000; 



88.7 



4.3 



7.0 



98.4 



.2 1.4 



99.6 



99. 2 



97.9 



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.5 .3 



,S 1.3 



98.. 



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1.0 



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



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



