SEED INSPECTION. 43 



Analysis of seeds. 1906. 



^ Source of Sample, and Character. Kind . _ - 



gg and Number of Foreign Seeds in one £"0 



3 a Pound.t = -: a £ 



CJl — .. t-i c 



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



rugel's plantain, 1100; yellow daisy, 500; 

 ergot, 400; sedge sp., 400; pepper grass, 

 300; hedge mustard, 300; blue vervain, 

 100; tumbleweed, witch grass, yellow 

 wood sorrel. 



573 A .M. Smith, Presque Isle, April 5, 1906.... 99.5 .2 .2 



Harmless, — Alsike clover, 600: white clover, 

 100, red clover. Noxious, — Evening prim- 

 rose, 200; yellow daisy, 100; plantain, 100; 

 dock sp., blue vervain. 



572 A. M. Smith, Presque Isle, April 5, 1906 99.? .5 .2 



Harmless, — Redtop, 400; alsike clover, 300; 

 red clover, 100, white clover. Noxious, — 

 Evening primrose. 1400; five finger, 100; 

 rugel's plantain, 100; charlock, 100; green 

 foxtail, sedge sp., goosefoot, blue ver- 

 vain, witch grass, crabgrass. 



570 M. C. Smith, Presque Isle, April 5, 1906.... 99.5 .3 .2 



Harmless, — Alsike clover, 800; redtop, 400: 

 white clover, 300; red clover, 100. Nox- 

 ious, — Yellow daisy, 500; evening prim- 

 rose, 200; rugel's plantain, 200; goosefoot, 

 200; green foxtail, 100; witch grass, 100; 

 heal-all, 100; pepper grass, five finger. 



569 M. C. Smith, Presque Isle. April 5, 1906.... 99.5 .2 .2 



Harmless, — Alsike clover, 500; red clover, 

 100; white clover, 100; redtop. Noxious, — 

 Evening primrose, 200; yellow daisy, 100; 

 goosefoot. 



547*Soule Bros.. Buxton, April 7. 1906 9S.S .4 .8 



Harmless, — Redtop. 11700: white clover, 

 2700. Noxious, — Five finger, 1500; plan- 

 tain, 1300; evening primrose. 800: yellow 

 daisy, tumbleweed, stringing nettle, blue 

 vervain. 



768*Swan & Sibley, Belfast. November 1, 1906.. 99.3 .1 .6 



Harmless, — Alsike clover, 2900; redtop, 500; 

 white clover, 400; red clover, 100: Ken- 

 tucky blue grass. Noxious, — Rugel's plan- 

 tain, 300; evening primrose, 300: ergot. 

 100; goosefoot, 100; yellow daisy, may- 

 weed, slender crabgrass, hedge mustard". 



769*Swan & Sibley, Belfast. November 1, 1906.. 93.5 2.2 4.3 



Harmless, — Redtop. 80700; alsike clover, 

 3500: white clover. 3100: red clover, 500; 

 Kentuckv blue grass. 5200. Noxious. — Five 

 finger. 21200; ergot, 3100; plantain, 3400: 

 rugel's plantain, 3,300: sheep sorrel, 1,800; 

 evening primrose, 1S00: hedge mustard. 

 1200; yellow daisy. 1000: pepper grass, 

 700; goosefoot. 600; sedge sp.. 600: witch 

 grass. 400: mayweed. 300: dandelion, 200: 

 white vervain. 200; shepherd's purse. 

 100; heal-all, 100; ribgrass, 100; yellow 



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



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



