46 MAINE) AGRICULTURAL, EXPERIMENT STATION. I907. 



Analysis of seeds. 1906. 



Qja Source of Sample, and Character, Kind +j® 



flg and Number of Foreign Seeds in one ^,'d J-;-y 



§3 Pound.f 3$ eg 



thumb, 400; tumbleweed, 300; knot grass, 

 200; slender crabgrass, 100; blue vervain, 

 100; fireweed, ragweed, yellow foxtail. 



Per ct. Per ct. Per ct. 



674 A. A. Howes & Co., Belfast, April 12, 1906. . 99.1 .4 .5 



Harmless, — None. Noxious, — Lady's thumb, 

 1,600; goosefoot, 1,000; crabgrass, 400; 

 witch grass, 300; yellow foxtail. 



JAPANESE MIEIETT. 

 532 C. B. Cummings & Sons, Norway, February 



24,1906 99.2 .3 .5 



Noxious, — Yellow foxtail, 800; goosefoot, 

 100; ragweed, 100; lady's thumb, mustard. 



529 Kendall & Whitney, Portland, Feb. 20, 1906. 94.2 0.0 5.8 

 Harmless, — None. Noxious, — Yellow fox- 

 tail, 5,400; ragweed, 2,600; arrow-leaved 



tear-thumb, 200; lady's thumb, 100; flax, 

 100; goosefoot, 100. 



FOUR-BOWED BABLEY. 



530 C. B. Cummings Sons, Norway, February 



24, 1906 96.6 .6 2.8 



Harmless, — Oats, 300; spring wheat, 200. 

 Noxious,— Corn cockle, 100; lady's thumb. 



TWO-BOWED EABLEY. 



522 Kendall & Whitney, Portland, Feb. 20, 1906. 99.5 .0 .5 



Harmless, — Spring wheat, 100; American 

 banner oats. 



621 F. J. Carsley, Dexter, April 9, 1906 98.1 .0 1.9 



Harmless, — American banner oats, 400; 

 spring wheat, silver hull buckwheat. 

 Noxious, — Wild buckwheat, charlock. 



649 Judkins & Gilman, Newport, April 10, 1906. 99.7 .0 .3 



Harmless, — American banner oats. Nox- 

 ious, — Wild buckwheat, 200; charlock, 100. 



JAPANESE BUCKWHEAT. 



526 Kendall & Whitney, Portland, Feb. 20, 1906. 100.0 .0 .0 



AMERICAN BANNER OATS. 



662 Swan & Sibley, Belfast, April 12, 1906 94.6 .5 4.9 



Harmless, — Wheat, 800. 



SPRING BYE. 



520 Kendall & Whitney, Portland, Feb. 20, 1906. 99.1 .4 .5 

 Harmless, — Spring wheat, 200; American 



banner oats, winter oats. Noxious, — 

 Wild buckwheat, 100; flax, ragweed. 



SPRING WHEAT. 



521 Kendall & Whitney, Portland, Feb. 20, 1906. 100 .0 .0 



GARDEN PEA. 



667 Ben D. Field, Belfast, April 12, 1906 100 .0 .0 



668 Ben D. Field, Belfast, April 12, 1906 100 .0 .0 



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



