12 MAINE) AGRICULTURAI, EXP^RIM^NT STATION. I906. 



Analysis of seeds, Station samples — Continued: 



en c 



Description of Sample, Foreign Seeds, etc. 



£-0 



Ph n 



u 



Per ct. 



Per ct. 



96.2 



0.3 



97.2 



0.8 



90.7 



0.5 



99.3 



0.4 



98.3 



0.4 



99.8 



0.1 



99.5 



0.1 



98.6 



0.5 



99.2 



0.5 



99 .'2 



0.1 



98.8 



0.5 



99.1 



0.5 



99.3 



0.3 



99.4 



0.1 



454 



450 



444 



448 



447 



448 



A LSIKE— Continued. 



From Kendall and Whitney, Portland, April 7, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 jwund. 



Timotliv", 35.000; sheep sorrel, 1,500; false flax, 100; night 

 catchfly, 200. 



From Shaw, Hammond and Carney, Portland, March 

 31, 1 905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Timothy', 17,500; red top, 1,800; sheep sorrel, 500; unripe 

 seed, 100. 



From Shaw, Hammond & Carney, Portland, April 13, 1905 

 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 

 Timothy", 96,000; sheep sorrel, 800. 



From A. M. Smith, Presque Isle, April 25, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 

 Timothy', 1,200; sheep sorrel, 100. 



From M. C. Smith, Presque Isle, April 25, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Timothy', 11,500; red top, lUO; sheep sorrel, 1,500; catch- 

 fly, 100; nerved manna grass, 400. 



From M. C. Smith, Presque Isle, April 25, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 

 Timothy, 1,100; sheep sorrel, 100. 



From John Watson Co., Houlton, April 25, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Timothy, 3,600; sheep sorrel, 200; wild peppergrass, 100. 



From .John Watson Co., Houlton, April 25, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound, j^ 

 Timothy, 15,400; sheep sorrel, 400. 



460 



461 



463 



ALFALFA. {Medicago sativa.) 



From R. B. Dunning and Co., Bangor, March 31, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Red top, 100; alsike, 100; ribgrass, 100; winged pigweed, 

 100; yellow foxtail, 200. 



Hungarian Grass. {Ixophorus italicus.) 



From Harmon and Harris, Portland, April 10, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Timothy, 100; winged pigweed, 400; Pennsylvania per- 



sicaria, 200; lady's thumb, 300, green foxtail, lOu; 



witchgrass, 100; gum weed, 200; large crabgrass, 2,300. 



From Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, April 18, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Bed top, ioo; goosefoot, 700; pigweed, 300; witchgrass, 

 4,400; gumweed, 100; lady's thumb, 300; winged pig- 

 weed, 100; large crab grass, 600. 



From Oscar Holway Co., Auburn, April 20, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Lady's thumb, 400; winged pigweed, 100; goosefoot, 

 100; yellow foxtail, 100; large crabgrass, 400. 



From Shaw, Hammond & Carney, Portland, Apr. 13, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Timothy, 100; lady's thumb, 800; sorrel, 100; winged 



pigweed, 200; witchgrass, 100. 



From Kendall and Whitney, Portland, April 7, 1905... 

 Number of foreign seeds in 7 pound. 

 Lady's thumb, 500; winged pigweed, 1,000; gum weed, 

 400; large crab grass, bOO. 



Per ct. 

 3.5 



