20 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. I906. 



Analysis of seeds from correspondents — Continued: 



as 



d 3 



Description of Sample, Foreign Seeds, etc. 







Per ct. 



Per ct. 



98.3 



0.5 



97.3 



0.4 



98. 



0.5 



99.1 



0.4 



95.6 



1.2 



97.7 



0.4 



98.5 



0.7 



99.5 



0.5 



98.5 



1.0 



99.3 



0.5 



98. 8 



0.8 



99.3 



0.4 



97.5 



0.5 



99.9 



0.1 



301 



308 



354 



361 



404 



359 



348 



316 



ALSIKE— Continued. 

 From Shaw, Hammond & Carney, J'ortland, Dec. 13, 1901 

 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 

 Timothy, 6,300; red clover, 200; red top, 200. 



From Shaw, Hammond & Carney, Portland, Dec. 13, 1901 

 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 

 Timothy", 28,300; unidentified, 500. 



From H. B. Whipple, Bingham, Feb. 11, 1903 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 

 Timothy, 22,000; sheep sorrel, 100. 



Timothy. (Phleum pratense.) 



From E. T. Bailey, Oakland, April 3, 1903 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



White clover, 700; red top, 1,900; red clover, 300; 

 peppergrass, 200; lambs quarters, 100. 



From Brackett and Russell, Norridgewock, April 3, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Alsike, 400; red clover, 1,160; white clover, 1,400; five 



finger, 2,800; Eugel's plantain, 1,200; vellow daisy, 400; 



unidentified, 24,500. 



From L. Decker, Clinton, April 3, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in \ pound. 



Alsike, 200; red clover, 1,800; yellow daisy, 400; Rugel's 

 plantain, 300. 



From L. Decker, Clinton, April 11, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Red clover, 1,200; five-finger, 3,900; red top, 2,200; Rugel's 

 plantain. 100; dooryard plantain, 300; green foxtail, 

 100; yellow daisy, 100; unidentified, 1,800. 



From R. B. Dunning and Co., Bangor, March 23, 1903 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 

 Red lop, 300. 



From R. B. Dunning and Co., Bangor, March 31, 1903 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 

 Red top, 10,800; peppergrass, 400. 



From E. H. Fernald, Presque Isle, April 29, 1902 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Red top, 800; careless weed, 500; peppergrass, 2,200; ox- 

 eye daisy, 500. 



From R. W. Fitzgerald, Presque Isle, May 6, 1902 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Alsike, 1,000; careless weed, 400; yellow daisy, 1,200; 

 sheep sorrel, 200. 



From A. H. Fogg Co., Houlton, Feb. 22, 1902 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



White clover, 100; peppergrass, 900; green foxtail, 200. 



From A . H. Fogg Co., Houlton, Feb. 22, 1902 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



White clover, 8,000; red clover, 1,000; peppergrass, 300. 



From H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, May 20, 1902 



Only mechanical impurities present. 



Per ct. 



1.2 



2.3 



1.5 



3.2 



0.8 



0.5 



2.0 



