22 MAINi; AGRICULTURAL EXPElRIM^NT STATION. I906. 



Analysis of seeds from correspondents — Continued: 





Description of Sample, Foreign Seeds, etc. 



P-i m 





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 £« 



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405 



Timothy— Continued. 



From Geo. B Haslvell Oo., Lewiston, April 13, 1905 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Red top, 9,200; flve-flnger, 1,900; alsike, 700; white 

 clover, 1,200; sweet clover, 200; yellow daisy, 3C0; 

 Rugel's plantain, 700; sheep sorrel, 100; lamb's quar- 

 ters, 200; unidentified, 1,700. 



Per ct. 

 97.9 



Per ct. 



0.6 



Per ct. 

 1.5 



^io 



From H. W. Knight, Fort Fairfield, April 7, 1902 



99.4 



0.6 









Mechanical impurities only. 





M^ 



From H. W. Kniglit, Fort Fairfield, April 7, 1902 



99.8 



0.1 



0.1 





Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 

 Careless weed, 400; plantain, 300. 





344 



From H. W. Knight, Fort Fairfield, April 7, 1902 



99.2 



0.6 



0.2 





Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Red clover, 300; plantain, 200; peppergrass, 100. 





40^1 



From A. J. McNaughton, May 3, 1905 



98.0 



1.4 



0.6 





Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Red topi 3,600; crimson clover, 100; alsike, 500; red 



clover, 500; five-finger, 500; summer savory, 100; 



white vervain, 200; Rugel's plantain, 2, .500; yellow 



daisy, 300; lamb's quarters, 200; sheep sorrel , 1,200; 



unidentified, 800. 





331 



From C. H. Moody, Turner, March 22, 1902 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Red top, "800; peppergrass, 500; lamb's quarters, 400. 



99.3 



0.5 



.02 



r;^5 



From C. H. Moody, Turner, April 7, 1902 



99.6 



0.2 



0.2 





Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Red top", '600; peppergrass, 500; careless weed, 400; 

 yellow daisy, 300. 





33fi 



From C. H. Moody, Turner, April 8, 1902 



98.5 



1.4 



0.1 





Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Peppergrass, 500; yellow daisy, 300; plantain, 200. 





303 



From Shaw, Hammond and Carney, Portland, Dec.3, 1901 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Clover, 906; red top, 700; unidentified, 900. 



99.4 



0.3 



0.3 



305 



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

 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Red clover, 2,300; white clover, 700; red top, 3,300; 

 sorrel, 100; unidentified, 400. 



98.8 



0.5 



0.7 



307 



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

 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Red top, 500; alsike, 1,900; grass, 1,100; sorrel, 1,000; flve- 

 flnger, 2,000. 



98.7 



0.7 



0.6 



SIO 



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

 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Alsike, 6,000; plantain, 1,400; yellow daisy, 900; flve- 

 flnger, 2,000; unidentified, 300. 



97.2 



1.5 



1.3 



351 



From Swan and Sibley Co., Belfast, October 20, 1902 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Red top,'L300; prostrate pigweed, 100; oxeye daisy, 300. 



99. 



0.6 



0.4 



352 



From Swan and Sibley Co., Belfast, October 20, 1902 



Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound. 



Red top, 6,500; peppergrass, 400; oxeye daisy, 200. 



98. 



1.5 



.5 



