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ALFALFA. 
Of the 399 samples of alfalfa seed secured, 191, or about one-half, 
contained seed of dodder, 135 contained a trace of yellow trefoil. 
seed, 120 contained a trace of sweet clover seed, and 16 contained a 
trace of bur clover seed. 
TasLe Il.—Results of tests of samples of seed obtained in the open market as alfalfa 
seed and found to be adulterated. 
Seed offered for sale as alfalfa by— Seeds not alfalfa. 
z Dod- | Yellow! Sweet | Bur 
Nae. Address. der. | trefoil. | clover. | clover. 
| 
Per ct. Perc. | Per ti. | Perce. 
Caughey & Carran.........- ae ee of Commerce, Detroit, ies ssi abr ces sae eae 8.34 
| 
Phos wan Gney, er COle ns =a | 32 South Market street, Boston, Mass.| No. | 8.17 | Trace. 1.41 
Plymouth Hardware and | New Plymouth, Idaho................. 28) | ose 6206) | 2a ; 
Lumber Co. | 
Providence Seed Co......... | serewidenCe, 1. ae eee eee Yes. | 11.29 | “Prace.| "Prace 
MEADOW FESCUE. 
Of the 64 samples of meadow fescue seed obtained, 20 contained 
chess in amounts varying from a trace to more than 19 per cent,4 — 
contained seed of rye-grass, 4 were misbranded, being Canada blue- 
erass, 1 was misbranded, being orchard grass, and another was mis- 
branded, being a mixture of orchard crass and fescue. 
TapsiLe U11.—Results of tests of samples of seed obtained in the open market as meadow 
fescue seed and found to be adulterated or misbranded. 
: od Seeds not meadow 
Seed offered for sale as meadow fescue by— 
y | fescue. 
f 
Name. Address. | Chess. ea. | alert 
Per ChE Crk: | Per ct. 
2100 
INi dio 1sorth Gal COs oeaacosese 108 Main street, Burling tony Wowace an eren ease eee ee See 
ee Donzelot & Son..... | Se nee Main street, St. Louis, Mo..-......- | 19: ef 2.76 rs -222 
Oe SRS ape SAID coe ee en OE ey 1.8 die ee ee 
Grand Junction Seed Co....| Grand Junction, Colos2. 225 kee Re eee Trace. 8:05 1525638 
JW. stooge DE eRe ee Ana, Tn on oe | Eee a 100 
Chas. ee UN | aes Corvette Eee South Main street,-St. onis Mo =.= see eee | 16. 44 2.104 >|. See 
ID YC\ (0S, Sa re Se Re a oe a. Ch eR Pes ieee Me 19. 22 2. 14 te 
Ratelan’ s Seed House....... Shenandoah: Towaiz 2.20% 2.352 ee eee eee le ee 092.65 
iA Robinson Grain'Cos..| Colorado Springs) Colo-cces 2) e eee eee ee eee eee d 71.39 
St. Leuis Seed Co... .-. - 615 North Fourth street, St. Louis, Mo........ 8:82 4): Se ee 
C> Younzié SonsCo. = = —-21 1406" Olive street, St. WuoUlss Mom se. a eeee ae ee el ee a 100 
IDOE sata, eee see ee ees OO isa. 22 So SE a ee eee 2100 
a Canada bluegrass. ec Orchard grass, 70.7 per cent; Festuca sp., 21.95 per cent. 
b Purchase sample. d Orchard grass. 
BROMUS INERMIS. 
Of the 55 samples of Bromus inermis seed obtained, 15 contained 
seed of cheat, or chess, 28 contained from 2 to 8 per cent of seed of 5 
the wheat-erasses, several contained seed of meadow fescue, and one 
contained more Het 24 per cent of meadow fescue and rye-grass seed 
together. 
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