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That an extraordinary proportion of the alfalfa seed 

 in the markets, wheresoever from, is adulterated to an 

 amazing extent with seeds of undesirable plants or 

 loaded with worthless, if not actually harmful impurities, 

 is being demonstrated by the United States Department 

 of Agriculture. In a circular pertaining to this work 

 is given the following, showing the adulterants found in 

 ^amples bought in the open markets of the cities named : 



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Seeds used as adulterants. 



City where bought 



Providence, R. I. , 



Denver, Colo 



Rochester, N. Y., 

 Milwaukee, Wis.. 

 Indianapolis, Ind. 



Marblehead, Mass. . . 



Petersburg, Va . . 



Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

 Indianapolis, Ind . . . 



Pittsfield, Mats 



Atlanta, Ga 



Salem, 111 



St. Paul. Minn 



Louisville, Ky 



New Haven, Conn . , 

 Independence, Iowa. 

 New Orleans, La.. . . 

 Troy, N. y.. 



Sweet 

 clover 



Per Cent 



Bur clover 



P*r Cent 



3 47 



1686 



5 02 



5 74 

 437 



390 



300 



Yellow 

 trefoil 



952 



S49 



3 37 



1004 



12.69 

 257 

 6.23 



Fgr Cent 

 32.86 



3948 



3843 

 39-53 



1.25 

 38-54 



698 

 31-77 



39-85 



.63 

 31.26 



Total 

 adulterants 



Per Cent 



36.33 

 16.86 

 44.50 



5-74 

 42.70 



43-43 

 300 

 1.25 



549 

 41.91 



9-52 



10.0. 



6.9 



1653 



45-73 

 1269 



3,20 

 3749 



In Farmers' Bulletin No. 194 of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture is given the table on page 34 

 to show the result of analyses of alfalfa seed imported 

 within a period of six months. 



Bearing also upon the adulterations, impurities and 

 defectives found irx alfalfa seed sold in the markets, 

 extracts from reports of tests made at the Wooster, Ohio 

 station (Bui No, 142) are exceedingly interesting. In 



