Sample

number.

Analysis of seeds, Station samples-Concluded:

Description of Sample, Foreign Seeds, etc.

TIMOTHY--Continued.

505 From Harmon and Harris, Portland, April 10, 1905...... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 24,800; five-finger, 19,200; dooryard plantain, 12,600.

499 From Harmon and Harris, Portland, April 10, 1905 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

99.2

0.5

0.3

502 From Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, April 18, 1905 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 1,600; catchfly, 1,000; dooryard plantain, 400.

Timothy, 2,400; dooryard plantain, 400; catchfly, 200.

496 From Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, April 18, 1905...... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound

Timothy, 99,600; five-finger, 2,400; dooryard plantain, 2,800; wild peppergrass, 400.

506 From Oscar Holway Co., Auburn, April 20, 1905... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

92.1

0.3

7.6

Timothy, 128,000; five-finger, 20,000; dooryard plantain,! 2,000; lady's thumb, 1,400.

Timothy, 800; five-finger, 200; dooryard plantain, 1,000; ragweed, 400; blue vervain, 200.

509 From Kendall and Whitney, Portland, April 7, 1905 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 179,400; five-finger, 9,400; dooryard plantain, 2,000.

842 From Kendall and Whitney, Portland, April 7, 1905 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 168,400; five-finger, 5,200; dooryard plantain, 1,600; sheep sorrel, 600.

508 From Shaw, Hammond & Carney, Portland, Apr. 13, 1905 95.2 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 61,200; five-finger, 1,400; dooryard plantain, 400.

495 From Shaw, Hammond & Carney, Portland, April, 13,1905 98.3 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

510 From R. B. Dunning and Co., Bangor, March 31, 1905.... 97.8 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

1.9

0.3

Red clover, 200; red top, 1,000; sorrel, 600; ribgrass, 200.

KENTUCKY BLUE GRASS. (Poa pratensis.)

511 From R. B. Dunning and Co., Bangor, March 31, 1905.... 98.8 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Red clover, 200; alsike, 200; orchard grass, 200; timothy, 200; sheep sorrel, 200; lady's thumb, 200.

LAWN SEED.

512 From Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, May 5, 1905.
Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.
Sheep sorrel, 4,000; dooryard plantain, 1,000.

97.7

1.5

.8

Sample

number.

Analysis of seeds. Samples sent to the Station by correspondents in the years 1902-5.

Description of Sample, Foreign Seeds, etc.

RED CLOVER. (Trifolium pratense.)

406 From R. B. Dunning and Co., Bangor, April 15, 1905 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Crimson clover, 1,400; timothy, 100; tall dock, 200.

326 From H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, March 20, 1902...... 99.4 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

0.1

0.5

Timothy, 200; green foxtail, 1,700; unidentified, 1,100.

328 From H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, March 20, 1902.......... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 1,300; green foxtail, 400; bitter dock, 100; lady's thumb, 100.

332 From H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, April 7, 1902....... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 100; green foxtail, 900; lamb's quarters, 100; ragweed, 100.

364 From H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, April 16, 1903....... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

99.5

0.2

0.3

Timothy, 300; green foxtail, 400; peppergrass, 300.

368 From H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, April 22, 1303....... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 1,200; green foxtail, 300; ribgrass, 200; sheep sorrel, 200; white dock, 100.

371 From H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, April 22, 1903......... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

99.7

0.2

0.1

Timothy, 200; green foxtail, 100.

388 From Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, March 24, 1904..... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 1,100; green foxtail, 600; pigweed, 100; sheep sorrel, 300; white dock, 600.

387 From Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, March 24, 1904..... 99.9
Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.
Timothy, 200; ribgrass, 200.

388 From Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, March 24, 1904 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 4,200; green foxtail, 400; lady's thumb, 300;| sheep sorrel, 200.

389 From Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, Marcn 24, 1904..... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 7,300; green foxtail, 600; ribgrass, 300; lady's thumb, 100; sheep sorrel, 300.

99.6

0.1

0.3

340 From H. N. Knight, Fort. Fairfield, April 7, 1902... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Green foxtail, 1,000; bitter dock, 100; black mustard, 100.|

341 From H. N. Knight, Fort Fairfield, April 7, 1902...... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

99.5

0.1

0.4

Green foxtail, 800; lady's thumb, 100.

Sample

number.

Analysis of seeds from correspondents—Continued:

Description of Sample, Foreign Seeds, etc.

Foreign

RED CLOVER-Continued.

330 From C. H. Moody, Turner, March 22, 1902.. Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 1,200; white clover, 300; green foxtail, 2,100; sheep sorrel, 400; ribgrass, 400; lamb's quarters, 600; some species of polygonum, 300.

Timothy, 100; green foxtail, 100; dooryard plantain, 200.

365 From A. D. Nutter and Co., Mars Hill, April 17, 1903..... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 7,900; green foxtail, 500; white dock, 100; ribgrass, 1,300; awned plantain, 100; lamb's quarters, 100.

302 From Shaw, Hammond & Carney, Portland, Dec. 13, 1901
Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.
Sorrel, 100; five-finger, 100.

309 From Shaw, Hammond & Carney, Portland, Dec. 13, 1901 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy 400; green foxtail, 900; wild buckwheat, 100; orache, 200.

355 From H. B. Whipple, Bingham, Feb. 11, 1903........ Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

66

99

0.2

0.8

Timothy, 3,800; green foxtail, 1,700; ribgrass, 100; careless weed, 300; lamb's quarters, 200.

WHITE CLOVER. (Trifolium repens.)

304 From Shaw, Hammond & Carney, Portland, Dec. 13, 1901 98.6 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound."

Timothy, 2,600; dooryard plantain, 5,500; sorrel, 600; unidentified, three species, 1,600.

MAMMOTH CLOVER. (Trifolium medium.)

407 From R. B. Dunning and Co., Bangor, April 15, 1905..... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 400; crimson clover, 800; white dock, 200; sheep sorrel, 100; vervain, 100.

317 From A. H Fogg Co., Houlton, Feb. 22, 1902... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

98.3

0.9

0.8

Timothy, 4,300; green foxtail, 200; yellow foxtail, 100; mustard, 2,500.

ALSIKE (Trifolium hybridum.)

357 From R. B. Dunning and Co., Bangor, March 21, 1903.... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 21,500; green foxtail, 100; sheep sorrel, 500.

358 From R. B. Dunning and Co., Bangor, March 21, 1903.... 96.5 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

1.0

2.5

Timothy, 35,000, sheep sorrel, 1,100; peppergrass, 500.

407 From R. B. Dunning and Co., Bangor, April 15, 1905..... 93.3 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Red top, 100; timothy, 3,700; bitter dock, 200; Rugel's plantain, 100; nettled-leaved goosefoot, 500.

seeds.

319 From A. H. Fogg Co., Houlton, Feb. 22, 1902.. Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

ALSIKE-Continued.

Timothy, 17,800; white clover, 2,100; medicago, 1,200; careless weed, 100; sorrel, 300; unidentified, 1,400.

320 From A. H. Fogg Co., Houlton, Feb. 22, 1902. Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

98.8

0.4

0.8

Timothy, 5,600; white clover, 1,600; mammoth clover, 500; sorrel, 200; English catchfly, 200.

322 From H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, March 20, 1902...... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

323 From H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, March 20, 1902...... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 22,700; sorrel, 300; peppergrass, 200; unidentified, 200.

367 From H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, March 20, 1902...... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 11,900; green foxtail, 200; sheep sorrel, 1,400; peppergrass, 100.

369 From H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, March 20, 1902...... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 3,100; sheep sorrel, 500; peppergrass, 200; prostrate pigweed, 100.

379 From Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, March 24, 190ł...... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Red top, 4,700; timothy, 600; white dock, 300; peppergrass, 100.

380 From Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, March 24, 1904 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 25,000; red top, 300; ribgrass, 100; sheep sorrel, 5,300.

382 From Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, March 24, 1904...... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 100; ribgrass, 100; sheep sorrel, 2,700.

385 From Geo. B. Haskell Co., Lewiston, March 24, 1904..... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 4,700; peppergrass, 200; pigweed, 100; sheep sorrel, 100.

339 From H. N. Knight, Fort Fairfield, April 7, 1902. Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

95.

1.0

4.0

Timothy, 50,000; sorrel, 1,000; buckwheat, 1,500.

329 From C. H. Moody, Turner, March 22, 1902.. Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

97.3

0.8

1.9

Timothy, 31,100; white clover, 400; sheep sorrel, 1,000; careless weed, 400; buckwheat, 500.

Timothy, 25,000; white clover, 200; red clover, 400; polygonum sp. 500.

Analysis of seeds from correspondents-Continued:

Sample

number.

Description of Sample, Foreign Seeds, etc.

ALSIKE-Continued.

301 From Shaw, Hammond & Carney, Portland, Dec. 13, 1901 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

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

308 From Shaw, Hammond & Carney, Portland, Dec. 13, 1901 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Timothy, 28,300; unidentified, 500.

Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

White clover, 700; red top, 1,900; red clover, 300; peppergrass, 200; lambs quarters, 100.

403 From Brackett and Russell, Norridgewock, April 3, 1905 95.6 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Alsike, 400; red clover, 1,100; white clover, 1,400; five finger, 2,800; Rugel's plantain, 1,200; yellow daisy, 400; unidentified, 24,500.

402 From L. Decker, Clinton, April 3, 1995.. Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

Alsike, 200; red clover, 1,800; yellow daisy, 400; Rugel's plantain, 300.

404 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.

359 From R. B. Dunning and Co., Bangor, March 23, 1903.... Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

99.5

0.5

0

Red top, 300.

360 From R. B. Dunning and Co., Bangor, March 31, 1903.... 98.5 Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

1.0

0.5

Red top, 10,800; peppergrass, 400.

348 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; oxeye daisy, 500.

349 From R. W. Fitzgerald, Presque Isle, May 6, 1902.. Number of foreign seeds in 1 pound.

98.8

0.8

0.4

Alsike, 1,000; careless weed, 400; yellow daisy, 1,200; sheep sorrel, 200.

324 From H. N. Goodhue, Fort Fairfield, May 20, 1902..... Only mechanical impurities present.