CONTENTS. 



Part II. 



Summary of leading conclusions, by the director, 

 Top-dressing permanent mowings, . 



General plan, 



Slag meal and muriate of potash both with and without nitrate 



of soda, . 

 Slag meal and low-grade sulfate of potash both with and with 



out nitrate of soda. 

 Slag meal and high-grade sulfate of potash both with and with- 

 out nitrate of soda, .... 

 General observations on results, 

 Method of applying fertilizers. 



Top-dressing pastures, 



Conditions under which likely to be profitable, 

 Materials used in top-dressing. 



Season for top-dressing, 



Alfalfa in Massachusetts, 



Number of crops per year, and j'ield. 

 Conditions essential to success with the crop. 



Topography, 



Soil, .... 



Necessity for lime, 



Fertilizer requirements, 

 Seeding to alfalfa, 



Season for sowing, 



Preparation of the soil, 



Nurse crops for spring sowing. 



Preparation for summer sowing. 



Date of sowing, . 



Alfalfa seed, 



Quantity of seed, 



Inoculation, . 

 Diseases of alfalfa, 

 Harvesting alfalfa. 

 Top-dressing alfalfa, . 

 Secondary value of alfalfa. 



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