MASSACHUSETTS 

 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



OF THE 



MASSACHUSETTS AGEICULTURAL COLLEGE, 



AMHERST, MASS. 



TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT. 

 Part II. 



SUMMARY OF LEADING CONCLUSIONS. 



WM. P. BROOKS, DIRECTOR. 



A number of the papers included in this part of the annual 

 report are themselves summaries of articles which will be found 

 in Part I. of the report. It is impossible, therefore, to sum- 

 marize them further. All the articles are brief and concise and 

 should be read in full by those interested in the subjects dis- 

 cussed. Especial attention is called to the following conclu- 

 sions : — 



1. A majority of those who have tried co-operative experi- 

 ments with alfalfa have attained either complete or partial suc- 

 cess, and the results indicate that the crop can be grown profit- 

 ably in many parts of the State. 



2. The most profitable varieties of corn for ensilage are 

 those which bring their ears to the milk stage in an average sea- 

 son. 



3. The total yield of grain affects the value of a variety of 

 field corn in greater degree than variation in chemical com- 



