MASSACHUSETTS 

 AGRICULTUllAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



OF THE 



MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, 



AMHERST, MASS. 



TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT. 

 Part I. 



Summary of Leading Conclusions. 



WM. P. BROOKS, DIRECTOR. 



The papers published in this part of the annual report are 

 designed to present the results of observations and experiments 

 in brief popular form and without unnecessary use of technical 

 terms. The articles in('lu<lod treat a wide range of subjects, 

 and each aims to make the ]n-actical conclusions prominent. 



The full list of subjects will be found in the table of contents, 

 and those interested in any subject treated should read the 

 entire article on that subject, but for the possible convenience 

 of those who " read while they run " the more important of the 

 conclusions presented may be summarized as follows : — 



1. Corn can be raised on fertilizers in ]\rassachusetts at a 

 cost considerably below the usual market price. 



2. Wheat bran is a cheaper feed for milk ]n'oduction than 

 alfalfa meal at prevailing prices. 



3. Alfalfa as a forage crop appears to be worth trial. 



