CONTENTS. 



PART II. 



PAGE 



Summary of leading conclusions, by the director, .... 7 



Manuring an apple orchard, 10 



Location and soil, 10 



Plan of the experiment, 11 



Fertilization, 11 



Care of the trees, 12 



Condition and size of the trees, ....... 12 



Average circumference of the trees, 13 



Yields of fruit, .' 13 



Quality of the fruit, 14 



Results discussed, 15 



Cost of the fertilizers, 17 



How an orchard should be fertilized, - . 17 



Practical suggestions, 18 



Sod or tillage, 19 



Beet residues for farm stock, 21 



1. Dried beet pulp, 21 



Composition of the product, 21 



Digestibility of the dried pulp, . . . , . .21 

 Dried pulp as a substitute for corn silage, . . . .21 



Beet pulp as a substitute for corn meal, .... 22 



2. Dried molasses beet pulp, 22 



Composition and digestibiHty, 22 



Molasses pulp for dairy stock, 23 



3. How beet residues should be fed, 24 



Daily grain rations containing dried beet residues, . . 24 



The place of dried beet residues in the farm economy, . 24 



4. Beet leaves, 25 



Composition and digestibility, .;.... 25 



How to feed the leaves, 25 



