MASSACHUSETTS 

 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



01<' THE 



MASSACEUSETTS AGEICULTUEAL COLLEGE, 



AMIIEIJST, MASS. 



TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT. 

 Part II. 



SUMMARY OF LEADING CONCLUSIONS. 



WM. P. BROOKS, DIRECTOn. 



The papers presented in this part of the report treat a wide 

 variety of subjects. These will be found in the table of con- 

 tents. Many of the articles are of such a character that it is 

 impossible briefly to summarize them. The articles themselves 

 are concise, and those interested in the subjects should refer to 

 them. Some of the more important of the conclusions may be 

 stated as follows : — 



1. A combination of fine-ground bone and low-grade sulfate 

 of potash appears to constitute a satisfactory fertilizer for 

 apple trees. The low-grade sulfate is much superior as a source 

 of potash to the muriate, and basic slag meal seems likely to 

 prove well adapted for use in the apple orchard as a source of 

 lime and phosphoric acid. 



2. Dried beet pulp at prevailing prices is not an economical 

 food. The farmer should make it a rule to produce starchy 

 or carbohydrate feeds, rather than to purchase them. 



