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habit of growth and vegetative characters generally it is similar 

 to common millet, but is a trifle more vigorous and the head is 

 somewhat larger. (Fig. 643.) 



The seeds, although usually similar in shape to those of common 

 millet, are a pale orange in color, and this character provides an 

 easy method of identifying the Siberian millet when seed is being 

 purchased. The season of growth is slightly longer than that of 

 common millet, and the yield is somewhat larger, the hay being 

 about the same as that of common millet in quality and feeding 

 value. 



Kursh Millet 



This is a selected variety of the Siberian group of millets, vvhich 

 was introduced by the United States Department of Agriculture 

 and has been bred in South Dakota for earliness, drought resistance, 

 hardiness, and uniformity. . It was given the name '' Kursk " 

 from the province of Russia where it was obtained. It is a depend- 

 able millet for the dry situations and is adapted to the same region 

 as the Siberian variety. 



SEEDING AND HARVESTING 



Recommendations in regard to seeding, harvesting, and feeding 

 apply to all the varieties in this group. 



Seeding 



The short season of growth permits considerable latitude in 

 respect to the time of seeding. Millet should not be sown, how- 

 ever, until the ground is warm. This means, ordinarily, about 

 two or three weeks after corn-planting time, which in New York 

 would place the earliest planting from about May 20 to 30. It 

 can be sown any time between this date and August 1 ; the last 

 seeding, however, should allow 60 to 70 days of growing season 

 before the normal date of the first killing frost, which in central 

 New York is October 15. 



The seed bed for millet should be prepared by plowing and 

 repeated harrowing. It can be seeded on cornstalk ground, but 



