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for hay, except clover, as is grown. It has two-thirds as mncli 

 protein in it as has clover, and considerably more than lias tim- 

 othy hay. But millet, as it is called, should be cut before the 

 seed tonus. When so cut and well cured, there is no danger in 

 feeding it to milch cows. My rule is to tit the ground nicely, then 

 sow three pecks of seed per acre. Some men sow a bushel. 



Question. — If I cut my rye as soon as it blossoms, and cure it 

 for hay. what will its value be, or to what extent will it take the 

 place of timothy hay? 



Mr. Goodrich.— -Rye has as much protein in it, if cut just as 

 it heads out, as has timothy hay. Do not allow it to grow too 

 large; if you do, you will have rye straw. 



Question. — When should millet seed be sown? 



Mr. Goodrich. — We sow it in June. It should have about 

 60 days to mature, enough to cut for hay. The best crop I ever 

 grew was sown the 7th of July, but the season following was 

 very favorable for curing it. It should be cured in cocks, as is 

 clover. All forage crops for hay should be cured in the shade. 

 The old saying was, " Make hay when the sun shines/' but all 

 the sunshine needed is to take out the foreign moisture, dew or 

 rain. The moisture in it, i. e., juices, should be retained. It 

 requires 8 or 10 days more to mature German millet, which pro- 

 duces a larger crop than does Hungarian, but the quality is not 

 so good. 



Question. — Which is the better, Hungarian or German millet? 



Mr. Gould.- -Both analyze alike. The question is, which can 

 you get most of. But either must be cut before the seed forms. 



Question- - Is it profitable to sow " orchard grass " either for 

 meadow or pasture? 



Dr. Smead.-- I have never sown it, nor is it sown in my im- 

 mediate neighborhood, but some of my townsmen grow it. If 

 you. want it for hay it must be cut just as it gets into blossom. 

 [1 belongs to the same family of grasses as does timothy, but to 

 get most benefil from it, it must be cut before the seed begins 

 to form. 



Mr. Woodward. — It is one of the best grasses for permanent 



hire. 



Mr. Dawley. — I tried it and am now being cursed by some of 

 my neighbors. It went all over the farm and over the line fences. 

 Unless ii is cut before the seed forms it is worthless for hay. 



