80 



\ 



FORAGE CROPS 



when other and better hay 

 plants can be successfully 

 grown. Farmers are too likely 

 to defer cutting until the stalks 

 begin to harden, w^hen the hay 

 made is unpalatable, even 

 though w^ell cured. 



Composition and Yield of Nutrients of 

 Barnyard Millet 



Per cent 



Water 84.76 



Dry matter .... J5.24 



Ether extract . . . .45 



Fiber 4.50 



Protein 1.50 



Ash 1.63 



Nitrogen -free extract 7.16 



One ton 

 contiiins 



Lbs. 



304. S 



9.0 



90.0 



30.0 



32.6 



143.2 



An average 

 acre-yield 

 furnishes 

 Lbs. 



2438.4 



72.0 



720.0 



240.0 



260.8 



1145.6 



Fig. 7 



Common millet. 



About natural size 



FOXTAIL MILLETS (Figs. 7-10) 



The foxtail millets are of several 

 varieties. The common millet (Fig. 

 7) , much grown in this country, is 

 an old standby for summer forage 

 and catch -crop hay, being much 

 prized for its quick growth and its 

 relatively fine soft hay. This com- 

 mon small millet is regarded as 

 somewhat representing the original 

 form of the foxtail millets {Chceto- 



