FOXTAIL MILLEIS 



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Composition and Yield of Nutrients of 

 Hungarian Millet Forage and Hay 



Per cent 



Water 71.10 



Dry matter ... 28.90 



Ether extract . . .70 



Fiber 9.20 



Protein 3.10 



Ash 1.70 



Nitrogen-free ex- 

 tract .... 14.20 



HAY 



Water 7.70 



Dry matter . . . 92.30 



Ether extract . . 2.10 



Fiber 27.70 



Protein 7.50 



Ash 6.00 



Nitrogen -free ex- 

 tract .... 49.00 



One ton 

 contains 



578.0 

 14.0 



184.0 

 62.0 

 34.0 



284.0 



1846.0 



42.0 



554.0 



150.0 



120.0 



980.0 



An average 



acre-yield 



furnislies 



Lbs. 



3468.0 

 84.0 



1104.0 

 372.0 

 204.0 



1704.0 



Properly made millet hay of 

 the above varieties is nutritive 

 and palatable, the average com- 

 position showing it to be richer 

 in protein than timothy. 



The uses of the foxtail 

 millets in New York are de- 

 scribed as follows by 

 Roberts and Clinton 

 (Cornell Bul- 

 letin 135): 



Fig. 10. Golden 



Wonder millet. 



About three - fourths 



natural size. 



