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GRASSES OF IOWA. 



crop, particularly on recently broken land. Stems rather slen- 

 der, clustered, branching, three to four feet high; leaves 

 abundant, rather narrow, upright, typically bright green; 

 heads erect or nodding slightly at maturity. Hungarian grass 

 does not resist drouth as well as common millet, but with 

 favorable conditions of soil and moisture it will usually give a 



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Fig. 203. Oorean FoxtaU MiUet. (Div. Agrost. U. S. Dept. Agrl.) 



somewhat heavier yield. One reason why Hungarian grass 

 has not found more favor with farmers generally is that it 

 shows a greater tendency than other common varieties to per- 

 sist in the soil when allowed to mature before harvesting. In 

 portions of the Missouri valley region, as in eastern Nebraska 

 and Iowa, this millet received a great deal of attention from 



