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light loam, and somewhat sensitive to drought. The rain- 

 fall proved sufficient, and the yield was heavy, being at the 

 rate of twenty-three tons to the acre. The peas spread out, 

 nearly covering the space between the rows, twining them- 

 selves at the same time about the stalks of corn. The crop 

 was harvested with some difficulty, because of its tangled 

 condition, but proved quite satisfactory for green fodder. 

 This mixture, as well as that of corn and soy beans, will be 

 grown again the coming season. It is believed that such 

 fodder combination will enable the farmer to get along with 

 less purchased grain. 



Barnyard Millet. — Several plots of this fodder were 

 grown and fed the past season. The results fully confirm 

 the opinion concerning this crop expressed in last year's 

 report. Its chief value is unquestionably for green forage. 

 The first crop, sown about the middle of May, can be cut 

 as early as July 15 to 20, and if successive seedings are 

 made, green forage may be had until into September. 

 Cutting should begin just before the heads appear, and the 

 crop is at its best for eight to ten days thereafter. After it 

 is headed it becomes tough, and animals refuse quite a por- 

 tion of it. In order, therefore, to secure green fodder from 

 such a source for a considerable period, it is necessary that 

 small pieces of ground be seeded every ten days. This mil- 

 let succeeds best upon warm, rather heavy, moist, fertile 

 soils. Such conditions favor the production of sixteen to 

 twenty tons to the acre, and even larger yields have been 

 reported. Upon light soils the writer prefers corn, or corn 

 and beans, for a soiling crop, after August 15. The millet 

 when in blossom is probably as nutritious as corn fodder at 

 the same stage of growth. Corn fodder, however, can be 

 grown until more or less eared, and still be readily eaten, 

 and in this condition the corn will naturally have a superior 

 feeding value. 



Barnyard millet is unsuited for hay, and is only to be 

 preferred to corn for silage when for any reason it is not 

 possible to secure a crop of corn. 



