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4. Millets. 



Twenty-one varieties of millet, occupying one square rod 

 each, were grown for purposes of comparison on medium 

 loam, manured at the rate of 600 pounds of ground bone 

 and 200 pounds of muriate of potash per acre. These were 

 of three species, Panicum crus galli, P. miliaceum and P. 

 italicum. The varieties grown, with particulars concerning 

 amount of seed sown, date of heading, height of plants, and 

 the weight per plot and acre of hay produced, are shown in 

 the table below : — 



KINDS. 



Ounces 



Seed 



Sown. 



Date of 

 Heading. 



Date 



When 



Cut. 



Height 



of 

 Plants 

 (Feet). 



Weight, 

 Air Dry, Weight 

 Square per Acre 

 Rod (Pounds). 

 (Pounds). 



Panicum crus galli. 



Japanese barn-yard, . 



Japanese barn-yard, loose 

 headed. 



Panicum miliaceum. 

 Common broom corn, 



Japanese broom corn, red seed, 



Japanese broom corn, white 



seed. 

 California, . 



Chinese, 



French, 



White French, 



Red French, 



Hog, . 



Panicum, italicum, 

 Canary bird seed, 



Dakota, 



Early Harvest, 



Golden, 



Golden Wonder, 



Japanese Glutenoua Hokkaido 



Japanese Glutenous Mukoda 



mashi. 

 Japanese common Millet, 



New Siberian, . 



Aug. 2, 

 Aug. 2, 



July 19, 

 Aug. 2, 

 Aug. 10, 

 July 19, 

 July 23, 

 July 23, 

 July 19, 

 July 19, 

 July 19, 



Aug. 7, 

 July 23, 

 July 19, 

 Aug. 21, 

 Aug. 10, 

 Aug. 12, 



Aug. 12, 

 July 28, 



Aug. 17, 

 Aug. 17, 



Aug. 2, 

 Aug. 21, 

 Aug. 29, 

 Aug. 2, 

 Aug. 5, 

 Aug. 5, 

 Aug. 2, 

 Aug. 2, 

 Aug. 2, 



Aug. 2, 

 Aug. 12, 

 Aug. 2, 

 Sept. 4, 

 Sept. 4, 

 Aug. 26, 

 Sept. 15, 

 Aug. 26, 

 Aug. 12, 



4 



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4 



4 



4 



31-4 



3|-4 

 3 -31 

 5 

 5 



ih. 



2 -4 

 4S 



3 -4 



65 

 65 

 63 



40 



60 



571 

 100 



95 



63 

 100 



10,400 

 10,080 



8,160 

 13,280 

 14,720 



9,920 

 11,040 

 10,560 

 10,400 

 10,400 

 10,080 



6,400 

 9,600 

 9,340 

 16,000 

 15,200 

 10,080 

 16,000 

 14,080 

 8,800 



