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is experienced in feeding it to either cattle or sheep, but 

 instances of unfavorable results when fed to horses are 

 numerous. Hay intended for feeding horses should be cut 

 before the seed has formed ; such hay is more palatable 

 and is not as dangerous. 



352. Feeding value. Armsby, on the basis of calori- 

 metric experiments, finds that Hungarian millet hay is 

 superior to red clover, alfalfa, cowpea or timothy hay for 

 beef production by cattle. This finding gives a much 

 higher value to Hungarian hay than has heretofore been 

 supposed. 



At the Connecticut (Storrs) Experiment Station, how- 

 ever, Hungarian millet proved inferior to red clover 

 when fed to dairy cows : 



" In these experiments when clover was fed, the amounts 

 of milk and butter were considerably increased and the 

 percentages of fat were higher than during the test with 

 Hungarian-grass just before and after those with clover. 

 The average product from four cows during the first 

 series of clover tests (August 10, 14 and 18) of 1891 was 

 281 pounds of milk and 15.6 pounds of butter, and the 

 average percentage of fat was 5.3 per cent ; while for 

 the test with Hungarian-grass (August 3 and 27) the 

 average quantity of milk was 249 pounds, and of butter 

 12.9 pounds, and the average percentage of fat 5 per 

 cent." 



353. Silage from foxtail millet. Millet has sometimes 

 been tried as silage, but is not well adapted for this purpose. 

 At the Michigan Experiment Station millet preserved in 

 the silo was dry and fluffy when removed and much like 

 hay. It had a pleasant odor, however, and was readily 

 eaten by cows. 



At the Vermont Experiment Station two cows fed with 



