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Hungarian "grass." It has a long and slender head, 

 and the heads are of a darker shade than those of the 

 German variety. Golden Wonder millet produces 

 large and long heads. The panicle is somewhat 

 branched, that is to say, it is made up of many min- 

 iature heads attached to the central stem of the same. 

 This sort is well adapted to the production of 

 grain. Of the Foxtail group the German variety is 

 probably the best for pasture under average condi- 

 tions, because of the abundance of the leaves which 

 characterizes it. 



The Barnyard millets include the varieties 

 derived from the common barnyard grass (Panicum 

 crus-galli) and such related species as P. colonum 

 and P. frumentaccum. The Japanese kinds belong 

 to this group. These are of much larger and coarser 

 growth than the Foxtail millets. The leaves are 

 very long, and as they approach maturity they 

 become pendent. The heads are very large and 

 produce an abundance of seed. The Japanese mil- 

 lets are adapted to the production of soiling food 

 rather than to the production of pasture, but under 

 some conditions they may be grown for the latter 

 purpose also. 



The Broomcorn millets are derived from Pani- 

 cum miliaceum. They are so named, doubtless, 

 from the resemblance of the head or panicle to the 

 brush on broomcorn. The varieties are exceedingly 

 variable and are as yet not well understood in 

 America, hence it is not possible to classify them at 

 present with unerring accuracy. They are rela- 

 tively better adapted to produce seed than to provide 

 pasture. One variety of Broomcorn millet, now 

 grown somewhat extensively in the northwestern 



