FOXTAIL MlLLKli:^ 



Composition and Yield of Nutrients op 

 Hungarian Millet Forage and Hay 



83 



Water 



Dry matter . . , 

 Ether extract . 



Fiber 



Protein 



Ash 



Nitrogen -free ex- 

 tract ... 



Water . . . 

 Dry matter 

 Ether extrac 

 Fiber . . . 

 Protein . . 

 Ash .... 

 Nitrogen -free ex 

 tract . . . 



Per cent 



71.10 



28.90 



.70 



9.20 



3.10 



1.70 



14.20 



HAY 



7.70 

 92.30 



2.10 

 27.70 



7.50 



6.00 



49.00 



One ton 

 contains 



Lbs. 



578.0 

 14.0 



184.0 

 62.0 

 34.0 



284.0 



1846.0 



42.0 



554.0 



150.0 



120.0 



980.0 



An average 



acre-yield 



furnishes 



Lbs. 



3468.0 

 84.0 



1104.0 

 372.0 

 204.0 



1704.0 



Properly made millet hay of 

 the above varieties is nutritive 

 and palatable, the average com- 

 position showing it to be richer 

 in protein than timothy. 



The uses of the foxtail 

 millets in New York are de- 

 scribed as follows by 

 Roberts and Clinton 

 (Cornell Bul- 

 letin 135): 



Pig. 10. Golden 



Wonder millet. 



About three -fourths 



natural size. 



