92 FORAGE CROPS 



Fig. 14. Seeds or grains of Broom-corn mi 



sorgliuin and teosiiite. The yield was sixteen 

 and two -thirds tons of green forage per acre, 

 which contained 7,637 pounds of dry matter, or 

 practically twice as much dry matter as was con- 

 tained in the yield of either red or wiiite kafir 

 corn. Its composition was such as to furnish 

 nearly 700 pounds of protein per acre, or more 

 than any other of the plants generally grown, and 

 again more than twice as much as the kafir corn. 



From the standpoint of yield of dry matter and 

 of total nutrients, the Broom- corn millet compared 

 very favorably with the varieties of maize usually 

 grown for forage, yet because of lack of palata- 

 bility it could not be used for the purpose. It 

 possesses promising characteristics, in particular 

 its power of gathering ])lant-food; and further 

 experiments may show it to be a valuable plant 

 for silage in regions where corn does not develop. 



