,;?4 ";} : iIOW;TO PLANT. 



heavier will be the yield. Lay off shallow rows four to 

 five feet apart, in which drill the seed lightly, and cover 

 from half an inch to an inch deep. Some prefer planting 

 in checks, three feet by four or five feet, according to the 

 richness of the soil dropping five or six seeds to the hill ; 

 cultivate carefully while young, until waist high, when it 

 may be left alone. It may be cut green three times or 

 more during the season, or be left to bear seed ; cut off 

 the seed heads, and after a few days strip off the fodder, 

 and before frost cut down the stalks and store undercover 

 for winter feed. The heads, fodder and stalks are all good 

 food for cattle or horses. The yield is enormous on rich 

 soils. To raise seeds, plant thinly, in rows five feet apart, 

 and with the plants one to two feet apart in rows. Let 

 the crop remain standing until the seeds mature. 



SUGAR MILLET. 



Take the early amber sorghum and sow thickly in drills 

 three and one-half to four feet apart. This will make a 

 good forage to feed, either green or cured for winter. 

 Plant from May 15th to June 15th ; cut when the seeds 

 are about half ripe. Make into shocks and cure it. 



TEOSINTE. (Euchlcena luxurians. ) 



This is a newly imported forage plant, which yields 

 a greater weight of rich, succulent feed than any other 

 plant of which I have any knowledge. It, however, 

 does not produce seed in this country, which is unfortu- 

 nate. The seeds must be procured from seedsmen, who 

 import them annually from the East Indies. Plant only 

 on rich ground. Prepare the soil well, and so soon as 

 frosts are over, check off the land four-and-a-half feet 

 square, and drop three or four seeds in each hill ; cover 

 one to two inches deep. Cultivate carefully, the same as 

 corn, until it about covers the ground. It may be cut 

 and fed green, or be allowed to remain until just before 

 frosts, then cut and cure for winter use in same manner 



