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4. Millets. 



Twenty-one varieties of millet, occupying one square rod 

 each, were grown for purposes of comparison on medium 

 loam, manured at the rate of 600 pounds of ground bone 

 and 200 pounds of muriate of potash per acre. These were 

 of three species, Panicmn cms galli, P. miliaceum and P. 

 itaUcu7n. The varieties grown, with particulars concerning 

 amount of seed sown, date of heading, height of plants, and 

 the weight per plot and acre of hay produced, are shown in 

 the table below : — 



KINDS. 



Weight 

 per Acre 

 (Pounds). 



Panicum crus galli. 



Japanese barn-yard, . 



Japanese barn-yard, loose 

 headed. 



Panicum miliaceum. 

 Common broom corn, 



Japanese broom corn, red seed 



Japanese broom corn, white 



seed. 

 California, . 



Chinese, 



French, 



White French, 



Red French, 



Hog, . 



Panicum, italicum. 

 Canary bird seed, 



Dakota, 



Early Harvest, 



Golden, 



Golden Wonder, 



Japanese Glutenous Hokkaido 



Japanese Glutenous Mukoda 



masbi. 

 Japanese common Millet, 



New Siberian, . 



10,400 

 10,080 



8,160 

 13,280 

 14,720 



9,920 

 11,040 

 10,560 

 10,400 

 10,400 

 10,080 



6,400 



9,600 



9,340 



16,000 



15,200 



10,080 



16,000 



14,080 



8,800 



