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an avivectent, because the hard, outer covering of the seed is indigestible 

 and passes through the digestive tract of cattle unchanged. It produces 

 a large amount of good hay with an excellent quality. Usually two to 



PIG. 63. Broom-corn millet (Panicum miliaceum) : a, b, and c, views of the spikelet 

 and glumes, or chaff; d and e, two views of the "seed." (After Williams, Thomas A.: 

 Millets, Farmers' Bulletin 101, 1899, p 20.) 



three cuttings can be secured. It is not especially valuable as a pasture 

 grass, because it does not stand grazing well. 



Guinea Grass (Panicum maximum). This is an important fodder 

 grass in the West Indies, Mexico and other tropical countries where it 



