80 



Fi« 



* 



FORAGE CROPS 



when other and better hay 

 plants can be successfully 

 grown. Farmers are too likely 

 to defer cutting until the stalks 

 begin to harden, when the hay 

 made is unpalatable, even 

 though well cured. 



Composition and Yield of Nutrients op 

 Barnyard Millet 



Per cent 



Water 84.76 



Dry matter . . . . 15.24 



Ether extract . . . .45 



Fiber 4.50 



Protein 1.50 



Ash 1.63 



Nitrogen-free extract 7.16 



One ton 

 contains 



Lbs. 



304.3 



9.0 



90.0 



30.0 



32.6 



143.2 



An average 

 acre-yield 

 furnishes 

 Lbs. 



2438.4 



72.0 



720.0 



240.0 



260.8 



1145.6 



Common millet. 

 About natural size. 



FOXTAIL MILLETS (Figs. 7-10) 



The foxtail millets are of several 

 varieties. The common millet (Fig. 

 7), much grown in this country, is 

 an old standby for summer forage 

 and catch- crop hay, being much 

 prized for its quick growth and its 

 relatively fine soft hay. This com- 

 mon small millet is regarded as 

 somewhat representing the original 

 form of the foxtail millets (Chccto- 



