FOXTAIL MILLETS 



Composition and Yield of Nutrients of 

 Hungarian Millet Forage and Hay 



Per cent 



Water 71.10 



Dry matter . . . 28.90 



Ether extract . . .70 



Fiber 9.20 



Protein 3.10 



Ash 1.70 



Nitrogen-free ex- 

 tract .... 14.20 



HAY 



Water 7.70 



Dry matter . . . 92.30 



Ether extract . . 2 10 



Fiber 27.70 



Protein 7.50 



Ash 6.00 



Nitrogen- free ex- 

 tract .... 49.00 



Properly made millet hay of 

 the above varieties is nutritive 

 and palatable, the average com- 

 position showing it to be richei 

 in protein than timothy. 



The uses of the foxtail 

 millets in New York are de- 

 scribed as follows by 

 Roberts and Clinton 

 (Cornell Bul- 

 letin 135): 



980.0 



Fig. 10. Golden 



Wonder millet. 



About three -fourth; 



natural size. 



