MILLET. 165 



substitute for grass and hay as a food, and for straw as a 

 bedding. 



Bulletin 93, March, 1900, of the Kansas Agricultural Col- 

 lege, states that Kaffir corn is stored best in the heads, 

 hung up separately, or loosely piled and kept dry and well 

 aired. If the grain is stored in bins, it is liable to heat badly 

 in damp weather. " We have fed Kaffir corn meal to horses 

 doing heavy farm work, and have found it to be a good feed. 

 We feed the same weight of the Kaffir corn as we would of 

 maize. Kaffir corn is generally fed to work horses on Kansas 

 farms, when raised in large quantities. Some farmers grind 

 it, some feed the thrashed grain, and others feed it in the 

 head. Feeding in the head saves all expenses of preparation, 

 and the stems of the head being eaten with the grain seem 

 to be of value. To young horses and those not working, 

 Kaffir corn may be fed just as it is harvested stalk and 

 heads and makes a good feed. We have usually fed Kaffir 

 corn ground to cows, calves, and horses, but have not made 

 sufficient trials to determine whether grinding is best for these 

 animals or not. For mature cattle and horses we know that 

 feeding it in the head is a satisfactory method. We have 

 tried grinding the heads without thrashing. They grind 

 easily in a power Bowsher iron grinding mill. The resulting 

 meal is a good feed for animals who need roughness, and the 

 expense of thrashing is saved." 



The writers of this Bulletin point out that stock quickly 

 tire of Kaffir corn, when it is given by itself; but that this 

 distaste can be obviated by combining this millet with a food 

 rich in nitrogenous matter, such as beans, bran or linseed 

 meal. They also state that this lack of nitrogen and excess 

 of starch render Kaffir corn a very constipating food, and 

 that it induces an unhealthy condition, which can be easily 

 removed by an addition of lucerne hay or soy beans, both 

 of which are rich in nitrogen. 



