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and Hungarian millets are frequently grown as catch crops 

 in the corn-belt. Thickly seeded, early cut millet hay is 

 recommended by many authorities as useful for cattle and 

 sheep feeding. It should be fed sparingly to horses as it 

 may cause kidney disturbances. 



Their feeding values are quite low, however, and the 

 author does not advise their general use, although they 



Fig. 63. — Production of timothy in the United States. One dot represents 

 100,000 tons. (Hitchcock, A Text-Book of Grasses.) 



may have their place at times when there is a general scarcity 

 of hay. 



The sorghums used for hay include the sweet sorghums, 

 the kafirs, milo, feterita, and Sudan grass. The other 

 sorghums are less valuable for hay. When used for hay the 

 sorghums should be seeded thickly so as to prevent a coarse 

 growth. They should be cut at the late milk stage. They 

 are probably about equal to timothy hay in feeding value. 



Sudan grass was introduced into the South a few years 



