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PRINCIPLES OF FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



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Fig. 64. — Common mil- 

 let. (Voorhees, Forage 

 Crops.) 



ago and quite recently into the corn- 

 belt. It is a drought-resistant plant. 

 Like the other sorghums, it should be 

 seeded thickly to prevent it from be- 

 coming too coarse. It should be cut 

 for hay when the heads are in bloom 

 or earlier. It is a very heavy yielder, 

 and the hay is not as coarse as that 

 from the other sorghums. In feeding 

 value it is about equal to timothy 

 hay. It is often sown with cowpeas 

 or soybeans. 



Red top is especially valua})le on 

 damp lowlands. It is grown exten- 

 sively for hay in New England and is 

 also grown to considerable extent in 

 southern lUinois and in the South. 

 However, its use is not restricted to 

 any particular locality. It yields a 

 fairly palatable hay lower than timo- 

 thy in feeding value. 



Orchard grass is especially adapted 

 to shady places. It is grown mostly 

 in the South. It is about two weeks 

 earlier than timothy. It should be 

 harvested early. The hay is woody, 

 unpalatable, and not especially rel- 

 ished by stock if cut after bloom. 



Bermuda grass is grown quite ex- 

 tensivel}^ in the South. It is to the 

 cotton-belt what bluegrass is to the 



