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is cut about the time the plants begin to bloom; if the seed 

 is allowed to form, there is some decrease in palatability, 

 and the hay may be actually injurious to horses. The hay 

 is slower in curing than timothy hay, for the growth is usually 



Fig. 107. German millet. 



rank and full of moisture. When grown for seed production, 

 the crop should be cut before it is fully ripe or there will be 

 some loss from shattering. It may be harvested with the 

 grain binder and shocked and thrashed like other grain. 

 Twenty bushels of seed to the acre is a fair yield. 



