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ble soils there is no excuse for not providing himself with the best hay 

 th-? climate and soil can afford, and there are plenty of good grasses to 

 suit almost every variety of soil in the state of Tennessee. If a farmer 

 who is a landowner, wishes to indulge the pride, and it is an economical 

 pride, of having fat horses, sleek cattle, and plenty of bacon, let him at 

 once see to his meadows, for a good meadow is next to a corn-crib to 

 prepare pork for the smoke-house, as well as to fatten all kinds of stock. 

 A crop ol millet is a good forerunner for a meadow as it destroys all the 

 noxious weeds, and leaves the land in fine condition for timothy or herd's 

 grass. 



Italian millet is sometimes called Missouri millet and Tennessee mil- 

 let, there being a slight variation induced by differences in soil and 

 climate. 



HUNGARIAN MILLET OR HUNGARIAN GRASS (Setaria 

 Italicavar. Germanics.) (Grown for Hay and Soiling). 



There is a very slight difference between this and the Italian millet. 

 Botanists regard it as a variety of Italian millet. The head is not so 

 large or long as that of Italian millet, but it is more compact. It was 

 introduced into France in 1815 and is largely grown for forage in that 

 country. It is much relished by horses and cattle and has the capacity 

 of resisting droughts better than the Italian millet. As a hay grass it is 

 probably preferred to Italian millet, both because the head is smaller and 

 the straw is not so coarse. It also cures more quickly and does not grow 

 so rank, nor does it require so much moisture in the soil. It will grow 

 on any soil rich enough to produce good corn or potatoes. If sown after 

 potatoes it yields remarkably well and especially if the land was manured 

 when put in potatoes. Old well-rotted manure is much better for its 

 growth than fresh stable manure. In the management of this grass the 

 same instructions as given for Italian millet must be followed. 



Hungarian millet attains maturity a week or ten days earlier than 

 Italian millet sown at the same time. It should be cut when the seed 

 is just beginning to form. Two to three tons of hay to the acre is not 

 unusual. One good rain thoroughly wetting the ground after the seed 

 is sown is. sufficient to bring the crop to maturity. 



For seed cultivate in the same manner as for Italian millet. 



Two or three crops of Hungarian millet can easily be raised from the 

 same ground in one year. A farmer of Davidson county raised a most 

 excellent crop of Hungarian millet, sown the first day of September and 

 cut on the 10th of October. Another, of Williamson county, -secured a 

 good crop of German millet sown on the 13th day of August and cut on 

 the 12th day of October. So, if a farmer, by any kind of misfortune, fails 

 in the earlier months to secure a sufficient quantity of dry forage for his 

 stock, he can, as a dernier resort, start very late in supplying himself, by 

 crops of this grass. Should it be desired to use the hay as a green forage, 

 it can be cut three times at least, provided it is done before it begins to 

 throw up the seed stalks. It is a common custom in the southern states 

 to use it in this manner instead of buying the expensive baled hay of the 

 north. 



