120 A MANUAL OF FARM GRASSES 



stock, but must be fed to horses with caution as it may 

 injure them if they are fed too exclusively on it. It 

 should not be cut too late as the bristles on the heads 

 become troublesome. Hungarian grass is a variety of 

 millet. 



Varieties of Millet. — There are several varieties of 

 millet cultivated in this country and many more used 

 in the Old World. 



Common millet, or what is generally known merely as 

 millet, has rather small heads, 2 to 3 inches long, 1/4 to 

 1/2 inch thick, the bristles noticeably longer than the 

 spikelets or seeds, the seeds pale (straw color to light- 

 brown), the bristles greenish or purple. 



Hungarian grass has small dense heads, i to 3 inches 

 long, with black or dark-colored seeds and purple 

 bristles. 



German millet has large lobed heads, 4 to 12 inches 

 long, and as much as 2 inches thick, the bristles notice- 

 ably longer than the spikelets, the seeds pale, the bristles 

 greenish or purple. 



Golden Wonder millet differs from German millet in 

 having bristles shorter than the spikelets or scarcely 

 exceeding them. 



A few other varieties have been recently introduced 

 into this country and are sparingly cultivated. 



Turkish millet has red seed, large lobed heads, and 

 purple bristles. 



Kursk or Siberian millet differs from the preceding in 

 having a small dense head. 



Aino millet has large lobed heads, brown bristles, and 

 pale seed. 



