THE MILLETS II3 
the other two varieties mentioned above, but the heads 
are larger and more open than those of Hungarian 
grass. Its seed is yellow, oval in outline, and is some- 
what larger than that of Hungarian grass. It pro- 
duces several stems from the same seed. 
Hungarian grass has the smallest and most com- 
pact head of any of these three varieties. Its seed is 
shaped like those of common millet, but is mixed in 
color, part being yellow, part dark purple, and part 
intermediate between these two colors. Like common 
millet, it produces several stems from the same seed. 
It is intermediate in the length of season between the 
other two varieties, and is most popular in the Eastern 
States, where the seasons are short and where drouth 
is not so common as it is in the West. It makes large 
yields on good soil in moist seasons. It was distributed 
by the Patent Office about 1854, and immediately rose 
into prominence, particularly in the West. It has 
since gravitated eastward, because of its better adapta- 
bility to the climatic conditions prevailing there. It 
had previously been grown to some extent in this 
country under a different name. 
German millet is a late-maturing wariety having 
large, lax, nodding heads. Ordinarily it produces 
only one stalk to the seed, but these stalks grow taller 
and coarser than those of either of the other varieties. 
It is a large yielder, and is particularly popular in 
the Central and Southern States, where its long season 
is no disadvantage. It may be sown as late in the 
South as common millet in the North. It sometimes 
matures when sown as late as the first of July, even in 
the Central States. It is more drouth-resistant than 
