114 I^ARM GRASSES OF THE UNITED STATES 



Hungarian grass, and is deservedly popular in Texas, 

 Oklahoma, and Kansas. A great deal of tlie seed of 

 German millet is grown in Tennessee, and Tennessee- 

 grown seed has a very high reputation in the markets. 

 The seed of this variety is yellow, and is considerably 

 smaller than that of common millet. In shape the 

 Southern-grown seed is round, but when taken North 

 and sown the seed produced there assumes the oval 

 shape of common millet seed. For this reason there 

 has been considerable confusion among Northern seeds- 

 men concerning the identity of these two varieties. 

 Northern-grown millet seed is somewhat earlier than 

 the Southern grown, but not nearly so early as com- 

 mon millet. German millet came into prominence 

 about 1875. 



The variety known as Golden Wonder has been 

 grown quite generally during the past few years. It 

 originated in Minnesota in 1884. It resembles German 

 millet more closely than it does either of the other two 

 prominent varieties, but is not so drouth-resistant. It 

 is noted for the large size of its heads. It is a late 

 variet}^ resembling German millet in this respecft, as 

 well as in its tendency to produce only one stem from 

 each seed. 



Broom-corn Millets. — Of the numerous varie- 

 ties of this group of grasses, only a few have been tried 

 on an extensive scale in this country. They differ 

 from the foxtail millets in many important particulars. 

 The stems are much larger, not so tall, and the head, 

 as seen in Fig. 22, is not cylindrical. The seed is also 

 much larger and of a different shape. Most of the 

 varieties introduced into this country are much earlier 



