Fig. 4. Head of 
Barnyard millet 
BARNYARD MILLET 15 
y. face and within a very short time. 
Experience in the growth of this 
crop has shown that the artificial 
fertilizers are quite as useful as 
yard manure. When manure can 
be obtained cheaply, ten to twelve 
tons per acre should be applied 
as soon as the land is plowed 
and thoroughly incorporated with 
the soil. In the absence of yard 
manure, a heavy dressing should 
be applied of a mixture of ni- 
trate of soda, acid phosphate and 
muriate of potash, furnishing at 
least twenty-five pounds of nitro- 
gen, twenty of available phosphor- 
ic acid and fifty of actual potash 
per acre. An increase in yield of 
75 per cent has followed the ap- 
plication of 160 pounds per acre 
of nitrate of soda, making a very 
profitable gain from this practice. 
The nitrate not only supplies the 
needed nitrogen, but encourages 
a larger development and greater 
activity on the part of the plant, 
thus enabling it to secure a larger 
proportion of nitrogen from soil 
sources, which would be impossi- 
