80 
Fig. 7. 
Common millet. 
About natural size. 
FORAGE CROPS 
when other and better hay 
plants can be successfully 
grown. Farmers are too likely 
to defer cutting until the stalks 
begin to harden, when the hay 
made is unpalatable, even 
though well cured. 
COMPOSITION AND YIELD OF NUTRIENTS OF 
BaRNYARD MILLET 
Per cent 
Water....... 84.76 
Dry matter .... 15.24 
Ether extract ... 45 
Pib@® gos ee ee ay ee 4.50 
Protein ...... 1.50 
AS: ec Gee %. 2% 1.63 
Nitrogen-free extract 7.16 
An average 
Qne.ton “eressield 
furnishes 
Lbs. Lbs. 
304.8 2438.4 
9.0 72.0 
90.0 720.0 
30.0 240.0 
32.6 260.8 
143.2 1145.6 
FOXTAIL MILLETS (Figs. 7-10) 
The foxtail millets are of several 
varieties. The common millet (Fig. 
7), much grown in this country, is 
an old standby for summer forage 
and catch-crop hay, being much 
prized for its quick growth and its 
relatively fine soft hay. This com- 
mon small millet is regarded as 
somewhat representing the original 
form of the foxtail millets (Cheto- 
