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JAPANESE MILLET. 
The best recent introduction for the Siio and Cutting Green. 
Entirely distinct from any other millet, grows tall and produces 
an enormous crop. It may be sown from the middle of May to 
the 1st of July, broadcast, at the rate of 15 lbs. per acre, but it is 
better to sow it in drills, 12 to 18 inches apart, using 10 to 12 lbs. 
per acre, and hoed between the rows to keep down all weeds until 
the plant attains a height of 12 to 18 inches, when its rapid growth 
will smother all weeds. It grows 6 to 8 feet high, stands remark- 
ably well notwithstanding its great. height, and yields from Io to 
12 tons green fodder per acre. ~ When cured it makes an excellent 
quality of hay, and its feeding value is far superior to corn fodder, 
and it is much relished by all kinds of stock, whether green or 
cured. If to be made into hay, cure as you would a heavy crop of 
clover. An ideal ensilage mixture may be composed of two parts 
of this millet to one part of soja beans (see page 34), mixed when 
filling the silo. The soja beans supply the albuminoids and fat in 
which the Corn and Millet are deficient. This mixture forms 
a complete balanced ration for milech cows without 
the addition of grain, though it is, of course, advisable to 
feed grain occasionally as a change. This ensilage combination 
will certainly become popular, and when generally used, as we 
predict it will be, it will result in a saving of hundreds of thous- 
ands of dollars annually to the dairymen and farmers of the 
United States. This Millet does not endure drought well, except 
it be sown early in retentive soil, and it is not adapted to the cli- 
mate, nor is it recommended for the Southern States ; but north of 
Washington, and especially for good, rich soils, we confidently 
recommend its general cultivation. It will produce a fair second 
cutting, if sown early in May, andcut when in blossom. (See cut.) 
(Panicum crus-galli major.) 
Especially valuable for the Northern and New England States. 
FROM EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT 
OF THE 
HATCH EXPERIMENT STATION, 
OF THE 
MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 
FOR GREEN FODDER AND THE SILO. ‘Of Japanese Millet several 
pieces, of an acre or more each, were sown for feeding green or for the silo. 
The earliest, sown broadcast about the middle of May on rich land, one peck 
of seed to the acre, averaged about six feet in height, and produced over 15 
TONS PER ACRE. This was cut from day to day, beginning before the 
millet had blossomed. Another field of about an acre, sown the last of June, 
yielded at the rate of rather over 18 tons per acre. Another field, sown July 
26th, after a crop of hay was removed, yielded about 12 toms per acre. The 
crop of the two last fields was put into the silo. That cut from day to day, 
and fed to cows, was much relished. Its superiority to well-eared flint corn 
fodder was very apparent. Cows with both before them always take the 
millet first; they cousume it without waste, while they are apt to leave a part 
of the stalks of the corn as it approaches maturity. In alternating this feed 
with corn fodder, the cows invariably increased in milk when put upon the 
millet, and fell off when changed to corn. 
It has been ensiled with soja beans,—about two parts by weight of the 
millét and one of the beans. This combination makes very superior silage.’’ 
FOR HAY. ‘A more extensive trial of this millet for hay has been car- 
tied out this year than ever before. It is coarse and difficult to dry. I have 
always felt that these qualities would render it undesirable as a crop for hay. 
We have, however, cured it successfully this year, mostly in small cocks, as 
clover is often cured; and the result is encouraging. The hay is coarse, but 
is freely eaten by horses, being preferred to a good sample of timothy, red 
top and clover mixture. The yield of the millet is very large, having on good 
land amounted to 6 tons per acre of well-cured hay. It will produce a fair’ 
second cutting if sown early in May and cut whenin blossom.” _ 
Hundreds of our customers who have procured seed af Japanese Millet from us 
during the past two seasons can endorse the above. 
Price, roc. Ib.; 10 Ibs., 9oc.; 100 Ibs., $7.50. 
