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JAPANESE MILLET 



(PANICUM CRUSS-GALLl MAJOR) 



ESPECIALLY VALUABLE FOR THE NORTHERN AND 



NEW ENGLAND STATES ^ THE BEST RE^ 



CENT INTRODUCTION FOK THE 



SILO AND CUTTING GREEN 



Entirely distinct trom any other Millet, grows tall and produces an enormous crop. 

 It grows 6 to 8 feet high, stands remarkably well notwithstanding its great height, and 

 yields from 10 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 heayy crop of Clover. 



AN IDEAL ENSILAGE MIXTURE MAY BE COMPOSED OF TWO PARTS 

 OF THIS MILLET TO ONE PART OF SOJA BEANS {See page 36), MIXED 

 WHEN FILLING THE SILO. THE SOJA BEANS SUPPLY THE ALBUMI- 

 NOIDS AND FAT IN WHICH THE CORN AND MILLET ARE DEFICIENT. 

 THIS MIXTURE FORMS A COMPLETE BALANCED RATION FOR MILCH 

 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 w^ill be, it will result in a saving of hundreds of thousands 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 cHmate, nor is it recommended for the vSouthern States; but north of Washington, 

 D. C, and especially for good, rich soils, we confidently recommend its general cultiva- 

 tion. It will produce a fair second cutting, if sown early in May, and cut when in 

 blossom. 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 aU weeds. Price, 

 ISc. lb.; 10 lbs. $1.20; 100 lbs. $10.00. {See engraving.) 



THE EXPERIMENT STATION OF THE 

 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL 

 COLLEGE :: :: :: :: :: : 



REPORTS THAT FOR GREEN FODDER AND THE SILO 



"Japanese Millet 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 blos- 

 somed. 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 tons 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 always take the Millet first. In alterna- 

 ting this feed with Corn fodder, the cows invariably increased 

 in milk when put upon the Millet, and fell off when changed to 

 Corn." 



FOR HAY. "A more extensive trial of this Millet for hay 

 has been carried out this year, than ever before. I cured it 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 Timothy, Red Top and Clover mix- 

 ture. The yield of the Millet is very large, having amounted to 

 6 tons per acre of well-cured hay. It will produce a fair second 

 cutting if sown early in May and cut when in blossom. " 



Prof. William P. Brooks, of the Hatch Experitnent Station, Amherst, Mass., writes us— "AFTEK CAREFUL EXAMINATION OF SAMPLES from 

 various sources and comparison of purity, germination and price, I have decided on ordering of you the greater proportion of grass seed, etc., needed here." 



