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== MILLET -=- 



Millets are very valuable as dry weather, summer catch crops, supplementing other 

 early summer maturing crops, and of value to succeed crops that fail, such as corn, etc. 

 They are also one of the best crops for planting on newly broken land — and excellent for 

 soiling. May also be grown in place of summer fallow without detriment to succeeding 

 ciop, and will restore land foul with weeds, to good condition. May be profitably used 

 in silage combinations, may be pastured — in fact being of special value for this purpose 

 where grass pastures are exhausted or burned out. Millets, if cut in blossom, before 

 they get too woodj', make excellent hay^and therefore are of great value in seasons of 

 short hay crops. Millet crops are less subject to the attacks of insects and fungous 

 diseases than any other cereal. 



JAPANESE MILLET 



(Panicum cruss-tjalli major) 



Especially Valuable for the Northern and New England States 

 The Best Recent Introduction for the Silo and Cutting Green 



Entirely distinct from any other Millet, grows taJl 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 of cured. If to be made into hay, cure as you would 

 a hea\r\' crop of Clover. 



AN IDEAL ENSILAGE MIXTURE MAY BE COMPOSED OF TWO PARTS OF 

 THIS MILLET TO ONE PART OF SOJA BEANS, 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 MILCH COWS WITHOUT THE ADDITION 

 OF GRAIN, THOUGH IT IS, OF COURSE, ADVISABLE TO FEED GRAIN OCCA- 

 SIONALLY AS A CHANGE. 



This ensilage combination will certainly become popular, and when generally used, as 

 we predict it wQl 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 climate, nor 

 is it recommended for the Southern States; but north of Washington, D. C, and especially 

 for good, rich soils, we confidently recommend its general cultivation. 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 all weeds. Price, 15c. lb.; 10 lbs. $1 20; 100 lbs. 

 $10.00. {See engraving.) 



HUNGARIAN. Is the quickest of catch crops for hay, and as it may be sown any 

 time during the summer mouths up to the middle of August, it is invaluable for over- 

 coming a shortage of the re- 

 gular hay crop, it is fairly 

 drought resistant. Many farm- 

 ers now occupy their land with 

 other crops, and for their hay 

 depend entirely upon Hungar- 

 ian Grass, which they can sow 

 after other crops have been 

 harvested. Sow 1 bushel per 

 acre. $4.50 bushel of 48 lbs.; 

 10 bushels and upwards, $4.40 

 bushel. 



GOLDEN MILLET 



GERMAN or GOLDEN. This variety is considerable larger than Hungarian and 

 yields a much heavier crop, but is later and not so quick growing, consequently cannot 

 be sown much after the fourth of July in this latitude. To maintain its heavy cropping 

 character, seed of this variety needs to be specially cultivated. 



Our seed is specially grown and selected, and will produce nearly double the crop 

 obtained from seed not so grown. Sow one bushel per acre. (-See engraving.) $3.00 

 bushel of 50 lbs.; 10 bushels and upwards, $2.90 bushel. 



PEARL MILLET 



(JPennisetum spicatum) 



This has been cultivated for some years in some of the Southern States, under the 

 names of African Cane, Egyptian Millet, Cattail Millet and Horse Millet. It grows with 

 tropical luxuriance in strong, loamy soil, particularly if well enriched, and then attains 

 a height of from 7 to 9 feet, and produces an enormous quantity of green fodder, for 

 which purpose it can be cut several times during the season, as it immediately starts a 

 new growth after cutting, and grows with great rapidity. Is not so hardy as the other 

 varieties, and succeeds best in latitudes south of New York. The first cutting should be 

 made when about 3 feet high; this will cause it to tiller and spread, and as the season 

 advances and becomes warmer, it grows with marvelous rapidity. It will prove, of 

 exceptional value if grown in sections subject to protracted droughts. Sow in drills, 

 5 to 6 lbs. per acre; if broadcast, 8 lbs. per acre. Weight, per bushel, 56 lbs. Clean seed, 

 25c. lbs., $20.00 per 100 lbs. 



"July 20th I drilled in with fertilizer 200 lbs. of Millet, and it showed little growth for 30 days. We 

 cut it on the 18th September and it was so large and so strong a growth that it took 3 horses and a harvester 

 to gather it. My neighbors predicted that I would not have half enough to fill the silo, but we filled it 

 to the brim. " CHARLES MERRILL, Randolph, N. Y. 



