34 BULLETIN 465, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
DISTRIBUTION. 
The northern limit of the range of wild millet so far as known does 
not much surpass the latitude of the northern boundary of the 
United States. From tjiere the plant ranges indefinitely to the south- 
ward, occurring generally in rich moist soils or swamps at least to 
Central America. 
PROPAGATION. 
Wild millet is easily cultivated and reseeds itself. It requires a 
moist and preferably a rich soil, as the edge of a marsh or lake, and 
will grow in water at least a foot in depth. The soil should be 
Fig. 
-Fruiting heads of wild millet. (One-third natural size.) 
broken up (mainly for the purpose of discouraging other plant 
growth) and the seeds sown thickly in spring. Once established, the 
plant will take care of itself. The nearer to water it is planted the 
more available will it be for duck food. It is a splendid plant to use 
for lowlands that are flooded in winter. 
The seeds are sold by most seedsmen under the name barnyard 
grass. A variety has been widely advertised as Japanese barnyard 
millet or billion-dollar grass. The plant is also known as cockspur 
grass and sour grass. It may be cultivated in any part of the United 
States having the proper soil conditions. 
