Millet 
German Millet 
SOUTHERN GERMAN MILLET. — True Southern 
German Millet makes a heavier yield of forage and hay 
than any other of the Millets. If sown for hay, it 
should be sown thickly, using from 50 to 65 pounds to 
the acre, and should always be cut while in bloom and 
before the seed hardens. If seed forms, the stalks be- 
come too hard for good hay and it is exhaustive to the 
land. If sown for seed, drill in at the rate of about 
15 pounds to the acre and cultivate. On good land 
the yield should be from 30 to 50 bushels per acre. 
If sown for seed, secure Southern-grown seed. The 
seed is slightly smaller and rounder than the Western 
German. 
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heads nearly double the size of the common kind, 
and makes a much larger yield of seed. Will 
yield under favorable conditions, 40 to 60 bushels 
to the acre and yields of as high as 125 bushels 
have been reported under exceptionally favorable con- 
ditions. It is highly recommended for poultry, and the 
best egg-producing food known, and the leaves make ex- 
cellent fodder, relished by all kinds of stock. The seed 
is a good food for horses, and yields a fine quality of 
oil The strong, thick stalks can also be used for fuel 
Cultivate the same as corn. When the seed is ripe and 
hard, cut oft the heads and pile loosely in a rail-pen hav- 
ing a solid floor, or in a corn crib. After curing suf- 
ficiently, so that they will thresh easily, flay out and run 
through a threshing machine, and clean with an ordinary 
tanning mill. Some species of sunflower are largely 
planted in the flower-garden for ornament. 
Canada Field Peas 
HUNGARIAN MILLET. — This Millet does best on good 
low ground and rich soil. It makes a superior class of 
hay, which is not so hard on working stock as the hay 
of other varieties; it, however, does not make so large 
a yield. Sow from the first of May to July first, 40 
to 50 pounds to the acre. 
JAPANESE MILLET. — Entirely distinct. It grows 6 
feet, yields 10 tons green fodder per acre. When cured 
it makes an excellent quality of hay, and is a much 
relished green fodder. Cure as you would a heavy crop 
of clover. It may be sown from the middle of May to 
the first of July, broadcast at the rate of 15 pounds 
per acre, but it is better to sow it in drill, 12 to 18 
inches apart, using 10 to 12 pounds per acre, and culti- 
vate until 15 inches high, when its rapid growth will 
smother all weeds. 
PEARL or CAT-TAIL MILLET (Peniclllaria.)— Pearl 
Millet is valuable as a continuous-cutting forage plant. 
Grows from 10 to 12 feet high, but can be cut when the 
plant is 3 to 4 feet in height, when it will stool out and 
make a tremendous growth, which can be cut three or 
four times during the season. It is excellent for dairy- 
men or anyone wishing green feed through the Summer, 
as it can be cut as desired until killed by freezing. 
Sow 5 pounds to the acre in drills 3 feet apart, or 
broadcast 25 pounds to the acre. It should not be sown 
before May, as it requires warm weather to germinate 
and do best. 
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This is a crop which is not wholly profitable but will 
return to the land the much-needed nitrogen. These 
1 eas are second only to clover in their soil-enriching 
properties, and can be grown under almost any condi- 
tion of soil or climate. There is always a ready mar- 
ket f°r Peas, or they can be profitably ground and fed 
to the stock. The vines make rich, nutritious hay. If 
fed when in a green state, pods, vines and all to milch 
cows, the flow of milk will be almost doubled. 
. Feas are a paying crop, and can be profitably planted 
in many ways. 
First. When sown alone, about 3 bushels are re- 
quired to the acre. After maturing they should be 
threshed when dry. The yield will vary from 30 to 60 
bushels per acre. 
Second. Peas and oats are frequently sown together, 
using iy 2 bushels of Peas and 2 bushels of oats to an 
acre - By so doing a double crop can be secured. They 
can be threshed at one time and readily separated in 
cleaning. 
Third. They can be sown alone or with oats, and fed 
green. It is surprising the amount of fodder which 
*! Produced in this way If sown together, the Peas 
should be sown first and plowed under about 4 inches 
deep; the oats may then be drilled in. 
Fourth. For plowing under when Peas and oats are 
sown together, and each are “in milk,” they are nearly 
equal in value to clover, used in the same way, to enrich 
the sou. 
Sow in January, February or early March. 
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