. Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture. Forage plants. PEARL MILLET 89 practice may be found to be more successful. If cut after making a growth of three or four feet, it might make a profitable second crop, the total crop being much larger than the larger first reg- ular crop and the smaller second one. Much has yet to be learned |:;^ concerning the best method of handling this plant. When in the best condition for feeding, Pearl millet contains a rela- tively low content of dry matter. Analyses of crops grown at the New Jersey Station showed an average of but 17 per cent of dry
. Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture. Forage plants. PEARL MILLET 89 practice may be found to be more successful. If cut after making a growth of three or four feet, it might make a profitable second crop, the total crop being much larger than the larger first reg- ular crop and the smaller second one. Much has yet to be learned |:;^ concerning the best method of handling this plant. When in the best condition for feeding, Pearl millet contains a rela- tively low content of dry matter. Analyses of crops grown at the New Jersey Station showed an average of but 17 per cent of dry matter, with a much higher content of crude fiber than in Barnyard millet. It may be fed in the same way as Barn- yard millet, however, both as regards the method and the amount. While Pearl millet has been recommended for hay and for silage, it does not possess any superior qualities for these uses, corn being a much supe- rior plant, both from the standpoint of palatability and yield of diges- Fig. 12. tible material per acre. In the more Pearl millet {Pen- gQuthem statcs, and in the semi- fiisetuyn spicatum). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Voorhees, Edward Burnett, 1856-1911. New York, Macmillan
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