. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. 222 FIELD CROP PRODUCTION rather drought resistant, growing best on fertile soils, although a fair yield may be expected on relatively poor soils. There are three important varieties of fox-tail millets, namely, common, German, and Hungarian. 217. Common millet. — This variety was the first to come into general use in this country and is still probably the one most com- monly grown. Several slen- der stems, which grow from 2 to 4 feet in height, are pro- duced by each plant. The l
. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. 222 FIELD CROP PRODUCTION rather drought resistant, growing best on fertile soils, although a fair yield may be expected on relatively poor soils. There are three important varieties of fox-tail millets, namely, common, German, and Hungarian. 217. Common millet. — This variety was the first to come into general use in this country and is still probably the one most com- monly grown. Several slen- der stems, which grow from 2 to 4 feet in height, are pro- duced by each plant. The leaves are narrow and dark green in color, the spike grows almost erect, is com- pact with numerous bristly hairs, and the seeds are somewhat larger than those of Hungarian or German millets and are yellow in color. Common millet is the earliest of the three varie- ties, and is adapted to the Northern States, although it will do well elsewhere. It is better adapted to medium fertile soils than the German millet, although larger jdelds are obtained under more favorable conditions. It is almost always grown for hay and under favorable conditions will yield from 2 to 2^ tons per Fig. 77. — Common and Siberian 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 Livingston, George. New York, The Macmillan company
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