. Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture. Forage plants. BEOOM-CORN MILLET 91 Broom-corn millet was included in an experi- ment at the New Jersey Station that was designed to test the value as forage of a number of plants not commonly used in the East, and to com- pare their yield, com- position and usefulness with those generally grown. Broom -corn millet produced a large stalk, with but little foliage, and when fed at the time that it seemed most use- ful for this pur- pose (just when headed out), it was found to be unpalatable, more than one- half being un- eaten. In com- positio
. Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture. Forage plants. BEOOM-CORN MILLET 91 Broom-corn millet was included in an experi- ment at the New Jersey Station that was designed to test the value as forage of a number of plants not commonly used in the East, and to com- pare their yield, com- position and usefulness with those generally grown. Broom -corn millet produced a large stalk, with but little foliage, and when fed at the time that it seemed most use- ful for this pur- pose (just when headed out), it was found to be unpalatable, more than one- half being un- eaten. In com- position, it was superior (in yield of dry matter) to all of the other kinds grown at that time, ^l(/ '"â s-13. Broom-com IT 1 ⢠.⢠â »! millet (Panicum mcludmg several varieties ||| ââ7tace«m), of maize, kafir corn, millet,. 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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