Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture . on, and it seemsto be able to withstand dry weather; for thesereasons it is somewhat grown in the northern partsof the semi-arid regions, where its grain may besubstituted for corn. There are several varieties,distinguished more or less by the color of plant seems to be the millet of history, andit is more popular in Europe than here. BROOM-CORN MILLET 91 Broom-corn millet was included in an experi-ment at the New Jersey Station that was designedto test the value as forage of a number of plantsnot commonly used inthe East, and to c
Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture . on, and it seemsto be able to withstand dry weather; for thesereasons it is somewhat grown in the northern partsof the semi-arid regions, where its grain may besubstituted for corn. There are several varieties,distinguished more or less by the color of plant seems to be the millet of history, andit is more popular in Europe than here. BROOM-CORN MILLET 91 Broom-corn millet was included in an experi-ment at the New Jersey Station that was designedto test the value as forage of a number of plantsnot commonly used inthe East, and to com-pare their yield, com-position and usefulnesswith those generallygrown. Broom -cornmillet produced alarge stalk, withbut little foliage,and when fed atthe time that itseemed most use-ful for this pur-pose (just whenheaded out), itwas found tobe unpalatable,more than one-half being un-eaten. In com-position, it wassuperior (in yield of drymatter) to all of the otherkinds grown at that time,including several varietiesof maize, kafir corn, millet,. Fig. 13. Broora-cornniillfct (Panicummiliaceum), 92 FORAGE CROPS
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