. Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture. Forage plants. 80. FOEAOE CROPS when other and better hay plants can be successfully grown. Farmers are too likely to defer cutting until the stalks begin to harden, when the hay made is unpalatable, even though well cured. Composition and Yield of Nutrients of Barnyard Millet Per cent Water Dry matter . . Ether extract ... .45 Fiber Protein Ash Nitrogen-free extract One ton oinitains Lbs. 304. S 9,0 An average acre-yield furnishes Lbs. Fig. Common mill
. Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture. Forage plants. 80. FOEAOE CROPS when other and better hay plants can be successfully grown. Farmers are too likely to defer cutting until the stalks begin to harden, when the hay made is unpalatable, even though well cured. Composition and Yield of Nutrients of Barnyard Millet Per cent Water Dry matter . . Ether extract ... .45 Fiber Protein Ash Nitrogen-free extract One ton oinitains Lbs. 304. S 9,0 An average acre-yield furnishes Lbs. Fig. Common millet. About natural size. FOXTAIL MILLETS (Figs. 7-10) The foxtail millets are of several varieties. The common millet (Fig. 7), much grown in this country, is an old standby for summer forage and catch-crop hay, being much prized for its quick growth and its relatively fine soft hay. This com- mon small millet is regarded as somewhat representing the original form of the foxtail millets (Ch(eto-. 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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