. Annual catalogue of seeds : 1900. Nursery stock Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 28. MILLETS. Japanese Millet. (^Crus Galli.) This grand, new Millet was im- ported from Japan by Professor Brooks of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. This grass has greatly surpassed Hungarian and German Millet in size and vigor of stock and yield of grain. It has enormous cropping qualities, surpassing Field Corn. The fodder is readily eaten by cattle and horses. The seed itself is equal in value to Corn meal for milk production and
. Annual catalogue of seeds : 1900. Nursery stock Massachusetts Boston Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs. 28. MILLETS. Japanese Millet. (^Crus Galli.) This grand, new Millet was im- ported from Japan by Professor Brooks of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. This grass has greatly surpassed Hungarian and German Millet in size and vigor of stock and yield of grain. It has enormous cropping qualities, surpassing Field Corn. The fodder is readily eaten by cattle and horses. The seed itself is equal in value to Corn meal for milk production and is excellent for poultry. The reports which we get from farmers who have used this the past season point to a large use of this seed for fodder purposes. We highly recommend it to all. At market price. AMERICAN MILLET. Common Millet {Panictcm miliaceum).— Requires a dry, light, rich soil, and grows two-and-a-half to four feet high, with a fine bulk of stalks and leaves, and is excellent for forage. For hay sow broadcast, one-half bushel per acre, from May ist to August 1st, For grain sow in drills, one peck to the acre and not later than June 20th. Fifty pounds per bushel. GERMAN OR GOLDEN MILLET. German or Golden Millet. An improved variety, me- dium early, growing three to five feet high. The heads are closely condensed, though the spikes are very numerous. The seeds are contained in rough, bristly sheaths and are round, golden yellow and beautiful in appearance. HUNGARIAN. Himgarian Grass {Panicum Ger?nanicufn).— This is a species of annual millet, growing less rank, with smaller stalks, often yielding two or three tons of hay, per acre. It is very popular and valuable with those who are clearing timber lands. Sow and cultivate like millet. Forty-eight pounds per busheL Rape Dwarf Essex. A most profitable forage plant. We can think of no simple change which would do more to increase the profitableness of American farming than a more general use of Dwarf Essex Rape. It i
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