The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1885-05-20
GERMAN MILLET.
The Best Manner and Time OF Sowing
and Harvesting MlIIet.

Plow your ground when well warmed
by the season, say from middle of May
to Middle of June; harrow well until
fine; SOW seed from LIST to Goth of june
according to weather and season. not
less than one bushel per acre, and cover
with plank drag, which will fine and
level the ground and pack the seed in
the soil, which is very essential, as it is
hard to sprout when the soil is very dry.
By using the plank drag your bury all
small stone and clods; then they will
not interfere with the mower
FOR HAY, CUT AS SOON
as heads are well formed, with mower
and rake in winrows in few days (from
one to three, according to the density
ofyour millet and the amount of drying
weather; lie it in winrows a few days
and then place in large cocks, which
should stand few days more, or until
it has passed the sweating process, and
then haul it, or stack it, at any time you
may wish, as it does not take rain.
If wanted for seed, let it stand until
ripe, then cut with a binder, (if you
have one) and shock up, eight sheaves
in shock, but do not cap, as it apt to
mould if you do. / have tried various
ways and find this one the best Thresh
as you would timothy, only use more
wind on fan and less spikes in concave,
as it shells very easily.
ITS VALUE AS FOOD.
my past experience teaches me it is
the best slower have ever used for cat
tie or sheep. I have frequently given
them, good bright hay (both clover and
timothy and millet hay at same time
and they ate the millet first, invariably.
They require less in bulk of millet than
of other hay, as they eat it up clean.
Horses do not like it as well as other
good hay. Hogs are very fond it and
the seed is excellent for poultry. 1t is
of slow growth until about six inches
high and then it grows very rapidly.
A. R. Hubbell, in Ohio Farmer, of
March %, headed "Millet," says, those
who have not sown less than
ONE BUsHEL TO THE ACRE
have no right to say that it is the qaun-
tity to SOW. Now have sown more and |
a considerable less, and have had best |
results by thick seeding. He also thinks
reaper is the thing to cut it with. That |
will do where you wish to cut small
amount for seed, but when large field
is to be cut for hay 1T would be a heavy
task. And finally, he says it should be
sown not later than the middle of May
in order to come of in time for wheat.
Last season l sowed twenty-five acres in
three different lots, one for seed, one for
hay, and one for pasture. The first was
sown June 18th and 10Th; the second,
June 26th, and the third, July End. The
second was ready to NOW August 10Th,
and the first was ready to cut with the
binder two weeks later, and this ground
was as fine seed bed as any one would
wish for The field l moved was sown
to wheat with drill both ways (unplow-
ed). The one was pastured with sheep
when heads we're forming and the sheep
gained rapidly in flesh, enjoying it very
much.
One great advantage with millet is in
shortage of pasture. We can pasture an
old meadow in spring until first of June
or later and either NOW it or pasture off
and then seed it to. grass, the last of
August or first of September and get a
new meadow without losing crop or
season.