The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1885-07-02


food Tor vislss sss. and although many
isrnsss raiss more o. lee Of i every year.
thsss sss aany oshsss uho, - yst, hardly
hnsv uAal nills& Il. We do nol expect
70 - u grow - extensively 10 northern
Hsv Esglssd. where The scsscrs are
shcst. ssd bay cheap. - 10 mcss southern
lslitudss. asd who're vi kinds Of forage
~ rStad high in market We ars not
surprissd. thsssfors. 70 receive inquiries
Iron Canada. sAkisg whether nillst is the
same = witch grass. o. whether Il will
live ovsr Water. bot here W have N IN
Quiry iroa . Plymouth county man. Who
vaats 70 know = vhat tire millet should
b seva asd harvested In The old Bay
slsas. Well, What would b The uss Of
publishiag agricultural journals II svsry.
BODY ksev svesythissi Every nsvspspsr
has nsss Of lsss nov names addsd 70 its
list Of readers every year. and % The Same
old questions srs asksd. and ths same old
topics have 10 ~ discussed; lhis will b
% foe loag time 70 como, - Il has been
long tine pest And even 70 old read
en-. old subjects often taks on new in
tsrest - The ssAsoa comes around.
II should b moro generally known that
millet il one Of The most valuable forage
crops for farmers Of New England Who
desire 70 ipersAss The productive capacity
Of their fsrns. There are ssvsral varis-
tiss named 10 botasical lista. but there ars
only thrss that ars generally known in
New England. The sssdsmen designate
then - Hungarian millst OF Hungarian
grass. German Of golden millst, and
sonnoa or vhits niIlsA The German or
golden millst = 10 Or 10 days later than
either Of The others, and i capable Of .
much larger yield. The seeds are very
nearly round, and Of bright golden
color. The plant easily reaches . height
Of four 10 four and half feet; has broad
leaves, large. heavy, plume shaped head
supported upon strong stem which sell
dom lodges, except the ground is exces-
sively rich and moist.
We have grown it Of the rate Of four or
more tons per acre. Of cured hay, that was
so heavy as TO severely test the powers OF
the moving machine in cutting it, while
| Il was the hardest crop to cut with scythe
that we ever attempted to cut, the sheath
OF the lower leaves being usually dry at
harvest time, and often more or less gritty
after showery weather. We have cnt
stalks that resembled corn In size quite as
much as grass, yet in good weather, gold
en- millet cures readily, and makes very
excellent hay. Being later than the other
millets. it should be sown Is early as the
drst or middle Of June, in order to bring
the harvest 10 the season for good hay
weather.
All millsts are subject to being killed BY
frost and none will grow in cool weather,
10 Il IL Of little use TO SOW it much before
tho Arst Of June. and the Hungarian,
which b the earliest, may be sown - late
y the flrst or second week 10 July. with
prospect Of obtaining nearly full crop.
Hungarian millet, or, ~ Il more common
y called, Hungarian grass has round,
~ tail. shaped. brown Or blackish head.
xi:a as.k solsEs4ay assaA ipQaSb lthfras ia1
and seeds present The grass il The finest
Of any Of thu millets. White millet or
common millet. is much lees grown in
New England than formerly. We well
remember when il was the only variety
known to our farmers. just Why ito cul.
ture hes decreased. we are unable TO state.
but probably because the seed is not -
easily grown 10 the great seed producing |
localities y il the seed Of the more com.
mon Hungarian grass.
Millet has been found by chemical
anlysis. to be fully equal ia value 70 the
best English grasses, and this agrees with
thu estimate given II by many farmers
who raise il for dairy stock. At the West,
whore il il raised for feeding horses, after
the seed IL ripe. there is ! difference Of
opinion concerning il. some believing IL
poisonous 10 horses, but this 10 probably |
owing 10 injudicious methods Of feeding
the ripe hay, with it, many small seeds
thst are not properly mssticstsd Posi-
bly,. loo. the stin. hairy crowns or heads
attached TO the seed chat, may bare an
Irritating effect upon the coatiDgs Of the
digestive spparatus
For feeding cattle. millst should always
be cnt ~ soon AS II 10 10 full bloom. and
b. cured vers thoroughly. For this pur.
pose hay tsdder 10 great assistance
II Is we'll 10 cut ia the afternoon, while !.
there is no dew upon it. letting 1t lie day
10 wilt before turning il, After 1t il half
dried. the teddcr may be kept at work oil
The time. when the sun shines, until the
lrying Is completed. One bushel Of seed
Is about the fisht quantity to SOW per I
Icrc. though a The German little less
VIII answer, Al this seed Is smaller. and
consequently mas greater number 10 the
,asbei.
Millet should be to us what the iurnip
8 10 the farmers Of England, for millet can
% grown 20 quickly that \ may be sown
N any grass land after removing crop
1 early cut hay. thus enabling us to make
ono Of two crops on tho same land the
ams year. With an occasional shower, :
0 weather = svsr boo bot for II. and 90 70
0 days will - i 10 blcssom. But Il Z
rslsrs warn. sasdy loan land. and ma
urs, o. fertilizer. enough 10 feed Il wsll
y IN excellent crop 10 soy on land thst :.
- little TOO vt for other crops early
J Thy spring. =. Farmer.
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