Garfield County News | 1924-11-07 | Page 2 | Millet Seed is Rather Effective in Fattening

millet seed Is rather effective in fattening the several varieties of millet differ in the composition of their seeds although the ran la Is not great sill bill let seeds depending depend lue upon variety contain 8 to 10 per cent water 3 to 5 pr per cent ash 10 to 12 cpr cent protein 2 0 2 to 10 per cent fiber 02 62 to CO 69 IK pr r cent nitrogen free extract and 3 to 7 per cent fat the seed of barnyard millet Is twice as high in fiber as other va and Is correspondingly low in nitrogen free extract seed of tile the pearl millet lias has considerably move more flit fat than other varieties millet eed should always be ground I 1 for live stock feed when ground and led with a n good rou glia in the manner of other grain millet seed Is a rather effective fattening teed feed at the south dakota station millet seed proved practically equal to corn for I 1 lambs and nd about three fourths as effective as s corn in feeding to steers and swine