[AT] Ice storm----milo

[Herb Metz]

Yes, milo is itchy harvesting; only thing good about that is harvest time is 
cold weather so one has more clothing on.
Also, milo has to be cracked (roller mill) to insure livestock get most 
benefit from the feed; partly, he may have preferred corn because he had 
used corn for decades before borers hit the area and he had to switch to 
milo. Plus, corn was his favorite crop; fast growing, tall, dark green, 
sturdy stalks, not so vulnerable at harvest time, etc.
Herb

-----Original Message----- 
From: Al Jones
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 10:41 AM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] Ice storm----milo
John, it sure was dirty.  Worked good for feed but everything had to be 
"tight" to keep it from pouring through the cracks.
Al


-----Original Message-----
>From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
>Sent: Dec 7, 2013 4:12 PM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] Ice storm----milo
>Al, the seed is certainly small, kind of like turnip seed. Although I'm not
>seeing a lot of dust at the combine, when I"m dumping a load out of the
>truck it is pretty bad. The worst part is it is very itchy. Bushogging or
>even harrowing behind it will make you start itching.
>John Hall
>
>-----Original Message----- 
>From: Al Jones
>Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 11:37 AM
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>Subject: Re: [AT] Ice storm----milo
>It's not pearl millet.  I have noticed it too, to tell the truth I assumed
>it was just a weird sorghum mutation.
>While on the topic, I have another sorghum/milo question.  My dad got hold
>of a few hundred bushels of it a few years ago when we had a terrible corn
>year, to make hog feed out of.  I always sort of thought the grain was 
>about
>the size of a soybean, but this stuff was tiny--less than the size of a BB.
>It was also nasty, gosh-awful dusty stuff.  I was glad when it was gone!
>Al