The seeds of Common Millet are considerably larger than those of the Foxtail Millets. They are about one-eighth of an inch long, ovate, somewhat flattened, With the outer side more convex than the inner, shiny and differently coloured in different varieties. The ordinary colours are white, red, yellow, brown, grey and black. The seed of Japanese Panicle Millet, which is the most widely grown variety of Common Millet in Canada, weighs sixty pounds to the bushel.
The seeds of Common Millet are considerably larger than those of the Foxtail Millets. They are about one-eighth of an inch long, ovate, somewhat flattened, With the outer side more convex than the inner, shiny and differently coloured in different varieties. The ordinary colours are white, red, yellow, brown, grey and black. The seed of Japanese Panicle Millet, which is the most widely grown variety of Common Millet in Canada, weighs sixty pounds to the bushel.