The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1888-07-19
Feeding Sorghum


Mr.. H. H. Clough of Elyra, Ohio,
the well-known breeder of Hereford
cattle, speaks in the highest terms,
in the Breeders Journal, of his ex-
perience in growing and feeding
sorghum. He says that he planted
the Early Amber seed, and that 1t
will mature wherever corn will:
Last season ] sowed about two
acres broadcast on rather poor san
dy land and owing to the drouth 1t
failed to grow over four feet high
and mature. 1 commenced feeding
Is head of stock for the fairs July
II, and on Sept. 1st on account OF
the short pastures (the stock being
turned out nights) I told my men
to commence cutting the sorghum
and feeding it to the cattle. We
weighed three Sept. LIST, three year
old bull, three-year-old steer and
two-year.old steer. On Sept. 18th
we weighed them again, just IA
days after commencing to feed sor.
ghum, and they had gained respect
lively 100. 100 and 80 pounds. You
understand they had been on full
feed from the 18th Of July. | kept
on feeding until all was gone and l
never saw cattle do as well on any
other feed, nor did / ever get as
much feed from the same amount OF
land. The only point with me has
been, whether sorghum could be
properly cured for winter feed,
there being so much sugar in it. /
had occasion to write friend OF
mine at Eminence, KY, Mr.. T. W.
Hornsby, IN reference to southern
white corn for fodder purposes, and
in reply he asked me if l had ever
tried sorghum, saying l could ge,
as much feed from one acre as from
five of corn, and that it was the fin
est feed for cattle ever fed, and
equally as good for all kinds o.
stock. I.wrote him that had tried
) it and believed all he said, the only
question with me being, could it b.
cured for winter use successfully
? give you his reply in his owl
J words: "You may be too far nortl
for sorghum to mature, but thinl
not. Al any rate give it a trial, tol
lowing my directions, and if yo'
fail ] will pay the damages. In, thu
: first place select a good fresh piec'
: of land, pulverize 1t thoroughly at.
ter blowing, harrow, and lastly rul
5 a drag over it q suppose he mean
S a plank drag). Mark, same as TO
e corn only run it one way and drol
e it by hand from 6 to Is seeds in
D hill, II to 90 inches apart directl.
e in the furrow made by the marker
$ the dropper covering his seed at tn
, same time it is dropped by raking
/, little dirt on it with the foot, takin
s care not to plant over one inch deeE
i Before planting the seed soak then
"a hours in milk warm water, whic
= will cause them to come up at ono
s and thus get ahead of all grasse
4 and weeds. 1t should be hoed ono
S and plowed same as corn. We us
( ually let it stand in the field unit
= one or two frosts have fallen, which
: will take the sap partly out OF tn
r blades. Then we cut same as corn
t only close to the ground, and put il
d small stacks and tie around nea
b the top and let it stand until freez
ing weather. 1t is then removed
y the barn or shed and stacked O
1t end mot bulk down or it may sou
g By following this plan it will kee
p for IL months and stock of all kind
Ii prefer it to anything ever fed.
t, we have q dry summer we begl
a feeding it as soon as the seed b.
gins to form and continue until til
next May when we turn out O
grass, and it is eaten with the san
- relish the last month as the frs
" For cattle there is nothing to al
o proach it, it increases the flow I
n milk with cows most wonderful
-, and nothing puts on fat to equal
- - Plant as early as spring will az
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