The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-09-14

Mr.. EDITOR compliance with your
request l send you seed head Of what has
been for tho past twenty years, at diiIor,
ent times and IN different localities, des
irnated by tho various names OF pampas,
rice corn. Egyptian coru, Jerusalem
corn, & also head of yellow milo
maize and n stalk Of white Kaiiir corn,
three of seven varieties Of non eaccha-
rine sorghum with which have been
experimenting on small scale for the
past three seasons. The varieties j will
name in tho order OF their maturing or
ripening. Jerusalem corn, Yellow Milo
Maize, Brown Dourrha, White Milo
Maize, Red Kafiir Corn, White Kaliir
Corn and African Maize. 1t il claimed
for them that they are dry weather
plants and will, where corn wholly fails
Tor want OF raiu, at certain stage, mere
ly stop md wait for rain, and then
go on and make their full yield. OF the
correctness OF this statem,nt you may
judge from tho specimens sent, ns they
grow by the side Of corn now dead, nee
ther having been artifcially irrigated.
The Jerusalem, White KaiIir and Yellow
Milo Maze, after the seed is we'll formed
AT top Ct stalk, the joints next below
number ranging from two to eight heads.
My experience thus far warrants the as
seriion that they are enphatlcaily drouth
resisters. We're able to farm to any
extent they should be the main crop for
all Purposes for which corn is used, and
will out-yield the latter in gram and
they been planted this year instead OF
corn feel justified in saying there would
have been q lack Of neither grain nor
forage. The following is n report Of the
superintendent OF experimental station
at Garden City, Kan. Alter stating the
unfdvorable conditions under which the
crops were tested he says; "The kaflir
corn although growing only 6 #. high
produced the largest proportion Of for
age and was estimated to yield at the
rate OF more than 20 tons Of green feed
per acre" See Agricultural Report 1850.
Again in 1891 he says: "All crops suffer,
od from early drouth nevertheless SO
acres of .Ierusalom corn yielded at the
rate Of ~ bushels per acre" From seeds
distributed the superintendent says:
"One man reports yield Of 81 bushels
OF Jerusalem corn from lbs Of seed.'
Three to five pounds plants an acre. In
Sept. 1892 n reporter OF the Denver News
visited this station and III his published
account OF what he saw occurred the fol-
loving: 1.-The most successful variety
OF corn is known ns Jerusalem corn. ]
saw 30 acyes OF IL and never looked ut u
finer field OF corn west of the Missouri
1t looks green and rank, produces an
abundance of fodder, yields well OF graiu
which is equal IN all respects for foedizg
aud faitening, to Indian corn. IL main
tains rapid growth and natures early
and zee no reason why it should not b,
adopted as one OF the favorite aud prof
table crops OF the plains country"
It il, for all table uses, superior &c
Indian corn, making better mush, HON.
my or corn bread, besides making tioui
little, IL any, inferior 10 wheat. Poultr,
and stock will leave Indian corn to eai
the Jerusalem corn.
The above 10 not written for publica.
ton, but TO give yon some ideas rclativ,
to tho merits OF these plants that you
may in more condensed form present
them for the consideration OF tho farmer
believe that the problem Of crcp,
adapted 10 this climate is ono to b,
solved In connection with that Of iiriga
,ion. While our soil with sufficient
moisture and under other favorable me.
teorological conditions wall produce aI
varied crops and yield in quantity and
quality equal 10 any other section OF the
United States. But, snbiec, us We are
TO Mt least severe aridness, II not drouth
No should not condemn the country be
cause II is not adapted to our accus,om'
ed crops, but ascertain 10 what II is a.
dnpied and undoubtedly the above planti
should DO placed inst on tho li-t. Farm
crs who arc physically better able than
should make sufficient tests OF thetn ic
uroyo their merits.
Tho worry least can be said Of them
they will grow and yield crop on land
too poor or m season too dry for corr
and should bo plastod where irrigation
10 impraeticable.
The comparative merits OF the differ.
ont varieties for fodder and grain, thoil
hnbits, the methods and tlmc oiplanting
aud cultivation. tho time required tot
each TO mature, &c, are all sub!ee,a o
interest us tho proiiia derived from th'
different kinds lnrao, depend uItn II,
usc to DO made OF .hcn. Respectfully
Il. T.. 4. II.
Tho republican representative conyen
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