Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-04-03
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Culture ~ Kafir Corn -torhAriro mud |
NansacobarIue Varieties Of sorghum.
Tho .orghuins are divided iutU two |
general groups-nrrhlrine and uDu'Ae.
charIne. After considerable experiment
tatiou 10 has been shown chat Che non.
sucahirIuo sHrghums are most d''irAhl'
Tor steel. food. other is forage or for
tho grain they contain The variety
which has given the best results, lii
things considered, IS the red EnHt
corn. Iu common with all Kind, of gore
ghum. 81 B. worry sensitive 90 cold while
Young and starts slowly Consequently
the ho.' results have boon obtained 40
tho samilnd regions where the soil
warns up early aud deep and whore
dronght- are severe In Kansas. Okla
hUmn aud Nebraska tho most Gathering
result, hayo been reported during th'
/ pl.t tbrrr ur four dry seasons 10 may
flourish iu other states under similar
conditions. but % BE- exceedingly d.uh.
fui whether DO will ever pay tU grow "
whore tho ordinary Indian corn c'n lo
grown sD successfully us 100 Indiana
/ Missouri Illinois, ota.
Tho ground BE- prepared ns for corn.
/ Tho seed can DO s1Wu iu drills " iho
| crop is desired fnr grain ls wuii us for
/ fodder Rows ga, Ur % feet apart give
satisfaction. Tho culture is about like
/ that uf Indian corn Harrow and culu-
/ yuiu frequently enough 90 keep down
. weeds and Prevent che upper layers oi
I pil c0mplotug. n tho crop b. wanted
for hay. % is best 90 sow 10 broadcast ut
thu mto OF one bushul per acre. The
timo OF planting will depend upon tho
H.u..u Wait until tine ground B.. thor.
uughly warm. Whore thn seed Bis .uvn
in drills three porbs per aero d. HuNi-
c.wt. hut 900 Oklahoma as N'il" nH HS
pounds aor aero is used, drilled iu t1
make stalk every siN 60 ton inches
NHu gruu crop rcd lll'lr corn 900 uH'
land without irrigation will vary irNu
.Dtl SD bushels per ugrr I"u h1.i
figure wls reached at tHu Euu.u. UsU...'
mDut station whom tHo rainfall, $500.
normal nuI w.A distributed hurIu.
uu ordinary yU1r thn average Niu.u u
fodder is three tons, I,r a.ru. hUt SOM,
seasons o. s. much hIgH.r
Beside. KlN.r corn, tlo Orange Jude
Farmer authority i.F tHo i.r.E.ns
names % number of other H.s".Of.u
varieties that Nnyo boon tu.i, viii
varying results Jerusalem vrH probably
rnss nos. Goo red ElNlr tus variety
rr.I.ts drought well and yields whit
grain o.. superior quality White Ni.
mlfn comes third DO iHn large, yIguf
ous plant and produces 70 heavy y.u.l Dbl
iufsrp aud fl.r lu.IuJuf white su.
. Of ,scnllut quality. Dos chief u.tWNHr
7. is thai Do may uHt mature uNrfg g.tr D.
fore frost. White kuN.r corn produces
y nun quality Ol .H0t, lut the fodder era
Va is not su large. Brown uIrI, lm
Joy timas called yellow Milo muia'. pui
similar 20 thu white ,iilu Tho bead
% however. turn oyur. forming % goo
neck. as they do in Jerusalem corn, 1H
mako 10 somewhat iucuny,ui0ut i.r ca
'. ting OIL the seed. lu Kama. al.#H uu
ing 1905 these were raised $4,000 uar,
"a OF KliNr corn, 82, 600 ut Jerusalem r0i
r. aud lU. 900 OF Milo maize All indie
BIZ tiuus point 10 great increase lu agIra'
D. for 1890,
B. Whore tho crupis hrolhra,od d soruf
vi cutting cam often b1 obtained, especial
BIZ ~ tho first crau is harvested early
start, up from tuu root 1surluary HrU
iy This rouaud growth has been pastor.
VI but with tlr slcchlrno ..rglums
"a number uf instances HTr uuru.ugl NND
no ratfln have died upon being turned Uu
I'd this second growth Therefore Cl