The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-05-28
a Flour From the Sorghum 8.

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The great increase in production of.
non-sWeet sorghums in the trans Mis-
souri, territory and their heavy yields;
of seed or grain IRE causing not a lit,
tie interesting Investigation as to
what various uses it can be put, and
this is especially true in Kansas where
a probably larger acreage Of these
crops is grown than in all the rest Of
the world. Within the past year con-
siderable attention has quietly been
given to testing it's milling and culin-
airy qualities, and one roller milling;
company at Marquette, Mcpherson
county, reports to Secretary Coburn,
of the state board of agriculture, hav-
ing ground not less than 1000 bushels
OF katir and Jerusalem for household
uses!
From their experience these millers
ind that. Jerusalem corn mills" to
much the best advantage, and al
though the flour as at present made
mas not the extreme whiteness Of that
from wheat, Secretary Coburn vouches
that makes delicious biscuits, muf-
Tins and griddle-cake, while the miller
claims the Kafir flour is not quite so
desirable for bread, but makes an .ex-
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Important DEVELOPMENTS in the
adaptability of these new grains for
milling and food purposes seem likely
in the near future It is said that
when ground on rolls by a gradual
reduction process the bran is readily
separated, but the difficulty Of Kidding
the flour Of it's dark specs, Sc form
idatle from the cooks standpoint, has
not vet been overcome Z z4t5%
iIhe product of these grains is on
the market to some extent as Kafir
meal, kafir flour, Kaferina, Kafir Ora
ham, etc., and challenges comparison
with any Of the so-called health f1ours
at one-half or one third their prices.
Fertilizers for Oats and Glover
G. p, of Wisconsin, asks what kind
of fertilizer is most profitable to SOW
on thin ridge land for oats and clover,
how much per acre and where it can
be obtained. Under ordinary Wiscon-
sin conditions, l should say that sta.
bic manure is the most economical fer
tilizer that G.. P. can apply on thin
ridge land, when it can be obtained in
sufficient quantities. If commercial
fertilizers are to be used, he is restrict
ed to those licensed by law to be sold
in the state unless he buys from deal
ers outside of the state and on his
own possibility. Ten q ifferent
brands of fertilizers are licensed to he
sold in this state during the current
year, and these are either compound
fertilizer, bone meal OF tankage. A
list of the licensed brands, with anal
Uses and valuations, is given in the re-
cent bulletin, No, 40, of this station.
| (The Maintenance of Soil Fertility
i Commercial Fertilizers) This bullet
in, as we'll as other publications Of the
station, will be sent free of charge to
all Wisconsin farmers upon request,
and to others as far as practicable.
An application Of 100 pounds of nit
Igom ouoq 10 spunod OOf .gpos 10 alp1
and 1000 pounds of wood ashes will
doubtless prove ample for an acre Of
oats land will give good results. In
stead OF nitrate OF soda, a ton of farm
yard manure may be applied For clo-
yer, one-half the quantity of nitrate of
soda and one and one-half times as
much bone meal and wood ashes is re-
commended. For prices of bone meal
ana other licensed fertilizers with the
dealers, whose names are given. send
for the bulletin above referred to. Do
not patronize outside Dealers as YOU
will not have the protection of the
state fertilizer law if you do.-Prof. f.
w. VOL, Wisconsin Experiment Sta.
ton. ;5. NJ. ~