The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-14
Sorghum for Feed.

A bulletin of the Louisiana experiment
station contains the following instructive
chapter of sorghums for forage:
Both saccharine and non-saccharine are
grown to great perfection all over the
state, affordlng two to four cuttings from
one planting. In the southern portion of
the state, where the English sparrow
abounds, it is impossible to grow these
plants for the seed. Entire fields have been
robbed of the seed al maturity, so great
are their numbers and depredations.
OF the saccharine variety, the following
are given in the order of their maturity
Early Amber, rpening in 80 days; EARLY
Orange, ripening in 100 days; Colman rip
ening in 120 days; Links Hybrid, ripening
in 100 days; White India, ripening in $50
days.
There are almost innumerable varieties,
but the above will afford desirable sue
cession. The stubble crop natures in a
much shorter time than the first or plant
crop. AS soon as the first crop is har-
vested, disc cultivators should be run
over the stubbles, loosening the soil and
killing weeds and grass.
Non-saccharine Varleties-On these, the
white and red Kafflr corns, white and vel
low Milo maizes, Jerusalem corn, African
IllIlGI anu ESyptAdi NHGStl are lOuilQ Oll
our markets. They have all been repeated
ly tried and the following suggestions are
proffered:
The Kattir corns are low stocky plants,
perfectly erect producing numerous
branches from the top joints, each giving
head we'll filed with seed. Average
hight five and a half to six feet. 1t pos
sesses re-eninently the property COM
mon to all sorghums of resisting drought.
cured into hay and is available in all
stages of growth for green feed. II may
be cut several times in year 1t is claim
ed 20 be good for ensilage. If all of the
top branches be permitted to mature seed,
an enormous quantity of grain will be pro-
duced The seed of this plant can be made
into flour which is more analogous to
wheat flour than any other variety of
sorghum. and Is used for making batter
cakes, mullins, etc. If planted early in
March, in rows three feet apart at a rate
of four to ten pounds per acre (sixty
pounds to busheD, it will be ready for use
in May or June and will afford ten to fif-
teen tons of dry fodder per acre and
goodly quantity of grain which is highly
esteemed as food for all domestic animals,
particularly chickens.
The yellow Milo maize, of rural branch
ing sorghum, is tall growing eight to
Twelve IeeI nlEN) variety. SlOOllHg July at
the ground and branching at the joints
It bears enormous heads, which upon good
ground are well filled and heavy The
heads bend over at maturity hanging on
short goose neck stem. 1t is extremely
valuable for forage either green or cured,
and its seeds are eaten and enjoyed by all
domestic animals. 1t natures earlier than
the white Milo. On account of stooling
and branching habits, should be sown in
wider rows (four to five feeO.
White Milo maize grows a single stalk
eight to ten feet high and yielding i'm
mense heads of grain. 1t can be easily
cured into fodder. 1t can be planted in
three to four-foot rows and will afford
several cuttings per year. Like all sor-
ghums il has power to resist drought
Four to eight pounds of seed should be
used to plant an acre.
Jerusalem corn and Egyptian wheat are
low growing, inferior kinds of non-sac-
charine sorghums, the former with close
" oppressed heads upon a goose neck
stem the latter with seeds in an open
panicle Both are inferior to the above
and should not be used with expectation
Of best results.
Teosinte, Reana luxurians of South
American origin has decided merit as a
forage crop 1t stools enormously ana
upon rich lands makes a large quantity OF
forage. One seed on hill two by three
feet will stool enough to fill entire space
Like corn, 1t has the staminate flowers
in the tassel and numerous pistillate flow
ers coming out of the axil Of each leaf
These flowers develop at maturity into
little shucks containing about five to seven