The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-23
Sudan Grass.

George Bishop va Okiahomu Farm journal
We really have not meant 10 neglect
space. The truth Of the matter Is,
II seemed to be taking care Of itself
aud getting all the advertising At
needed. But within the last month We
have been asked personally sO many
times what we thought Of sudan grass
II seems really necessary that some
one should say something who has the
point OF view Of the outsider looking
In. We happened to see the first crop
Of this grass ever grown In the United
States. 1t was on the government for.
age crop experiment station at Chilu
cOthe, Texas. We have watched each
year since then, aud have read many
OF the stories about IL and talked with
good many farmers who have grown
It, | have yet to find the first one
who was not pleased with b in every
way OF course most every man who
has grown IT for the first three yru,s
has done SO with the hopes Of mah
ing money out of the sale of the seed
Very few Of them have been disap
pointed, for the demand has exceeded
the supply until this year In 1913
seed Of this grass sold as high as
81 "A pound. During the summer Of
The crop season just Wsl Ny hud the
privilege Of scouting around over most
OF the sudan grass territory. II was
making II fine showing everywhere. It
should be stated, however, that moi,
ture conditions were favorable In
1914 over much of the Plain, country
where tie greatest acreage Of this
grass was being grown
At ChilIicothc, Texas, they had al
ready had more than their usual
amount Of rainfall Uy the middle
Of August when / was there. Sudan
grass seemed 10 have used every bit
of 1t, Judging from the remarkable
growth 1t had made. In test where
II was grown for the purpose Of com
pairing It's yield with that Of millpt.
The cuttings from each plot had been
made und the sudan grass had u yield
Of two to one over the millct, aud
another crop waist high while the
millel was making only scattering SEC.
Oud growth. AT lubbock, where there
WAS the greatest acreage and n wonder
ful growth, weather conditions had been
favorable as shown by The weather
records. Up to aud including
August fraction under twenty Inches
OF rain had fallen the distribution
was favorable as was shown by all
other crops In the country.
AT Amarillo, Texas, We had rhuunc
10 see the grass performing under uu.
favorable rainfall, both a, u quantity
ana distribution Here up tu Srptrm.
Der there had fallen but l2.jl inches
OF rain in 1914, and more than siA
Inches OF this twelve came In July
and August. The difference in the
appearance Of the crop at Amarillo
aud at Lubbock was In direct pre-.
portion TO the rainfall uud the con
Venlence Of It's coming The highest
yield Of the sudan grass grown in
rows at the Amarillo station, was $500
pounds per acre. The lowest yield Of
the forage sorhgums In rows under
like condition was 400 pounds per
acre. This was for field cured for.
age. Authentic reports have been
made of sudan grass making Yield
IN one seasOn Of eight tons " hay
l Hm prepared 10 believe this is irae
from seeing the growth that 1t was
making in some places last year But
you cPn put 1t down that fertile
soil and plenty Uf moisture was sup