The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-03-16
SUDAN GRASS FOR FEED
Oklahoma Writer Says Crop Has
a Great Future.
" Furnishes Abundant R~oushaee OF
Good Quality and Highly Nutritive
Value Which Is Readily De.
voured BY Stock.

UH W. j. GREEN. oklahoma A.. and NJ.
College. StlllwaterD
Judging from the results obtained
from 1t during the past three years.
sudan grass. the latest grain sorghum
to be introduced into the United States,
has n great future before II. During
the short time that II has been grown
In this country this new forage crop
has shown Itself to be worthy OF a per.
manent place OF the American farm.
The successful farmer must grow
his W feel for his live stock. as II Is
n losing proposition to buy II on the
market. This is where sudan grass
comes In. II furnishes abundant rough.
& OF good quality and high nutritive
value which is readily eaten by almost
all kinds OF stock. The yield per acre
is high and a crop failure Is almost un.
known. These things, together with
the fact that II Is an excellent drought
resister. will moEe sudan grass one OF
the most Important forage crops of the
future.
sudan grass produces an excellent
quality OF hay which has been shown
by analysis to have n high feed value.
IL compares favorably with timothy
hay, as far as composition and palata.
bility are concerned. There liz no
waste IN feeding sudan hay. for the
stock will eat all OF II, both leaves and
stems. II makes according to satisfac.
tory experiments an ideal feed 10 use
In connection with alfalfa or clover.
Sudan grass Is a heavy yielder. The
av'Sage amount OF hay produced TO the
acre varies, Of course. with the eli.
matte conditions and the kind OF soil
on which the crop is grown; IL, how.
ever. ranges from. one to four tons In
one season. When sowed broadcast or
with a drill. sudan grass grows to a
height OF three or four feet. When
planted In rows. II often gets to be as
high as seven or eight feet. Il has a
decided tendency to stool; sometimes
as many az 200 stems will arise from
one crown. These things recount for
the large yields that have been report.
ed, and big yields are one OF the fac.
tors that will make sudan grass the
forage crop Of the future.
As to climatic conditions, sudan
grass will grow and mature as far
north as the southern boundary OF
North Dakota. II, however. prefers a
warm climate.
AS a drought resister this new for.
age crop has been found TO be better
than any OF the other grain sorghums.
II can withstand more dry weather
than even feterita. the most drought.
resistant OF the sorghums. This makes
II a blessing to the semiarid regions
and those parts OF the country visited
by an occasional dry spell. for II I'm.
sures a winter supply OF hay or silage.
Although n drought resister. sudan
grass Is not damaged by wet weather.
During the season OF 1915, which In
some sections was the wettest I'm
years. great crops OF this so.called
grass were reported. II seems from
this that, although II can get along
with little rainfall. too much rain will
only serve to make the crop better.
Sudan grass has been with us long
enough to have passed the experiment.
tai stage, and In the light OF what is
known about II II seems that II is here
TO stay.