The Huttig news., 1916-03-18

contain the sweet juices as the hatirs and broom-coen,
 Amber. orange. sumae or red tep, honey or Japanese seeded. and Texas seeded ribbon are t'e common varie. ties of sweet sorghun grown The amber is he earliest aa3 4ees nof make the yield that the others make. although f if is grown early it may be cut for nay twice during the season The sumac. honey and Texas seeded ribbon are all later maturing and are usually used for syrup and where large yields Of forage CT slage Is Hanted Texas seeded ribbon is es- pacially pri2ed for the large amount Of syrup that f produces.
 Tie method Of planting varies with the use to which these sorghums are to be put. For syrup the planting Is done in rows 36 to 42 inches apart using six to eight pounds of seed to the acre The worst objection to sorghum for hay is the fact that if Is hard do cuae. and that the stems are coarse This difficulty can be elimi. mated to some extent by seeding thiclfiy OF broedeasting about bushel of seed to the acre. Careful tests in Kansas showed that an acre of sor. ehum ppt no as silaee made more gains With beef animals than an acre of corn used as silage.
 Sudan grass. which has been intro. duced within the last few years. and Johnson grass are very closely relet- cd. They will mix with each other and with the other sorghams. John son grass has large underground stems which enables it to spread and become a serious pest in many sections. Su- dan grass has fbrous roots like Rnear or corn, lives for only one year and cannot become 2 pest. Sudan has q broader leaf than Johnson grass and the plant is more coarse.
 Sudan promises to be one of our eeod hay crops. It makes three or four cuttings during the season and if the harvesting is done just as the crop is heading out 1t makes a epIeu. did feed, although not so rich in mus ele making as coWpeas or clover. About 20 pounds of seed per acre broadcast, or 10 pounds of seed in rows 30 to 36 inches wide, has been found to be the best amount.
 Because of it's persistent habit it is seldom advisable to seed Johnson grass on clean soil but on lands that have already become infested it can be made most profitable crop. On strong soils the three or four yearly cuttings will make as much feed as any other crop.
 Kafr, milo, feterita and shallu are all grown i'll 8 small way for gram and for forage although they are not very satisfactory, especially in the more humid sections of the stare. Many fields fail to make seed due 10 a condition commonly known as blight. which is caused by a small midge IT insect which lays it's egg in the flower just as it opens. The egg hatches into a miniature worm which prevents the seed from forming. Birds also do a great deal or damage hy picking out the seed. As forage crop this group is generally inferior to the sweet sorghums Feterita is earlier than kadr or milo and does not make so much forage although If planted early ii may make seed when the others fair Shallu. also known as Egyptian wheat, is inferior in quan- tity and quality of forage and in the amount of grain although the sprangled head generally causes an estimation of the yield to be too high.
 The following Farmers Bulletins should be read: "Gorgbum Syrup Manufacture, No. AT. Better Grain Sorghum Crops" No 44S; "Kafirsas Grain Crop. No. 552; Uses of sor. grum Grain" No. 6S6; Broom Corn" No. 174: Sudan Grass as a Forage Crop" No eos; @Saecharlne Sorghums for Foraga." No 24G.