The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1917-04-18
GROW FEEDSTUFFS .
AS WELL AS FOOD
KAFIR AND OTHER GRAIN
SORGHUMS SHOULD NOT
BE OVERLOOKED
AMONG DEPENDABLE CROPS
War or No War, There Promises to ba
Plenty Of Demand for Feed.
Stuffs Next Fall and
Winter

Will. be a paying investment this year,
according to Prof NJ A. Beeson, ot
the department OF agron0my at Okla
homa A q NJ College at Stiliwatad
There has been a nationwide sgits,
ton for the growing Of crops that will
be directly available for food for thu
hungry millions of America and Eu'
rope This cry is being answered In
Oklahoma by additional acreage de-
voted to garden stuff, to Irish and
sweet potatoes and similar crops
Cash crops such as cotton and
brOomcorn, are not being overlooked
In this period Of fsenzed agriculture,
Prof Beeson points out, the Oklaho'
ma farmer should not overlook the
states surest, safest crops the grain
sorghums
Mar. or no war says Prof Beeson,
there promises to be market for all
the forage crop Oklahoma is likely
to produ this year. II cattle and
hogs remain AT anything like present
prices here IS gong to be demand
next fall and winter for teedstuffs
A pienutu supply Of good roughsge
last winter would have enabled many
an Oklahoma farmer to hold his al.
lalfa crop foi the soaring prices
brought about by northern and east
ern demands
Kafr black hulled white kahr, still
remains the falorite in Oklahoma de
spite tle Introduction OF new varieties
Of the grain sorghums. In the eI-
IRENE western part OF the state, par
ticularly in the southwest part, milo
is .he most popular variety Some
farmers psfer leterita. and it makes
an excellent catch crop. Darso has
been tried at the Experiment Station
with excellent success Taking the
state as whole however kafr still
remains the most popular variety of
The grain sorghums
Seed Of the grain sorghums is scarce
thla year according 10 Prof. Beesou
Tho farmer Who must buy seed should
not DELAY for the closer to planting
time the higher the prte is likely 10
be II Is highly aial that the
seed De pure and .rIl elected. I'm.
poyaa the seed crop has resulted in
an increased yield OF from S to l.
bushels an acre in many instances
1t is feared that much of the seed
grown last year viii be OF low ger
imitation because OF unfayorable seas
onal conditions For this reason 1t is
especially desirable this year that
termination lest be run Farmers
who do not understand the process OF
running a termination test may send
seeds to the agronomy department Of
a q NJ College and free test will
be made
Farmers having seed Of good quality
Tor sale 'hould advertise the fact
says Prof Beeson b, using the local
newspaper the farmer can usually sell
his entire seed crop m his home coun.
ty The Oklahoma Seed Growers as.
soclaton Of winch Prof Beeson IL
secretary. has compiled list of farm
ers who nave seed for sale To be.
come a member 0f tins association il
is necessary TO grow pure seed. un.
miNed with othe. varieties. Guaran.
iced pule seed of any crop brings :
considerable advance over seed that
cannot oc guaranteed as to purity
Ine Oklahoma Seed Growers Assoei.
alton 3as formed for the purpose OF
establishing sources of pure seed in
this state
There 's much latitude as to the
nme tue gram sorghums may be
planted Planting may begin in most
sections OF ihe state as early as April
20 Many farmers hnd that they OBJ.
ain bes' results BY planting early
he last TIVE weeks in April Darso
ana leterila make good catch crops
AFTER mail grains % ON cotton or corn
ana lhsi has been Washed oul q, ne
'troved hN han GOOD Yields have been
obtained from planting as late as Iuly
u is best not To risk planting an Of
The crop late and It may not be- hest
TO plant all OF It early No man can
oretell what the season is TO bs
particularly in Oklahoma.
Another crop, closely allied TO the
gram sorghums, and ncreasingl non.
lar I'D Oklahoma, is SUDAN grass sy
ian grass makes excellent pasture and
$ equally good for hay. At the A 8
NJ College last year silo was alled
win Sudan grass and II made etc.l.
eht sllage Prof. Beeson advises that
part oil this years first cutting OF
sudan grass be held for seed The
eed crop failed largely last wear and
Is a result, seed is again lngh This
ear. Sudan grass may be plantaa ~
ows or drilled in.
Farmers who want TO try the grain
orghums or Sudan grass for the first
lme can usually get much helpful
Information from successful neighbors
r rrom the county agent. Bulletins
n either subject win be supplied with.
ut charge by addressing Tho Agron.
my Department, A. 4 M. College.
saltwater, Okla,