The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1921-05-12

a combination of all the wheat straw
they would eat, 80 pounds of sorghum
silage daily, and pounds of cotton
seed meal daily was fed. The ration
consisting of sorghum alone did not
prove to be satisfactory. The cows
looked and seemed thrifty at the end
of the test but lost weight on the "a
ton consisting of 80 pounds of sor-
ghum and , pounds of cottonseed
meal daily, the animals making prac-
tically no increase in weight.
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Getting Most From SOrghums
How to make a success of sorghum
growing in Western Kansas was ex-
planned by L. E. Call, professor of
agronomy in the Kansas State Agri-
cultural College, at the Fort Hays
roundup recently. Pointing out that
sorghum crops afford the most salts
factory feed for live stock, and have
had much to do with the development
of the livestock industry in this re-
gion, Professor Call explained the
methods by which sorghums will yield
the best returns.
Red Amber sorgo is generally the
best variety for either rough feed or
silage throughout Western Kansas.
Dawn kafr is one of the best va
rieties to plant when principally grain
is desired.
Feterita is valuable in case of a
failure of other grain sorghums. It
natures quickly.
Pink kafir is a good general pur-
pose sorghum, particularly to the east
and south of Hays.
The farmer should not waste time
or money in buying and planting new
varieties of sorghum. Let the ex-
pertinent stations do the experiment
ing.
When a rowed crop was grown the
season before on sandy loan, or other
soil of light texture thorough double
disking in advance of planting a sor-
ghum is sufficient preparation. On
heavier soils blank listing should be
done before the crop is listed in.
When sorghum follows wheat, list
the ground in the fall Leave it
rough over winter, then plant the crop
by splitting the ridges or by cultivat-
ing the ground to kill the weeds prev
ious to planting and opening the old
burrows at planting. This practice
has given an increased yield of 80 per
cent over simply listing and planting.
The best period of planting most
sorghums is usually in the last ten
days of May. After June l, feterita
rather than kafir should be planted
for grain. After June Is, Freed
sorgo is the only crop likely to ma
ture
Drilled sorghum produces heavier
yields of dry slower than that planted
in rows and cultivated. The latter
method is safer, however, when rain
fall is slight
Sudan grass does not produce so
heavy yields of rough feed as does
sown sorghum. 1t is of better quail
ity, however, and under dry condi-
tions more satisfactory crop.
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Expect 500 in H. S. Judging Contest
The state wide high school judg-
ing contest and track meet which
will be held at the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. May II, IS, and IA,
are attracting the interest of high
school students in large numbers from
every section of the state.
Entry blanks have been sent to $50
high schools in the state for the entry
of their teams All of the forty-two
vocational schools in Kansas have en-
tered. These schools are Abilene
Alma, Arkansas City, Atchison, Bon
ner Springs, Burlington, Bucyrus,
Coffeyville, Crawford, CimarrOn,
Chase, Clyde, Decatur, Dickerson, Fit.
Scott, Garden City, Golf, Harper,
Havensville, Holcomb, Kingman, La
bette, Lawrence, Lincoln, Mcpherson,
Marysville, Mankato, Miltonvale,
Mound City, Osborne, OskaloOsa,
Pratt, Reno, Seaman, Stafford, Ton
ganoxie, Topeka, Ed. and Ind. Insti-
tute, Vinland, Washburn, Wakefield,
Western University. Winfield, and
WoodstOn.
The vocational schools alone will
furnish 126 contestants. This leaves