. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 134 EXPERIMENTS WITH ROOTS AND FORAGE CROPS TEOSINTE (Reana luxurians) This is anotlier of the corn type of plants. It is noted for its stooling or suckering habits. Doubtless there is no forage plant that equals it in this respect. Its origin is South America. It was grown at the Sta- tion in 1896, and did fairly well, but not in comparison with ordi- nary corn. Under fa- vorable conditions, it is said to produce as high as four cuttings in a season. Its height va- ries from 3 to 7 feet. KAFFIR CORN Three varieties,— white, red, and black chaff—have b
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. 134 EXPERIMENTS WITH ROOTS AND FORAGE CROPS TEOSINTE (Reana luxurians) This is anotlier of the corn type of plants. It is noted for its stooling or suckering habits. Doubtless there is no forage plant that equals it in this respect. Its origin is South America. It was grown at the Sta- tion in 1896, and did fairly well, but not in comparison with ordi- nary corn. Under fa- vorable conditions, it is said to produce as high as four cuttings in a season. Its height va- ries from 3 to 7 feet. KAFFIR CORN Three varieties,— white, red, and black chaff—have been grown at the Station. They are non-saccharine sor- ghum, and all closely resemble one another. The white averaged from 4 to 5 feet in height, the red 4 feet, and the black chaff 5 to 6 feet. None of the va- rieties mature ordinarily in this climate. In 1897 about one-sixth of the white-headed came out, and none of the red or black chaff. The compar- ative weights of fodder per 30 foot row was, for the white, 69^ pounds; red, 59 pounds; black chaff, 103 pounds. The seed of these plants, like that of the sorghums, is borne in the heads of the plants. The name distinguishing each is. Fig. 8.—Non-saccharine^sorgliums. (Tallest 9 feet.) Jerusalem corn. Kaffir corn. Milo Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station. [Hanover, N. H. ] : New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station
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