. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. 234 SOUTHERN FIELD CHOPS Saccharine or Sweet Sorghums 214. Description and uses. — The sweet sorghums are 8 to 12 feet high, and are distinguished from other classes of sorghum by the great abundance of sweet juice in the stem. " Sugar millet" is a local name sometimes given to the sweet sorghmns, although this plant is not a millet. When the word " sorghum " is used alone, it usually refers to the sweet sorghum. This group is used for the production of sirup as well as for green and cured forage. It is treat
. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. 234 SOUTHERN FIELD CHOPS Saccharine or Sweet Sorghums 214. Description and uses. — The sweet sorghums are 8 to 12 feet high, and are distinguished from other classes of sorghum by the great abundance of sweet juice in the stem. " Sugar millet" is a local name sometimes given to the sweet sorghmns, although this plant is not a millet. When the word " sorghum " is used alone, it usually refers to the sweet sorghum. This group is used for the production of sirup as well as for green and cured forage. It is treated in this book. Fig. 115. — On Left, Thkee Heads op Amber Sorghum; on Right, Two Heads of Red Kafir. only as a sirup crop, its cultivation and curing for feeding purposes belonging to books on forage plants. Sorghum has been used to a very limited extent as a source of sugar,. 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 Duggar, J. F. (John Frederick), 1868-. New York, The Macmillan company
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