. Dry land farming in the Southwest .. . Sudan Grass. broomcorn and unless care is taken this charac- teristic will result in mongrel seed of all these crops on farm where all are grown. Sudan grass is adapted to any soil that will grow cane or any of the kafirs profitably. On lands that will give a heavy yield of cane, a heavy yield of Sudan grass may be produced. On lands that will produce light yields of cane, a small crop of Sudan grass may be expected. List the ground early in the spring. "When the ground becomes warm, relist, splitting the fur- rows. Make the furrows at planting tim
. Dry land farming in the Southwest .. . Sudan Grass. broomcorn and unless care is taken this charac- teristic will result in mongrel seed of all these crops on farm where all are grown. Sudan grass is adapted to any soil that will grow cane or any of the kafirs profitably. On lands that will give a heavy yield of cane, a heavy yield of Sudan grass may be produced. On lands that will produce light yields of cane, a small crop of Sudan grass may be expected. List the ground early in the spring. "When the ground becomes warm, relist, splitting the fur- rows. Make the furrows at planting time shal- low. Plant in rows 30 to 36 inches apart, dropping single seeds 6 to 8 inches apart in the row, using an ordinary kafir plate in the seed box. Cultivate often and shallow. The roots grow near to the surface and deep cultivation after the plants get well started will cut off a large portion of the roots and reduce the yield. Culti- vate to keep the land level. The cultivation may be done with the ordinary two-horse corn culti- vator, using small shovels or with a one horse cultivator having small teeth. Cultivate until the plants cover the ground so that the weeds will not grow. The largest yields are secured by cutting the plants when they first come in bloom. The best quality of hay is produced by cutting the plants when they come in full bloom. The crop is handled the same as millet in mak- ing hay. Cut and allow the leaves to become partially wilted but not dry. Rake in large wind- rows, cure in large cocks and then put in stack or barn. Where the crop is desired for seed, let it stand until the first heads are fully ripe, then cut with a grain binder and shock and stack the same as wheat or oats. Sudan grass has the same enemies as sorghumââ chinch bugs and grasshoppers. At Chillicothe, Texas in a season having twen- ty-two and nine-tenths inches of rainfall well dis- tributed, Sudan grass made four cuttings of hay, one ton per acre at each cutting. The same sea-
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