. Bulletin. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Arizona. 596 Bulletin 84. Fig. 32.—Winter rye, Prescott Dry-farm, June 24, 1915. planted in early fall at the rate of about thirty pounds of seed per acre. Emmer: The first plots of emmer and speltz were planted in 1914, one being destroyed by rabbits, while the other, a plot of speltz planted April 20, yielded eighty pounds of grain per acre. Black Winter emmer planted in 1915 was destroyed by prairie dogs, while Red Winter speltz C. I. No. 1772 yielded 342 pounds of grain per acre. SORGHUMS While sorghums were introduced into the Southwest compara- tiv
. Bulletin. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Arizona. 596 Bulletin 84. Fig. 32.—Winter rye, Prescott Dry-farm, June 24, 1915. planted in early fall at the rate of about thirty pounds of seed per acre. Emmer: The first plots of emmer and speltz were planted in 1914, one being destroyed by rabbits, while the other, a plot of speltz planted April 20, yielded eighty pounds of grain per acre. Black Winter emmer planted in 1915 was destroyed by prairie dogs, while Red Winter speltz C. I. No. 1772 yielded 342 pounds of grain per acre. SORGHUMS While sorghums were introduced into the Southwest compara- tively recently, they are already recognized by many as the surest producers of both grain and forage in times of drought. In the following discussion, sorghums will be divided into the two usual classes according to their special adaptation; forage sorghums and grain sorghums. Forage Sorghums: Amber and Club-top sorghums were grown in 1912, the former satisfactorily maturing, the latter failing to ripen seed. In 1913 African sorghum and Sudan grass were added to the. 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 University of Arizona. Agricultural Experiment Station. Tucson : Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona
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