. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. THE NON-SACCHARINE SOBGHUMS 311 Brown Durra has continued in cultivation especially in southern California and Texas. The total area of White and Brown Durras was estimated at to 60,000 acres in 241. Milo, or Yel- low Milo, was intro- duced about 1885,ten years later than the White and Brown Durras, but it quickly became the most pop- ular of the group, the area in 1908 being estimated at 300,000 acres. This variety will mature in 90 to 100 days and i
. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. THE NON-SACCHARINE SOBGHUMS 311 Brown Durra has continued in cultivation especially in southern California and Texas. The total area of White and Brown Durras was estimated at to 60,000 acres in 241. Milo, or Yel- low Milo, was intro- duced about 1885,ten years later than the White and Brown Durras, but it quickly became the most pop- ular of the group, the area in 1908 being estimated at 300,000 acres. This variety will mature in 90 to 100 days and is adapted to culture as far north as south- western Nebraska. In addition to the standard varieties, there is now a dwarf variety well suited to cultivation for grain production. Compared with kafir, the durras are better adapted as grain producers but not so well suited for forage production. 1 U. S. Dept. Agr. Bur. Plant Indus., Bui. 175, p. Fig. 110. —Yellow 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 Montgomery, E. G. (Edward Gerrard), b. 1878. New York, Macmillan
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