Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture . big. 2,^. Matured kaflr corn roots. KAFIR CORN IN DRY REGIONS 119 single cutting, but it will not go nearly twiceas far. Cutting and curing for hay As before stated, kafir corn should be cut whenthe seed is in the milk or early-dough stage. Thecutting may be done with a grain-binder, andshocked to cure as small grain. This leaves it in avery fine condition to handle when feeding, but is. Fig. 27. Matured sorghum roots 120 FOUAGE CROPS rather hard on a machine and somewhat ordinary method is to cut with a mower, andthe crop shoul
Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture . big. 2,^. Matured kaflr corn roots. KAFIR CORN IN DRY REGIONS 119 single cutting, but it will not go nearly twiceas far. Cutting and curing for hay As before stated, kafir corn should be cut whenthe seed is in the milk or early-dough stage. Thecutting may be done with a grain-binder, andshocked to cure as small grain. This leaves it in avery fine condition to handle when feeding, but is. Fig. 27. Matured sorghum roots 120 FOUAGE CROPS rather hard on a machine and somewhat ordinary method is to cut with a mower, andthe crop should be left to cure well before , in the middle and western part ofKansas, after being cut and raked, it is put intolarge shocks or small ricks containing from a tonto three tons each. This is done with a hay-gath-erer, buck-rake or go-devil, and saves a greatdeal of handling. It keeps in excellent conditionwhen treated this way, and can be hauled whenneeded. Under ordinary conditions kafir corn willbe ready to harvest for hay in about 105 days afterplanting, and this should be before frost, as freez-ing while green is detrimental; besides, the hayw^ill not cure as well in cool weather, and it isessential that it be as perfectly cured as possible. Yield of grain in hafir corn The yield of grain will range from twenty toninety bushels per acre, with an average of aboutforty-five bushels in eastern Kansas; in theweste
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