![](http://www.alamy.com/thumbs/6/A0F82ED0-C6D0-43AF-8793-14ECD4CD733A/RDEYKB.jpg)
. Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture. Forage plants. FORAGE CBOPS Fig. 17. Typical head of Black- Hulled White kaflr Com. sown broadcast at the rate of four to five pounds per acre, or planted in rows and cultivated as for Indian corn; the latter is the better method when large yields are desired. Kafir corn is similar to sweet sorghum in habit of growth. It grows from five to seven feet high, with a stalk much like corn. The leaves are heavy and somewhat stiffer than those of corn. They run from one to two and one-half feet long. The grain appears on a head that reaches a lengt
. Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture. Forage plants. FORAGE CBOPS Fig. 17. Typical head of Black- Hulled White kaflr Com. sown broadcast at the rate of four to five pounds per acre, or planted in rows and cultivated as for Indian corn; the latter is the better method when large yields are desired. Kafir corn is similar to sweet sorghum in habit of growth. It grows from five to seven feet high, with a stalk much like corn. The leaves are heavy and somewhat stiffer than those of corn. They run from one to two and one-half feet long. The grain appears on a head that reaches a length of twelve to sixteen inches; but these heads are compact, and do not spread out, as in the sweet sorghums; on the mature head there is no stem in sight, except at the base, the grain only being visible. The different kinds of. 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 Voorhees, Edward Burnett, 1856-1911. New York, Macmillan
Size: 865px × 2889px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectforagep, bookyear1913