. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. THE ANNUAL GRASSES 231 acre as are desired of corn plants to the acre, which result may be had by using from 10 to 20 pounds of seed. When grown for hay, the seed may either be closely sown with a drill, which requires about one bushel of seed per acre, or it may be drilled in rows as it is for sirup, which re- quires only about one-third as much seed. If weeds are plentiful, it is best to cultivate during the early part of the. Fig. 81. — Cutting sorghum — one of the best forage
. Field crop production; a text-book for elementary courses in schools and brief courses in colleges. Agriculture. THE ANNUAL GRASSES 231 acre as are desired of corn plants to the acre, which result may be had by using from 10 to 20 pounds of seed. When grown for hay, the seed may either be closely sown with a drill, which requires about one bushel of seed per acre, or it may be drilled in rows as it is for sirup, which re- quires only about one-third as much seed. If weeds are plentiful, it is best to cultivate during the early part of the. Fig. 81. — Cutting sorghum — one of the best forage crops for the Middle West. growing season, although good crops may sometimes be grown without cultivation. 230. Harvesting for sirup. — Harvesting for sirup should be done when the seeds are in the late milk stage, since at this time the stems contain the best quality of juice. The heads and leaves should be removed from the stems before the latter are passed through the mill, since they impart a disagreeable taste to the sirup. They. 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 Livingston, George. New York, The Macmillan company
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