. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. 452 MEADOWS AND PASTURES MEADOWS AND PASTURES abundantly and is spreading. Very little is known of its forage value. It grows two to five feet high and may be worthy of more attention than it has received. In the Hawaiian islands it is a rather serious weed in the cane-fields. IV. The Plains Region The eastern edge of the Plains region may be considered in two divisions, namely, the north and the south. In the north, brome grass{Bromus iner- mis, see page 445) is the most important perennial hay and pasture plant. It takes the place in tha
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. 452 MEADOWS AND PASTURES MEADOWS AND PASTURES abundantly and is spreading. Very little is known of its forage value. It grows two to five feet high and may be worthy of more attention than it has received. In the Hawaiian islands it is a rather serious weed in the cane-fields. IV. The Plains Region The eastern edge of the Plains region may be considered in two divisions, namely, the north and the south. In the north, brome grass{Bromus iner- mis, see page 445) is the most important perennial hay and pasture plant. It takes the place in that. Broom-corn viilld. There are several varieties of broom-corn millet grown in the Dakotas. The seed is several times larger than that of the foxtail millets. It is sown after the manner of wheat, mostly for its seed, which is used as feed for all kinds of stock. Sorghum. The several varieties of sorghum, both saccharine and non-saccharine, find their most important development as farm crops in the Plains region, especially from Nebraska southward. The ordinary sweei sorghums are grown largely for hay and for fodder. These crops are all resistant to drought and are relished by all kinds of stock. In Kansas and southward kafir (Figs. 577, 578) is largely grown both for grain and fodder. A variety of sorghum closely related to kafir, known variously as milo, dwarf milo and yellow milo, is of special value in the Panhandle region of Texas. [See Kafir and Sorgkuvi.] Alfalfa is the most important hay plant of this region. It will be noticed more par- ticularly below. In this region large quantities of wild prairie grasses are cut for hay. The hay is found on all the western markets, where it usually sells at about half the price of timothy hay. Fig 675. Native pasture. Ranch on south fork o£ Hum- boldt river, Elko county, Looking down stream. V. The Rocky Mountain States section occupied by both timothy and blue-grass farther east. It is usually sown in the spr
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