. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, October 28, 1911.] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN IS CUTTING SORGHUM. Many farmers over wide sections planted sorghum as a late emergency crop, following the diouth and the short- age of the early hay crop. In most cases this sorghum has made a good growth, and is now about to mature. Some of it will be late and perhaps be caught by early frosts if not cut and used immedi- ately. Sorghum which was broadcasted and has come up thickly in the field may be cut aa hay with a mowing machine. Where it has been drilled and the stalks have grown large, it will be b
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Saturday, October 28, 1911.] THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN IS CUTTING SORGHUM. Many farmers over wide sections planted sorghum as a late emergency crop, following the diouth and the short- age of the early hay crop. In most cases this sorghum has made a good growth, and is now about to mature. Some of it will be late and perhaps be caught by early frosts if not cut and used immedi- ately. Sorghum which was broadcasted and has come up thickly in the field may be cut aa hay with a mowing machine. Where it has been drilled and the stalks have grown large, it will be better to cut it in the same manner as corn fodder, either by hand or with a corn binder. Whether cut for hay or fodder, sor- ghum is difficult to cure, owing to the large amount of juice in the stalks, and especially in the fall, when the days are shorter and cool. Where the etalks are large and the crop is cut as fodder, make the shocks very small to allow of more perfect curing. Made into large shocks, green sorghum is almost sure to sour, or mould, or spoil in some way. It must stand in the shock for several weeks in the open air before being stored for win- ter. Care must be taken in placing it in storage, as large masses are apt to heat and spoil. When sorghum is thick and fine and is cut for hay, it should cure on the ground for a full day or more in the sun and wind, and then be placed in small bunches for complete curing, which will require a week or more, according to the amount of juice in the plants at the time of harvest and the dryness of the weather for good curing. In no case must the crop be immediately stacked or stored in the barn, as it is sure to spoil without a long process of curing in the field. The way to secure the most good from sorghum is to cut and feed as much as possible of the crop from the time it is large enough to feed till time for frost. The cows and horses like it in the green state with sweet juice in the stalks, and if they consume it from
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