Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture . rms, the i^lantsusually known as sorghum among farmers; (2)the non-saccharine fodder sorghums; (3) broom-corn (wholly distinct from the broom-corn milletdescribed in the last chapter). All these varioussorghums are considered to be forms of one vari-able species, Sorglimn vulgare or Andropogon Sor-ghum, native to the Old World. The non-saccharine fodder sorghums include allthe douras (spelled also dlioura and durra), Egypt-tian corn, milo maize, kafir corn. There is no onename that is now used to designate this group,but kafir corn is now bes
Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture . rms, the i^lantsusually known as sorghum among farmers; (2)the non-saccharine fodder sorghums; (3) broom-corn (wholly distinct from the broom-corn milletdescribed in the last chapter). All these varioussorghums are considered to be forms of one vari-able species, Sorglimn vulgare or Andropogon Sor-ghum, native to the Old World. The non-saccharine fodder sorghums include allthe douras (spelled also dlioura and durra), Egypt-tian corn, milo maize, kafir corn. There is no onename that is now used to designate this group,but kafir corn is now best known and is thoughtby some to be destined to become the popularclass name, although doura is the oldest andmost attractive name. The kafir corns bear acontracted dense panicle or head, in distinctionfrom the long, wisp-like heads of the broom-corn;some of the sweet sorghums bear drooping heads,but they are chiefiy distinguished by their sw^eetjuice. Of the kafir corns there are two groups,—kafir corn proper, with erect, rather long heads (95). Fij?. 10. Black-biilled White kafir Corn. KAFIR CORN 97 and not flattened seeds; and douras proper, withhanging or recurved short and compact heads andflattened seeds. Jerusalem corn and Yellow milomaize are douras. White milo maize belongs tothe kafir group. Sgme of the forms are distin-guished in Figs. 16 to 21 (all flgures in this chap-ter except Nos. 19, 22 and 23 are from KansasExperiment Station photographs). The grain inthe heads of the kafir corns is useful, as well as thefodder, but it is not the purpose of this book todiscuss the grain production. Forms of doura andkafir corn have been known in this country formany years, but it is only recently that they havecome to have real agricultural importance, duelargely to their adaptation to the hot and dryregions of the western country. Kafir corn is a valuable plant for dry hotcountries, and also for the East, since it is a rapidgrower, producing a large number of wide, luxu-ria
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