. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. CORN CROPS CHAPTER I PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INDIAN CORN The corn crops, as understood in this book, are the de- rivatives of two group-species: of Zea Mays, the Indian com or maize; and of Andropogon Sorghum, the sorghum and kafir series. The former is a plant-group of the West- ern Hemisphere and the latter of the Eastern Hemisphere. The maize products are used both for human and stock food, but the sorghum products are employed in this country mostly for
. The corn crops: a discussion of maize, kafirs, and sorghums as grown in the United States and Canada. Corn; Kafir corn; Sorghum. CORN CROPS CHAPTER I PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INDIAN CORN The corn crops, as understood in this book, are the de- rivatives of two group-species: of Zea Mays, the Indian com or maize; and of Andropogon Sorghum, the sorghum and kafir series. The former is a plant-group of the West- ern Hemisphere and the latter of the Eastern Hemisphere. The maize products are used both for human and stock food, but the sorghum products are employed in this country mostly for the feeding of animals. 1. Relative importance of corn and other crops in the world. — The hay and forage crop is the most important crop of the world, but this is made up of a great variety of plants. The yield in millions of tons of the world's most important plants is shown in the following diagram: — World's Ceops of the Most Impoetant Food Plants. Average FOR 5 Yeabs, 1906-1910 Millions Crop of Ton Potatoes 156 Corn 113 Wheat 107 0|ats 67 Rice 67 Rye 46 Barley 33. 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 Montgomery, Edward Gerrard, 1878-. New York, The Macmillan company
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