WOKK OF THE SAN ANTONIO EXPERIMENT FARM IN 1912. 



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such as milo, plantings made as late as April 1 gave heavier yields 

 than earlier plantings. This was due largely to the fact that there 

 ■was a poor stand in the earlier plantings. 



GRAIN-SORGHUM YIELDS COMPARED WITH CORN. 



Two varieties of grain sorghum, Dwarf milo and Sudan durra, 

 were grown in comparison with 42 of the most common types of 

 Texas corn. Sudan durra gave a yield of 57 bushels per acre and 

 Dwarf milo 63 bushels per acre, while the best strain of corn gave a 

 yield of 40 bushels per acre, with an average of about 30 bushels for 

 the field. 



Fig. 7. — Dwarf broom corn on thi> San Antonio Experiment Farm. An average yield of 

 657 pounds of brush per acre was obtained from plantings made on three different 

 dates in 1912. (Photographed June 15, 1912.) 



DISTRIBUTION OF SORGHUM SEED. 



More than 150 requests for grain-sorghum seed were received from 

 near-by farmers, and 209 packages Avere sent out to 103 of these. The 

 varieties distributed were Dwarf milo, Sudan durra, and Dwarf 

 Blackhull kafir. Much interest is being shown by the farmers in 

 western Texas in the production of this grain crop, since the corn 

 yields have been low during the past four years. 



BROOM CORN. 



In connection Avith grain-sorghum tests, three varieties of broom 

 corn were planted, Dwarf broom corn (fig. 7) being planted on three 



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