SUDAX GRASS. 



in tlie largest plants. Broadcasted or drilled the height averages 3 to 

 4 feel, and the stems are much finer. The stems are mostly iin- 

 branched, strictly erect, and decidedly leafy, very much more so than 

 Johnson grass. The sugar content is small, but enough to give a 

 decided sweetish taste. The flower cluster is loose and open, pyram- 

 idal in form, and G to 12 inches long. There is practically no shatter- 

 ing of the seed at maturity. 



SEEDING SUDAN GRASS. 



Sudan erass mav be sown broadcast, drilled, or in cultivated rows. 

 Where there is sufficient moisture, broadcasting or drilling is prefer- 



FiG. 1. — Fields of Sudan gras« at Dalhart, Tex. Oii the riglit, uucultivated rows; ou 



the left, broadcasted. 



able; otherwise the grass is likely to be coarse. In seeding this way 3 

 pecks of seed to the acre should be used. 



Under conditions of light rainfall Sudan grass is probably best 

 sown in cultivated rows, though excellent results have been secured 

 in dry regions from broadcasting. In rows 3G inches wide, 4 pounds 

 of seed to the acre are sufficient, even with rather thick seeding, which 

 is recommended when grown for hay. For seed production much 

 thinner seeding has given excellent results. 



It is sometimes practicable in humid regions to sow in 18-inch rows 

 and cultivate. This is especially desirable where the land is very 

 weedy. The grass grown under such conditions does not become too 

 coarse, and, furthermore, the dense shade kills out the weeds. Five 

 pounds of seed to the acre should be used when thus sown. 



[Cir- 125] 



