XXVI CONTENTS 



PAGE 

 II. PRODUCTION AND MARKETING. 



Production of Rice in the World 378 



Production of rice in the United States, p. 378 ; Yield 

 per acre, p. 379 ; Marketing, p. 379. 



III. HISTORY. 



History • • • . 380 



Practicum 381 



Study of the rice plant, p. 381. 



Collateral Reading 38 1 



CHAPTER XXVI.— SORGHUM. 



I. STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION AND VARIETIES. 



Name 382 ^ 



Relationships, p. 382 ; The plant, p. 383 ; Inflores- ] 



cence, p. 383 ; Grain, p. 384; i 



Composition . . • 384 \ 



Varieties 384 ! 



Improvement of varieties, p. 386; Germination, p. ' 



387. i 



II. CLIMATE AND SOIL. ! 



Climate 387 ! 



Soil 388 ! 



Rotation, p. 388. | 



III. CULTURAL METHODS. 



Preparation of Seed Bed 389 



Time of planting, p. 389 ; Rate of planting, p. 389 ; | 



Quantity of seed, p. 390 ; Method of planting, p. j 



391 ; Cultivation, p. 391. \ 



Enemies of Sorghum 392 i 



Time of Harvesting ..••••• 392 ! 



