CONTENTS XXVU 



PAGB 



Method of harv'esting, p. 392 ; Threshing, p. 393 ; 

 Method of han-e sting broom com, p. 393 ; Prepar- 

 ing broom com for market, 393. 



IV. USE AND PRODUCTION. 



Use 394 



Danger from use, p. 395 ; Sorghum sugar, p. 395 ; 

 Sorghum sirup, p. 396. 

 Sorghum Crop of the World . . . . . '397 



Sorghum crop of the United States, p. 397 ; Yield 

 per acre, p. 398. 

 History .......... 398 



Collateral Reading 399 



CHAPTER XXVII.— BUCKWHEAT. 



Name 400 



Relationships, p. 400; The plant, p. 400; Flowers, 

 p. 401 ; Grain, p. 401 ; Physical properties, p. 402. 



Composition 402 



Species • . . . 403 



Varieties, p. 403. 

 Climate .......... 404 



Soil, p. 404 ; Rotation, p. 405 ; Green manuring, p. 405. 

 Preparation of Seed Bed 406 



Seeding, p. 406. 

 Enemies ......... 407 



Harvesting 407 



Use, p. 407 ; Production, p. 408 ; Yield per acre, p. 

 409. 



History 409 



Practicum 410 



Description of buckwheat, p. 410; Relation of buck- 

 wheat to soil moisture, p. 410. 



