GENERAL REMARKS ON FORAGE GRASSES 25 



fodder has little feeding value, but nubbins and waste 

 ears are saved. 



Another method of harvesting corn is to cut the stalks 

 before the ears are mature and while the foliage is green. 

 The stalks are placed in bunches or shocks to dry in the 

 field. The grain matures while the fodder is curing, and 

 the ears are husked from the shock by hand or by 

 machinery. The fodder produced in this way contains 

 much nutriment, its value depending on the stage at 

 which the stalks were cut and upon the amount of 

 weathering. 



A large amount of fodder is produced from sorgo, 

 Kafir, milo and other kinds of sorghum. In the Great 

 Plains region, sorgo is often called cane. Sorgo is fre- 

 quently grown for fodder alone, in which case it is usually 

 sown thickly so that the individual stalks are slender and 

 succulent. Corn may be grown in this manner also, 

 that is for fodder and not for the grain. Kafir corn may 

 be grown for the grain but, like corn, the stalks and 

 foliage can be utilized for fodder after the seed has been 

 removed. 



Other grasses used in small quantities for fodder are 

 teosinte and pearl millet. The foliage of sugar cane is 

 used in the area where this plant is grown. 



Millet 



This is the only annual species among the smaller 

 grasses that is grown to any considerable extent pri- 

 marily for hay. The area where it is used extensively 

 extends from Texas to Minnesota. Included under the 

 general head of millet or foxtail millet, are common 



