96 AUSTRALIAN GRASSES AND PASTURE PLANTS 



than the one previously described, but is a valuable and 

 productive forage plant. 



Sorghum saecharalum (black seed) has a branching habit 

 and is an excellent forage plant. The newly introduced 

 Sorghum, "Saccaline," promises to be a valuable addition 

 to this class of forage plants. 



The non-saccharine or grain Sorghums resist drought to 

 a greater degree than the others, and are better suited to the 

 dry districts. They thrive under the same cultural conditions, 

 and amongst the best are : 



Kaffir Corn. This variety of Sorghum is considered the 

 best to grow where grain is the chief consideration. Its stalks 

 and leaves are palatable to stock, while the chaffed plant is 

 good feed for horses. In some tests with Kaffir Corn and 

 Maize, the results were greatly in favour of the former, which 

 produced from forty to fifty bushels of grain per acre in a dry 

 season. The seed is exceellent feed for poultry. 



Jerusalem Corn, although of comparatively dwarf habit, 

 yields a quantity of good feed, and withstands drought. It 

 produces large heads of grain which is nearly flat and pure 

 white. 



Sudan Sorghum or Sudan Grass which, like its congeners, 

 resists drought, grows tall, yielding a quantity of palatable 

 herbage, and makes good hay and chaff. It is said to have a 

 laxative effect on stock that eat much of it. In the humid 

 coast districts the leaves become affected with fungoid growth. 



Other varieties of Sorghum are cultivated to a less extent. 



