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the Pacific states, where wheat and barley are the principal 

 annual hay crops. Most of the rest is in the North, where 

 oats or a mixture of peas and oats are grown for hay. 



433. Com. A large part of the corn crop, particularly 

 in the Northern states, is used for silage, soiling, fodder, or 

 stover. The production and uses of corn have been dis- 

 cussed. 



434. Teosinte. It is a near relative of corn, but adapted 

 only to semitropical conditions. In the South it will pro- 

 duce a greater yield of green fodder than any other plant. 

 It will grow to a height of 8 or 10 feet, but should be cut 

 when it is about 5 feet high. It will then make a second crop 

 as heavy as the first. The seed should be planted in hills 4 

 or 5 feet apart each way, and the crop cultivated like corn. 

 As it stools abundantly, 1 to 3 pounds of seed will plant an acre. 



LABORATORY AND FIELD EXERCISES 



1. Collect and mount specimens of all crops discussed in this 

 chapter. Every student of agriculture should be able to identify 

 either by the seed or by complete plants all the common varieties of 

 the sorghums and millets. 



2. Make a careful study of the results secured in the community 

 with sorghums and millets as forage crops and as seed crops. From 

 the experiences in the community what would be a practical recom- 

 mendation concerning the value of the growth of these crops? 



REFERENCES 



Cyclopedia of American Agriculture, Bailey. 

 Farm Crops, Burkett. 

 Cereals in America, Hunt. 

 Forage Crops, Voorhees. 

 Farm Grasses of the United States, Spillman. 

 Field Crop Production, Livingston. 

 Productive Farm Crops, Montgomery. 

 Forage Crops and Their Culture, Piper. 

 Farmers' Bulletins: 



509. Forage Crops for the Cotton Region. 



605. Sudan Grass. 



793. Foxtail Millet. 



