5O FORAGE CROPS. 



corn, it may be well to give a very brief description 

 of each. 



Kaffir corn, like sorghum, has an upright habit 

 of growth, but it does not grow to so great a hight 

 as sorghum or corn, hence it is more easily handled in 

 the sheaf, when matured, than either of these plants. 

 The stalks are sturdy and strong, and they taper as 

 they grow upward, as seen in Fig. 10, showing white 

 Kaffir corn grown for fodder. The leaves are large, 

 long and fairly numerous, more especially in the cen- 

 tral portion of the stalk, and they usually retain much 

 of their greenness for some time after the maturing 

 of the seed. The seed head is long and erect, and 

 the production of seed is abundant. The white and 

 red varieties are distinguished chiefly by the color of 

 the seed head and of the seed. The white variety is 

 later in maturing than the red, but it produces 

 more seed. 



Milo maize, in both the yellow and white vari- 

 eties, has an erect habit of growth and usually attains 

 a great hight (Fig. 1 1 ). The stems are not so stocky 

 as those of Kaffir corn, and they are abundantly sup- 

 plied with leaves inclined to fine in quality. They 

 are the most numerous on the upper half of the stem. ' 

 When once well rooted, the plants grow rapidly and 

 produce a large amount of good soiling food or 

 fodder. The yellow variety is distinguished from the 

 white by the color of the seed and by some other 

 peculiarities not of very great moment. 



Dhourra (Fig. 12) grows a strong and some- 

 what coarse stalk ; but, like Kaffir corn, it does not 

 grow to a great hight. The leaves are broad and 

 long, but are not so numerous as those produced by 

 Yellow or White Milo maize. The seed head is 



