far exceeds the corn in quantity of both grain 

 and fodder. With the two varieties of sorghum 

 on equal footing in their utilization asjforage 

 and grain on the farm, the average value of the 

 yield per acre for the past nine years (1893-1901), 

 according to the growers of sorghum, was $5.50, 

 and of Kaffir corn $9.57, showing the value of 

 Kaffir corn to be for their purposes $4.32 per 

 acre, or 82 per cent greater than sorghum. Fur- 

 ther investigation shows for the same period an 

 average grain value for Indian corn of $4.70 per 

 acre after it is husked. The values are given 

 for the sorghum with stover and grain included. 

 In assuming the difference between the sor- 

 ghum and Kaffir corn to be the grain value of the 

 latter exclusive of stover, the grain value of Kaffir 

 corn is placed at $4. 32 per acre, or within 38 cents 

 per acre of the value of husked Indian corn. 



This statement, coupled with the preceding, 

 forcibly suggests for Kaffir corn an early depart- 

 ure in rank from among the exclusive forage 

 plants to a standing among the highest grade of 

 flesh and fat and milk-producing foods. In 

 nearly all the counties showing the heaviest 

 values of cattle, the larger areas of Kaffir corn 

 strongly supplemented by alfalfa prevail, and 



i the same as to values of animals slaughtered or 



■ sold for slaughter and output of the dairy products. 

 Like alfalfa, after securing a strong hold in 



I the eastern counties, Kaffir corn is steadily 

 advancing westward, and is fortunate in discov- 

 ery of conditions generally conducive to its cul- 

 ture and usefulness. 



By the fact that Kaffir corn can be success- 



t fully grown in all localities, and of its being a 

 strong resistant to protracted heat and dryness, 

 proved feeding qualities, close or practically 

 equal to corn, having an abundance of the car- 

 bohydrates or fat-producing elements, it promises 

 to become as much a principal resource in cen- 

 tral and western Kansas as Indian corn is in the 

 East, and when balanced with the deep-rooted 

 alfalfa, richer in protein or frame and flesh build- 

 ing materials than almost any other available 



'adjunct, it opens vast possibilities to those who 

 would grasp opportunity. 



