2l8" FEEDING FARM ANIMALS 



When fed to cattle, it ought to be fed in conjunction or 

 alternating with leguminous fodder, as for instance, alfalfa 

 or cowpea hay. 



In feeding swine, Kafir corn fodder is of but little use. 

 In this respect it would be about on a par with corn stalks 

 (see p. 214). But when the crop contains more or less 

 seed, swine may consume some of the stalk, especially if 

 fed while still possessed of succulence in considerable de- 

 gree. 



For horses, Kafir corn fodder in certain areas serves a 

 useful purpose. As when feeding cattle, it is more valu- 

 able when the stalks are not coarse. With horses as with 

 cattle and sheep, it may form fully half the fodder fed 

 when fed in conjunction with leguminous fodders. 



What has been said about Kafir corn will apply in the 

 main to Jerusalem corn and durra. These are quite stocky 

 in growth, even more so than Kafir corn. As they are 

 grown chiefly for the grain, fodder from them is a very 

 secondary consideration. Milo maize, except in the dwarf 

 varieties, is of much taller growth and has more abundant 

 leaves around the portion of the stalk from which the seed 

 head emerges. In the experiments conducted by the au- 

 thor, it was found that Milo maize was eaten by cattle even 

 with as much avidity as sweet sorghum. When fed as fod- 

 der, these plants are more commonly grown thickly and are 

 fed from the cock. 



Broom corn, which grows up very quickly, may be 

 used for fodder, but when thus fed should be grown for the 

 purpose. When grown for the brush to be used in making 

 brooms, the stalks are usually ploughed under where they 

 grew. Other plants of this class are considered more valu- 

 able than broom corn in furnishing fodder, hence it is 

 scarcely ever grown for such a use. 



Pearl millet may be made to produce enormous crops 

 of fodder in the milder portions of the continent. In ex- 

 periments conducted by the author, however, the live stock 

 did not take kindly to the fodder. They did not relish it 



