THE BROOM-CORN PLANT 



The standard type grows to a height of 10 to 15 

 feet and produces a brush 18 to 24 inches in length, 

 which grows out beyond the leaf sheath. 



B 



Fig. 1. Characteristic heads of sorghum. A, broom-corn; B, sweet sor- 

 ghum; and C, kafir corn. 



The brush of the standard type is used for mak- 

 ing large carpet and stable brooms, while the fine 

 brush from the dwarf corn is used largely for the 

 manufacture of small hearth brooms and whisk 

 brooms for clothing. For making large brooms the 

 dwarf corn is not so desirable as the standard type, 

 because the straws are weak and less durable, but 



