804 FORAGE PLANTS AND THEIR CULTURE 



a season. The stems contain a small amount of sugar 

 and the herbage is readily eaten by animals. 



On account of its abundant tillering, teosinte is best 

 planted in hills 4 to 5 feet apart each way, which requires 

 about 3 pounds of seed per acre; or it may be planted 

 in rows 4 to 5 feet wide. 



Yields to the acre have been reported by various experi- 

 ment stations as follows : Louisiana (Audubon Park), 50 

 tons green weight ; Georgia, 38,000 pounds green weight ; 

 Mississippi, 44,000 pounds green weight ; North Carolina, 

 4021 pounds dry fodder against 4576 pounds for Orange 

 sorghum; South Carolina (Charleston), 43,923 pounds 

 green weight in 6 cuttings ; New Jersey, 9 tons, as com- 

 pared to 12.4 tons for milo. 



