DESCRIPTION OF FEED STUFFS 



Sudan grass is another close relative of the sorghums 

 which will produce a very large amount of desirable green 

 feed to be cut up for poultry and which is used extensively 

 for that purpose in California, It is more desirable than 

 Johnson grass as it has a more leafy stem and does not 

 tend to become a weed pest, being easier to eradicate if 

 desired. Although it makes a very rank growth the stems 

 are thin and tender. Very large yields per acre of this 

 grass can be secured in the South, especially in sections 

 where it is grown under irrigation. It does not flourish in 

 high altitudes or in the extreme northern States, but being 

 fairly drouth resistant, it is adapted for the southwestern 

 section of the U. S. 



LEGUMES FOR FORAGE AND FOR HAY 



Leguminous plants have a very high protein content 

 and also contain a large amount of mineral matter, being 

 especially rich in lime. These are especially desirable 

 crops to grow in sections where they will make a good 

 growth, because they not only furnish a large amount of 

 food material per acre but enrich the land by adding nitro- 

 gen to the soil as well as furnishing a large amount of im- 

 portant vegetable matter or humus. Alfalfa is the best 

 legume to grow for poultry wherever it will produce a 

 good crop. It is one of the best crops to grow whether 

 it is to be cut and fed as green forage, to be made into 

 hay and later fed to the poultry, or to be used as pasture. 

 In sections where alfalfa does not do well the various 

 clovers are desirable crops to grow and will serve the same 



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