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EXPERIMENTS WITH ROOTS AND FORAGE CROPS 



TEOSINTE ( Reana luxurians) 



This is anotlier of the corn type of plants. It is noted for 

 its stooling or suckering habits. Doubtless there is no forage 



plant that equals it in 

 this respect. Its origin 

 is South America. It 

 was grown at the Sta- 

 tion in 1896, and did 

 fairly well, but not in 

 comparison with ordi- 

 nary corn. Under fa- 

 vorable conditions, it is 

 said to produce as high 

 as four cuttings in a 

 season. Its height va- 

 ries from 3 to 7 feet. 



KAFFIR CORN 



Three varieties, — 

 white, red, and black 

 chaff — have been grown 

 at the Station. They 

 are non-saccharine sor- 

 ghum, and all closely 

 resemble one another. 

 The white averaged 

 from 4 to 5 feet in 

 height, the red 4 feet, 

 and the black chaff 5 to 

 6 feet. None of the va- 

 rieties mature ordinarily 

 in this climate. In 1897 about one-sixth of the white-headed 

 came out, and none of the red or black chaff. The compar- 

 ative weights of fodder per 30 foot row was, for the white, 69^ 

 pounds; red, 59 pounds; black chaff, 103 pounds. 



The seed of these plants, like that of the sorghums, is borne 

 in the heads of the plants. The name distinguishing each is 



Fig. 8. — Non-saccharine^sorgliums. (Tallest 9 feet.) 

 Jerusalem corn. Kaffir corn. Milo maize. 



