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ing some roughage in a very dry hot season. It is worth 

 while to consider carefully which kind of sorghum to 

 grow. Our experiments show that Sudan grass is most 

 promising of all for forage purposes. Fortunately it is 

 one of the highest yielding sorghums and is finer in qual- 

 ity and easier to grow and harvest the crop than is the 

 case with the coarser sorghums. 



The black seeded amber canes, including Minnesota 

 amber and Dakota amber, are -also of value under some 

 conditions. While the dwarf milo gives encouraging 

 yields, it will probably not become popular in this state 

 owing to the difficulty experienced in securing viable 

 seed, as it very rarely ripens seed under our conditions 

 and it is necessary to use southern grown seed. 



It appears safe to conclude that Sudan grass is the 

 best sorghum for hay or fine forage and amber cane for 

 coarse dry fodder. 



Figure 6. 



Red Amber, S. D. 483, at Highmore. Picture taken 

 July 25, 1912. 



This variety yields heavily but is not advisable for 

 this state as it does not mature seed here. 



