636 



Figure 9. 



Feterita, S. D. 481, on plot 243 at the Highmore sub- 

 station. Picture taken July 25, 1912. 



row planting method may still be recommended for the 

 central and western portions of the state in order to in- 

 sure a crop in dry seasons and to put the land in better 

 shape for the crop of the following year. 



Sudan grass is a crop that may be grown either as 

 an intertilled or a solid drilled crop. Thus one may ad- 

 just its use to his individual farm needs. 



The coarser stemmed sorghums such as amber cane, 

 dwarf milo, etc., should be grown in cultivated drill rows 

 either 36 or 42 inches apart. This insures a fair yield 

 in dry seasons and leaves the land in good, condition for 

 the next year's crop. Furthermore, the experimental 

 evidence which we have indicates that a higher yield of 

 forage is obtained by cultivation. 



A test of solid planting as compared with drilling in 

 cultivated rows 44 inches apart was conducted at High- 

 more in 1912 with four varieties. The results as shown 

 in Table VII were so conclusive in favor of the culti- 

 vated rows that it was not considered necessary to con- 

 tinue the test. 



