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PRODUCTIVE FARMING 



Several plantings of sweet and dent corn may be made 

 through May and June, the later plantings being ready 

 later. It is best to not use these early plantings of corn 

 before they are in the roasting-ear or milk stage. In that 

 condition corn has a good supply of nourishment, but it 

 grows richer as it grows older. 



FIG. 81. Black-hulled white kaffir, much grown in dry climates to use in place 

 of corn. (Experiment Station, Kans.) 



Substitutes for Corn. Kaffir (Fig. 51) and sorghum are 

 both good substitutes for field corn and have the advantage 

 of being suitable to feed green at almost any stage in their 

 growth, because they are a little more fibrous. Both sorghum 

 and kaffir make rapid growth in warm weather on good soil. 



The Legume Family. This is a family of plants of great 

 value to agriculture. The legume family is often called the 



