MILLET, SORGHUM, AND FORAGE CROPS 93 



to live in hot, dry climates. These plants are grown 

 for fodder and also for the seed which is being used as 

 food for stock. 



Sorghum may be sown broadcast and the crop 

 harvested the same as hay ; or it may be planted in 



NODULES ON ALFALFA ROOTS AND RED CLOVER ROOTS 



drill rows or hills and cultivated and harvested the 

 same as corn. 



Root nodules. Like clover and alfalfa, peas, beans, 

 vetches, and lentils are legumes, and have nodules on 

 their roots which are produced by the nitrogen-gather- 

 ing bacteria. The value of these plants in enriching 



