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BUCKWHEAT 



UCKWHEAT is grown for human food and the flower is a favorite 

 with the bee on account of the large amount of honey it contains. 



Soil 



Buckwheat can be raised on almost any type of soil and in latitudes 

 where but few crops will mature. 



It is a hearty feeder and rough rustler. Buckwheat will make a good 

 crop on land that is apparently worn out. 



As a green manure crop it is excellent. The writer has sown it as a 

 catch crop after an attempt to raise wheat, which failed on account of an 

 anaemic condition of the soil, and by plowing the heavy growth of buck- 

 wheat late in the fall, was able to secure a good crop of wheat the next 

 year. It is very evident that the crop plowed under improved the 

 physical condition of the soil and made available dormant plant food. 



Seeding 



Buckwheat can be sown broadcast or drilled. The usual amount to 

 sow is from three to four pecks per acre. 



The digestible nutrients in buckwheat are as follows: 



I 



Total Dry 



Matter in 



100 Lbs. 



Digestible Nutrients in 100 Pounds 



Fat 



Crude 

 Protein 



Buckwheat 



.1 



Carbo- 

 hydrates 



48.2 



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KAFFIR CORN 



KAFFIR corn is a non-saccharine sorghum. While it can be grown 

 in any latitude or in any soil that will produce Indian corn, it is 

 also especially adapted to semi-arid regions. It is manifestly a drouth 

 and hot wind resisting plant. During an extremely dry spell it may 

 become dry and apparently dead, but will revive after a rain. 



Kaffir corn is a carbohydrate the same as Indian corn and its feed- 

 ing value is very nearly equal to Indian corn. The results of a number 

 of analyses show that the protein and carbohydrates in Kaffir corn 

 are slightly higher and the fat somewhat lower in per cent than in 

 Indian corn. 



It is safe to say that ten bushels of Kaffir corn have approximately 

 the sarrie feeding value as nine bushels of Indian corn. 



Kaffir corn is a great safe-guard in semi-arid regions and high alti- 

 tudes where Indian corn cannot be successfully grown. When fed with 

 alfalfa in the right proportion, it makes a splendid ration for live-stock. 



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