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value for forage. Though widely advertised for many years 

 under numerous attractive names, it has never become 

 popular, and has no apparent advantages over sorghum as a 

 soiling and fodder crop. It is not adapted to planting in the 

 North. 



THE SMALL GRAINS 



441. According to the Census of 1910, there were 4,254,- 

 000 acres of grains cut green for hay, with a production of 

 5,278,000 tons. This total is largely made up of the cereals, 

 though it also includes some of the annual legumes, such as 

 cowpeas and soy beans. About one-half of this area is in 

 the Pacific states, where wheat and barley are the principal 

 annual hay crops. Most of the balance is in the Northern 

 states, where oats or a mixture of peas and oats are grown 

 for hay. The production, uses, and values of these various 

 crops for hay have been discussed in previous chapters. 



CORN 



442. A large part of the corn crop, particularly in the 

 Northern states, is used for silage, soiling, fodder, or stover. 

 The production and uses of corn in these various forms have 

 been discussed in the chapter on that crop. 



TEOSINTE 



443. A plant which deserves brief mention as a soiling 

 and coarse fodder crop is teosinte, Euchlaena mexicana. 

 It is a near relative of corn, but is adapted only to semi- 

 tropical conditions. In the Southern states it will produce 

 a greater yield of green fodder than any other plant. It will 

 grow to a height of 8 or 10 feet, but should be cut when it is 

 about 5 feet high. It will then make a second crop as heavy 

 as the first. The seed should be planted in hills 4 or 5 feet 



