392 FIELD CROPS FOR THE COTTON-BELT 



of durra known as Feterita, and related to milo and White 

 durra, has recently been introduced into the United States 

 from the British Egyptian Sudan, in Africa. 



The durras are characterized by the production of large, 

 somewhat flattened seeds (Fig. 68),, and with the exception 



of Feterita, a high 

 percentage of re- 

 curved or goose- 

 necked peduncles. 

 As the grain of White 

 durra shatters badly 

 and is frequently in- 

 jured by insects and 

 disease, it is little 

 grown in this coun- 

 try. Brown durra 

 is grown rather ex- 

 tensively in southern 

 California and to a 

 less extent in Texas. 

 In many respects it 

 resembles milo. 



Yellow milo is a 

 very popular grain- 

 sorghum, owing to the fact that it matures about two weeks 

 earlier than kafir and produces a large, brittle grain that is 

 easily masticated by stock. It is extensively grown in the 

 Pan-handle of Texas and western Oklahoma. Milo is little 

 grown for hay, silage, or soiling as the stalks are not leafy 

 and the crop is usually quite mature when harvested. 

 It is grown almost exclusively as a grain and fodder crop. 

 Yellow milo matures in 90 to 100 days. It can be grown 

 further north and at higher altitudes than kafir. Dwarf 



FIG. 67. Milo heads ; one pendent, one erect. 



