SUDAN GRASS- AND RELATED PLANTS. 17 



having a rainfall of 20 to 40 inches and a mean temperature during 



the growing season of 80° to 90° F., climatic conditions very similar 



to those in our southern Great Plains, where Sudan grass has done so 



well. 



SUDAN GRASS IN OTHER COUNTRIES. 



Since its introduction by the United States Department of Agricul- 

 ture, Sudan grass has been tested in many parts of the world. It has, 

 perhaps, been most successful in Australia, where it is being grown 

 at the different experiment stations, and is recommended highly, 

 especially in New South Wales (3). It has done well where tested 

 in Brazil and Argentina (fig. 12), and no doubt will become a valued 

 forage crop in the stock-producing sections of South America. 



Fig. 12. — Sudan grass on the Estado do Maranhao, 2 degrees south of the Equator in Brazil. Planted 

 February 26 and photographed on May 3 by Edward C Green, Superintendente, Servico do Algodao, 

 Brazil. 



The Philippine Islands, Hawaii, and Porto Rico all report success 



with Sudan grass, and in Cuba it is highly prized as forage (12). 



Although it is not adapted to the climate of Canada, good crops of it 



have been grown in southern Alberta. Sudan grass is sure to prove 



valuable in all semitropical regions and in the warmer parts of the 



temperate zones. 



SOIL RELATIONS. 



FERTILITY. 



Sudan grass thrives best, of course, in a good soil. Rich clay 



loams produce the best growth, but it makes better yields on poor 



soils than most hay crops. A good many farmers are now using it 



as a supplementary pasture on poor hill lands in the dry summer 



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