SORGHUM VAEIETIES FOE THE GREAT I'LAINS. 3 



DWARF HEGARI. 



Dwarf hegari is a selection (F. C. I. No. 4201) from S. P. I. No. 

 22326, which sorghum was obtained from the agricultural inspector 

 at Khartum, Sudan, Africa, under the native name of Hegari. 

 Dwarf hegari is a short, leafy strain chosen from the above number 

 at the Forage-Crop Field Station, Chillicothe, Tex., in November, 

 1910. 



Description. — Stems stout, five-eighths to three-fourths of an inch in diameter, 

 4 to 5 feet tall, medium juicy, slightly sweet, usually with but few tillers and 

 only occasional branches ; leaves 12 to 14, averaging about 3 inches broad and 

 24 inches long; head cylindrical to ellipsoidal, erect, medium compact, 3 

 inches in diameter, 7 to 8 inches long, usually well filled, exserted 2 inches 



riG. 1. 



-Typical plants, showing the character of the stem, leaf, and seed head : 

 hegari ; 2, Improved feterita ; 3, Sehrock kaflr. 



1, Dwarf 



above the upper sheath ; seeds spherical, medium sized, white, marked with a 

 few red and brown spots, the upper two-thirds exposed from the glume, shatter- 

 ing moderately ; glumes ovate, black, slightly pubescent, not awned. 



In general appearance Dwarf hegari resembl'fes Dwarf BlackhuU 

 kafir very closely (fig. 1), but is nearly intermediate between it and 

 feterita in the compactness of the panicle or head, in the size and 

 markings of the seed, and in germinating power. It stands up 

 well in storms, lodging very little. The growing season averages 96 

 to 100 days under normal conditions on the Great Plains. 



This variety has become well known in the vicinity of Chillicothe, 

 Tex., and the acreage has increased rapidly in the past two years. 

 Many farmers prefer it to Dwarf milo on account of its higher forage 

 value and the greater ease of harvesting due to the erect heads. Its 

 early maturity has caused it to be looked upon favorably as far north 

 as central Nebraska. 



