14 BULLETIN 383^ U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGEICULTUEE. 



it can not be recommended as the ideal dual-purpose sorghum ; that is, 

 one that will furnish high yields and a good quality of both forage 

 and grain, because the seeds have an appreciable amount of tannin 

 4n them, and this lowers its feeding value. The presence of this 

 tannin also adds to the evidence supporting the theory that Schrock 

 kafir is in reality a hybrid of kafir and some sorgo, since all the 

 sorgos, so far as at present known, have tannin in the seed. While 

 Schrock kafir may be found to possess considerable merit as a silage 

 sorghum, it is not likely that any variety will be generally grown 

 because it has superior value for silage alone. 



No general recommendation for all these varieties covering the 

 whole region of the Great Plains can be made. It is quite likely 

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of sorghum, much as is now the case with corn. Dwarf hegari, 

 Dwarf feterita, and Improved feterita have all been brought to their 

 present standard of excellence by continued selection. AAHiether all 

 or any of them will in time become established varieties in any com- 

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 they have been grown under actual field conditions for several years. 

 The present publication is prepared, not for the purpose of urging 

 their general adoption in preference to present well-known varieties, 

 but to provide a source of information in regard to them at a time 

 when they are being sent out for trial among farmers. 



Dwarf hegari has become quite popular around Chillicothe. Tex., 

 and can be highly recommended for the whole sorghum region in 



