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which of the two types gives the better yield. It is probable, how- 

 ever, that the average yield for a series of years would be in favor of 

 the Dwarf type. If the grain is to be headed and the stalks left in 

 the field, it would probably be advisable to plant the Dwarf, since 

 it is not so high and can be more easily headed with a header or by 

 hand. The Standard is more easily handled with a row binder, 

 and where the stalks are to be saved and fed in the bundle or the 

 crop used for silage this type should be planted. 



Two varieties of kafir are also universally grown. These are the 

 Standard and the Dwarf, and what has been said of the different 

 types of milo may also be said of these kafir varieties. Kafir differs 

 from milo in that it requires a longer season to mature and is fre- 

 quently injured by frost, as will be seen by referring to the tables 

 presented in connection with these studies. 



Milo has usually given the highest grain yield, while kafir has 

 given uniformly higher yields of fodder. Not only does kafir give 

 a larger yield of fodder than milo, but the quality is far superior. 

 This is especially true if an attempt is made to harvest the milo crop 

 for both seed and fodder. The reason for this is that the milo stalk 

 ripens before the head and there are very few leaves left on a hard, 

 woody stalk at the time of harvest for grain. With kafir the ripen- 

 ing is just the reverse of milo; that is, the head ripens before the 

 stalk, which makes it possible to harvest a grain crop when grain 

 is produced and at the same time a fodder crop of good quality. 



MILO AT GARDEN CITY. 



Six crops of milo have been grown at Garden City, Kans. Since 

 three of these failed to produce grain, the average grain yield is 

 very low. Yields of milo grown after summer tillage are not in- 

 cluded in the experiments here reported. The work has been rear- 

 ranged and extended to include it and a wide range of methods of 

 seed-bed preparation. Of the methods here reported there is not suffi- 

 cient difference in the average yields to indicate the great superiority 

 of any one over the others. The lowest yield of both grain and stover 

 has been on spring-plowed land continuously cropped to milo. The 

 highest yield has been from fall plowing after small grain. The 

 former method has resulted in an average loss of 83 cents per acre, 

 while the latter has given a profit of $2.07 per acre. Considering the 

 value of both grain and stover, only two of the six crops on fall- 

 plowed and on listed land have been produced at a loss, while only one 

 crop on spring-plowed land has returned a profit. 



It will be seen that at this station milo stover at a valuation of $4 

 per ton has returned a greater value than the grain when priced at 

 40 cents a bushel. At the other stations the opposite has been true in 



