CORN, MILO, AND KAFIR IN THE GREAT PLAINS AREA. 



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nearly every case. This is an important consideration in studying 

 milo yields, as the crop is usually grown for the grain. 



Table VII. — Summary of yields and digest of the cost of production of milo by 

 different tillage methods and crop sequences at Garden City, Kans., 1909 to 

 1914, inclusive. 





Fall plowed. 



Spring plowed, 







Yields, values, etc. (average per acre). 



After milo 

 (1 plat). 



After small grain 

 (2 plats). 



after milo 

 (1 plat). 



(1 plat). 





Grain. 



Stover. 



Grain. 



Stover. 



Grain. 



Stover. 



Grain. 



Stover. 



Yields for the year: 



1909 



Bush. 

 



14 





 30.5 







8.5 



Lbs. 



3,950 



2,150 



760 

 3,120 



260 

 2,670 



Bush. 





 21.8 





 27.1 





 13.9 



Lbs. 



5,345 



3,275 



360 

 3,010 



770 

 3,175 



Bush. 

 



7.6 

 



25 

 

 4.8 



Lbs. 



3,370 



1,940 



380 

 2,750 



620 

 2,180 



Bush. 





 12.4 





 29.1 





 11.2 



Lbs. 



3,830 



1910 



2,380 



1911 







1912 



3,775 



1913 



300 



1914 



1,930 







Average 



8.8 



2,152 



10.5 



2,656 



6.2 



1,873 



8.8 



2, 036 







Crop value, cost, etc.: 



Value 



$3.52 



$4.30 



$4.20 



$5.31 



$2.48 



$3.75 



$3.52 



$4.07 







Total value 



$7.82 

 7.44 



$9.51 

 7.44 



$6.23 

 7.06 



$7.52 



Cost 



5.93 







Profit or loss 



.38 



2-07 



- .83 



1.59 





















MILO AT DALHART. 



Milo has given higher average yields at Dalhart, Tex., than at any 

 of the other stations, and there is a greater range in the average 

 profits per acre from different methods. The grain yields vary from 

 a complete failure to 69 bushels per acre. Records for six years are 

 available from this station. In all but two years milo has been grown 

 at a profit by all methods under trial. Milo following summer tillage 

 has been profitable in all years except one. This fact, combined with 

 the high average yield of both grain and stover and the net profit of 

 $14.21 per acre that it returns, makes it a method of great importance 

 for the Dalhart region. The crop was harvested in bulk and con- 

 verted into ensilage in 1913, but the summer-tilled plat produced an 

 estimated yield of at least 600 pounds of grain per acre. The yields 

 obtained show that summer tillage has insured a grain yield in dry 

 years, and, except in one year, has increased the yield over that from 

 other methods. 



The listing method returns the next highest profits per acre. The 

 plat devoted to this method occupies a low place on the farm and may 

 catch run-off water in sufficient quantity to increase the yields. The 

 low cost of preparation by this method is a point in its favor. 



The low yields obtained from milo following small grain by fall 

 plowing have been due more to imperfect stands than to any other 



