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ILLUSTRATIONS 
Map showing yield of broom-corn in the United 
States 
Characteristic heads of sorghums______--___-_______ 
Desirable seed heads of the dwarf and standard 
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Good and poor heads of broom-corn______________- 
Coarse imported brush and good domestic heads____ 
A good sample of broom-corn from Kentucky______ 
Sorghum, broom-corn and a cross between the two 
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Tabling broom-corn in advance of the cutters______ 
The tabled broom-corn ready for cutting_------_-_-_ 
The brush cut and laid on the table-___-_----______ 
Dump wagon for hauling the brush from the field 
Small power scraper for removing the seed from the 
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Threshing broom-corn with a large power scraper__ 
Curing shed for broom-corn_---------------------- 
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Dwarf broom-corn in the shock_------------------- 
Tread-power machine for the manufacture of brooms 
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Broom-corn sizer for assorting the brush according 
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Clipper for trimming the ends of the brooms____-_-- 
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