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milo is a low growing strain of Yellow milo which has been 

 developed in regions of scanty rainfall. Owing to its ex- 

 treme drought resistance and excellent grain producing 

 qualities Dwarf milo is now one of the most popular grain- 

 sorghums. There is also a White milo which is closely 

 related to Yellow milo. It differs from Yellow milo mainly 

 in the appearance of the glumes and seed, both of which 

 are white. White milo is meeting with much favor in the 

 grain-sorghum belt. 

 Feterita is a durra having erect heads, and large, soft, 



Fig. 68. — Milo seeds, hulled (on left) and uu- 

 htiUed (on right) and a small branch of head. 



white grains. It grows from 4 to 7 feet high. Since its 

 introduction into the United States Extravagant claims 

 have been made for it by uninformed persons. Experiments 

 by the office of Forage Crop Investigations of the United 

 States Department of Agriculture "show it to be a good 

 grain and forage crop, but not in any way meriting ex- 

 traordinary praise. It has proved about equal to milo 

 in yield." 



488. Shallu (Fig. 69). — This is a peculiar sorghum 

 characterized by slender stems and large loose panicles 

 with drooping branches. The spikelets are somewhat oval 

 in shape and of yellowish color. At maturity the two 



