FORAGE CBOPS 



Fig. 17. Typical head of Black- 

 Hulled White kaflr Com. 



sown broadcast at the 

 rate of four to five pounds 

 per acre, or planted in 

 rows and cultivated as for 

 Indian corn ; the latter is 

 the better method when 

 large yields are desired. 



Kafir corn is similar to 

 sweet sorghum in habit 

 of growth. It grows from 

 five to seven feet high, 

 with a stalk much like 

 corn. The leaves are 

 heavy and somewhat 

 stiff er than those of corn. 

 They run from one to two 

 and one -half feet long. 

 The grain appears on a 

 head that reaches a length 

 of twelve to sixteen 

 inches; but these heads 

 are compact, and do not 

 spread out, as in the 

 sweet sorghums; on the 

 mature head there is no 

 stem in sight, except at 

 the base, the grain only 

 being visible. 



The different kinds of 



