KAFIB CORN 99 



this class of plants should be seeded the latter 

 part of May or first of June. They will make a 

 crop ready for harvesting in two to two and one- 

 half months. For green forage they should be 

 cut as they are just coming in head, in order 

 to secure the best yield of succulent and nutri- 

 tious food. -They harden rapidly after seed be- 

 gins to form. In the western states, these plants 

 are largely grown for the grain, the ground meal 

 making an excellent substitute for corn meal. 

 While the dried fodder or hay makes a good for- 

 age, it possesses no advantages in humid climates 

 .over crops that are better known and more .easily 

 handled, as, for example, corn. In regions of little 

 rainfall, these crops are of unusual value. 



Composition of Kapik Corn and Allied Plants When 

 Suitable for Soiling 



Kind Water 



i 



Bed kafir corn 81.64 



White kafir corn . . . 83.44 

 Bural Branching doura . 85.89 

 Evergreen broom-corn . 77.08 

 Yellow-branching doura, 



or milo maize .... 83.19 

 Early Leaming corn . .76.43 



The above analyses are of plants grown at the 

 New Jersey Experiment Station. For comparison. 

 Early Leaming corn was planted at the same time, 

 and under the same conditions of soil and manage- 



