34 CLASSES OF FEEDING STUFFS 



this great crop is grown thickly in the row, or is sown broad- 

 cast upon the field, a veritable giant grass crop is formed 

 that will yield lo to 20 tons of green material per acre. 



As a feed for all classes of live stock corn is unsurpassed. 

 It should be remembered, however, that it is a highly 

 carbonaceous feed and should not be depended upon en- 

 tirely for feed for the young, or for the mother animal 

 producing milk. 



The Sorghums. — ■ These embrace a number of large 

 grasses which are becoming more and more important to 

 the farmers of the semiarid regions of the West and 

 Southwest. Although some of these plants are as large 

 as corn they differ from it in that the seeds grow at the 

 top of the plant instead of in the axil of the leaf, as is the 

 case with corn. These plants are better , than corn for 

 dry cHmates because they do not suffer so easily from 

 drought. The commonest of the sorghums used for feeds 

 are Kafir, amber cane, and broom corn. 



The Smaller Grasses. — While the farmer recognizes the 

 value of corn and the sorghums for furnishing large yields 

 of roughage, he looks to the smaller grasses, which need 

 no cultivation and live on from year to year, for hay and 

 pasture. 



Kentucky Blue Grass. — Ordinary blue grass is the 

 common grass of large sections of the country and is found 

 in abundance in Kentucky, Missouri, and the Virginias. 

 It flourishes where there is much lime in the soil, and if 

 left to itself for a few years will drive out other plants. 

 Grazing sections are valued in proportion to their ability 

 to produce blue grass. A great many of the best beef 

 cattle of the country are annually fattened on blue grass 

 as a part or all of the ration. 



