THK SACCHARINE SORGHUMS 



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and the plant is more leafy. The variety name refers to 

 the deep orange color of the ripe heads. This variety is 

 excellent for sirup pro- 

 duction and it makes 

 a heavy yield of for- 

 age, especially on good 

 land. However, for 

 cured forage farmers 

 object somewhat to 

 heavy stalks, as they 

 are more difficult to 

 handle and cure. 

 Orange sorghum is 

 second in popularity 

 to Amber and is grown 

 principally from Kan- 

 sas southward. 



Collier and Coleman 

 are two varieties of 

 the Orange sorghum 

 type which are so sim- 

 ilar to it that for all 

 forage purposes they 

 may be considered the 

 same. The CoUier is 

 considered the better 

 for sirup-making. 



229. Sumac sor- 

 ghum derives its name 

 from the very com- 

 pact red seed head, 

 resembling the seed head of sumac. It is somewhat larger 

 and perhaps later than Orange, but otherwise similar in 



Fig. 100. — Orange sorghum. 



