304 



CORN CROPS 



Mountains; the belt includes also southern California 

 and Utah. The accompanjdng chart ^ (Fig. 104), prepared 



= /r/f£>r nwsx'S m/io /s f/OKfyi sr/iPi.E chop. 



— JfffEA TO IVmCIf MfLO SB A/OtV ^O^PT£D 



= /me/l IN WHICH THE /taifMB/UTy OFMIIO is BEIN6 TESTEO. 



Fig. 104. — This map made to show the distribution of milo ; also shows, 

 approximately, the area where the culture of all sorghums are of most 

 importance. 



to show the area of Milo culture, outlines the probable 

 area of grain-sorghum culture. 



235. Statistics of culture. — It is not possible to supply 

 exact figures on the production of grain sorghums. The 

 census of 1909 gives the total acreage of kafir grown for 

 grain as 266,513. The principal States reported, and their 

 acreage, were as follows : — 



State Acheaqb 



Kansas 154,706 



OUahoma 63,455 



Texas 22,813 



California 20,218 



Total .... 261,192 



1 U. S. Dept. Agr., Farmers' Bui. 322, p. 11. 



