94 FORAGE CROPS 
TEOSINTE (Fig. 15) 
This plant is similar in general habit to millet, 
but differs in its tendency to stool. It belongs to a 
wholly different species (Huchlena, or Reana, luxu- 
rians) from the other crops discussed in this chap- 
ter, but it 1s so much like millet in its cultural 
requirements and in its uses that it may be dis- 
cussed with them. By some it is suggested as the 
original of Indian corn. A single plant of teosinte 
will branch and make a very large number of dif- 
ferent plants. So far as plant-food is concerned, 
teosinte makes the same requirements as the other 
very rapid-growing summer plants. Teosinte 
should be planted in rows about three feet apart, 
and tilled. Three pounds of seed per aere is suffi- 
cient. It is adapted only to the far South. 
Yields as high as twenty-four tons per acre have 
been secured, although, because of the low content 
of dry matter, the yield of actual nutriment is very 
much less than from ten tons of corn. 
One ton contains 
Per cent Lbs. 
"Wial6 aise i se Mee cdl ae es Se 90.13 es 
Dity matter. sg eo ae er os 9.87 197.4 
Ether extract ... nid ae 0.34 6.8 
Bib@P 2 ae ee he a 2.69 53.8 
Protein) 4.43 6 @ «x8 . 1.42 28.4 
AShs i | we SE Ee ee 1.36 27 2 
Nitrogen-free extract... . . 4.06 81.2 
