98 FORAGE CROPS 
Fig. 17. Typical head of Black— 
Hulled White kafir Corn. 
sown broadeast at the 
rate of four to five pounds 
per. acre, or planted in 
rows and cultivated as for 
Indian corn; the latter is 
the better method when 
large yields are desired. 
Kafir corn is similar to 
sweet sorghum in habit 
of growth. It grows from 
five to seven feet high, 
with a stalk much like 
corn. The leaves are 
heavy and somewhat 
stiffer than those of corn. 
They run from one to two 
and one-half feet long. 
The grain appears on a 
head that reaches a length 
of twelve to sixteen 
inches; but these heads 
are compact, and do not 
spread out, as in the 
sweet sorghums; on the 
mature head there is no 
stem in sight, except at 
the base, the grain only 
being visible. 
The different kinds of 
