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this class of plants should be seeded the latter 
part of May or first of June. They will make a 
crop ready for harvesting in two to two and one- 
half months. For green forage they should be 
cut as they are just coming in head, in order 
to secure the best yield of succulent and nutri- 
tious food. They harden rapidly after seed be- 
gins to form. In the western states, these plants 
are largely grown for the grain, the ground meal 
making an excellent substitute for corn meal. 
While the dried fodder or hay makes a good for- 
age, it possesses no advantages in humid climates 
over crops that are better known and more easily 
handled, as, for example, corn. In regions of little 
rainfall, these crops are of unusual value. 
CoMPOSITION OF KaFIR CORN AND ALLIED PLANTS WHEN 
SUITABLE FOR SOILING 
Nitrogen- 
Kind Water Fat Fiber Protein Ash free 
extract 
% % % % % % 
Red kafirecorn ... .81.64 063 4.81 1.81 1.32 9.79 
White kafireorn .. .83.44 0.65 4.57 1.88 1.44 6.02 
Rural Branching doura . 85.89 0.38 4.71 174 1.26 6.02 
Evergreen brocm-eorn.77.08 0.49 8.58 2.02 1.69 10.14 
Yellow-branching doura, ‘ 
or milo maize... .83.19 0.57 5.51 1.70 149 7.54 
Early Leaming corn . . 76.43 0.64 4.93 1.89 096 15.15 
The above analyses are of plants grown at the 
New Jersey Experiment Station. For comparison, 
Early Leaming corn was planted at the same time, 
and under the same conditions of soil and manage- 
