fOll Ttifi SOUI^ETERN gT'A^tS. 



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twice the size of tiie white variety.— It 

 is said to be somewhat earlier, seeds 

 planted in April will ripen seed in 

 July.— Oh account of its branching habit 

 this grain should be planted in four 

 or five foot rows, and two to three feet 



in the drill, according to the strength 

 of the land, two plants in a hill. The 

 cultivation is like corn. 



Price, 10c. per lb; postage extra, 8c. 

 per lb. by raail-15 lbs. $1.00 by Express 

 or Steamer. 



KAFFIR CORN 



This grain was distributed in small 

 quantities from the Georgia State De- 

 partment of Agriculture in 1878, and in 

 the hands of Dr. J. H. Watkins, of Pal- 

 metto, Campbell County, Ga., it has 

 been preserved and fully, developed, 

 and was first brought to public notice 

 through him in 1885. The seed offered 

 for sale is from his own growing, the 

 genuine and pure stock ; crop of 1889. 



It is a variety of Sorghum, non Sac- 

 charine, and distinctly differing in habit 

 of growth and other characteristics from 

 all others of that class. The plant is 

 low, stocks perfectly erect, the foliage 

 is wide, alternating closely on either 

 side of the stalks. 



It does not stool from the root, but 

 branches from ^he top joints, producing 

 from two to four heads of grain from 

 each stalk. The heads are long, narrow 

 and perfectly erect, well filled v/ith white 

 grain, which at maturity is slightly 

 flecked with red or reddish brown spots. 

 Weight, GO lbs. per bushel. 



The average height of growth on good 

 strong land, 5^ to 6 feet: on thin land, 

 4i to 5 feet. The stalk is stout, never 

 blown about by winds, never tangles, 

 and is always manp^geable, easily han- 

 dled. A boy can gather the grain heads 

 or the fodder. The seed heads grow 

 from 10 to 12 inches in length, and pro- 

 duct of grain on good land easily reaches 

 50 to 60 bushels per acre. 



It has the r^uality common to manv 



Sorghums of resisting drought. If the 

 growth is checked by want of moisture, 

 the plant waits for rain, and then at 

 once resumes its processes, and in the 

 most disastrous seasons has not failed 

 so far to make its crop. On very thin 

 and worn lands, it yields paying crops 

 of grain and forage, even in dry seasons 

 in which corn has utterly failed, on the 

 same lands- 



The whole stalk, as well as the blades, 

 cures into excellent fodder, and in all 

 stages of its growth is available for green 

 feed, cattle, mules and horses being 

 equally fond of it, and its quality not 

 surpassed by any other known variety. 

 If cut down to the ground, two or more 

 shoots spring from the root, and the 

 growth is thus maintained until cheeked 

 by frost. 



The Kaffir Corn may be planted in the 

 latter part of March, or early in April. 

 It bears earlier planting than other 

 Millets or Sorghums. It should be put 

 in rows not over three feet apart, even 

 on best land, and it bears thicker plant- 

 ing than any other variety of Sorghum ; 

 should be massed in the drill on good 

 land, for either grain or forage purposes, 

 and also on thin land, if forage mainly 

 is desired. No plant can equal it for 

 quality and quantity of grain and forage 

 on thin lands. Use 3 to 5 lbs. of seed 

 per acre. Price of seed, 10c. per lb., 

 postage extra, 8c. per lb. by mail ; lots 

 of 15 ibs. for $1.00. 



TEOSINTE. 



(Reana luxurians.) 



This is a forage plant from Central 

 America, It resembles Indian Corn in 

 aspect and vegetation, but produces a 

 great number of shoots 3 to 4 yards high ; 

 it is perennial, but only in such situa- 

 tions where the thermometer does not 



fall below freezing point. Cultivated 

 as an annual, it will yield a most abun- 

 dant crop of excellent green fodder. 



Considering the Teosinte a superior 

 forage plant, the following extract of a 

 letter from Mr. Chas. Debremond of 



