GARDEN MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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Amber Sorghum. 



for seed than forage. 

 The Teosinte will 

 give more fodder 

 than any of the Sor- 

 ghums. Some vari- 

 eties not before de- 

 scribed and rather 

 new are the follow- 

 ing: 



White Millo Maize 

 or Branching Dhou- 

 ro should be planted 

 in four or five foot 

 rows and two to 

 three feet in the 

 drills, according to 

 the strength of the 

 land. The cultiva- 

 tion is like corn. It 

 gives an abundance 

 of leaves and seed; 

 the latter are good 

 feed for fowls. We 

 have dropped the 

 Yellow Millo Maize, 



as fowls do not eat the seed as readily as the 



white. 



EARLY AMBER CANE. 



More popular than ever for forage. Re- 

 lished in its green state or cured, by all stock, 

 on account of sweetness of the stalk and 

 leaves. Equals in value any other crop 

 known. Makes good syrup, but as the 

 stalk is smaller than the Orange, that variety 

 is recommended when the intention is to 

 grow for syrup; 12& pounds of seed will plant 

 an acre. Plant at any time from April to 

 last of July in rows 3 feet apart, 6 to 10 seed, 

 12 to 18 inches apart, in row, or drill lightly; 

 can be sown broadcast; \ bushel per acre. 



EARLY ORANGE CANE. 



Equally as valuable as the Amber for for- 

 age, but on account of longer growth is con- 

 sidered better for syrup making; about ten 

 days later than the Amber. Culture the 

 same as the Amber. 



KAFFIR CORN. 



Sorghum Kaffrorum. 



This is a variety of Sorghum non-saccharine, 

 and distinctly differing in habit of growth 

 and other characteristics from all others of 

 that class. The plant is low, stalks perfectly 

 erect, the foliage is wide, alternately closing 

 on either side of the stalks. 



It does not stool from the root, but branches 

 from the top joints; producing from two to four 

 heads of grain from each stalk. The heads 

 are long, narrow and perfectly erect, well 

 . filled with white grain, which at maturity is 

 slightly necked with red or reddish brown 

 spots. Weight 60 pounds per bushel. 



The average height of growth on good 

 strong land, 5% to 6 feet; on thin land 4^ to 

 5 feet. The stalk is stout, never blown about 

 by winds, never tangles, and is always man- 

 ageable, easily handled. A boy can gather 

 the grain heads or fodder. The seed heads 

 grow from 10 to 12 inches in length, and 

 product of grain on good land easily reaches 

 50 to 60 bushels per acre. 



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 is 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 checked 

 by frost. 



The Kaffir Corn may be planted in the lat- 

 ter part of March or early in April. It bears 

 earlier planting than other Millets or Sor- 

 ghums. It should be put in rows not over 

 three feet apart, even on the best land, and 

 it bears thicker planting than any other va- 

 riety of Sorghum; should be massed in r the 

 drill on good land, for either green 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 ten pounds of seed per 



TEOSINTE. 



Reana or Euchloena Luxurians. 



One of the most luxuriant growing forage 

 plants introduced, of South American origin, 

 and one which in point of growth and 

 amount of nourishing foliage excels any other 

 forage plant known. 



In good soil and with proper cultivation it 

 will throw up from 15 to 30 stalks on one 

 plant to a height of from 10 to 12 feet, dense- 

 ly covered with foliage. 



In order to be successful with Teosinte, it 

 should be sown in drills as early as the be- 

 ginning of March, as it takes generally from 

 14 to 20 days before the seed germinates. In 

 this manner a good stand may be had at the 

 beginning of April. 



For green fodder Teosinte may be cut three 

 or four times during the season, but then it 

 should not be allowed to grow any taller than 

 three or four feet. 



In cutting it is advisable to cut it clean to 

 the ground, as this will insure a heavier 

 growth than when cut too high. Teosinte 

 in its own native country is a perennial, but 

 with us it is invariably killed during winter 

 and may, therefore, be considered an an- 

 nual. 



The seed, which we have on hand, is im- 

 ported, as in our climate it will never pro- 

 duce any. Two pounds per acre. 



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