All that we have written about planting more Kaffir and less corn applies to Milo also. Dwarf Straight 
Neck Milo resists drought as well or better than Kaffir and has the advantage of maturing quite a bit earlier. 
In the western third of Kansas when the rainfall is less than 20 inches, Milo has been found to be more 
reliable than Kaffir. A farmer in northwestern Kansas in 1913 planted 200 acres of Milo which yielded 
25 bushels to the acre and 320 acres of corn which yielded less than 5 bushels to the acre. He wrote that 
this proved to him that Milo was a better crop than corn for western Kansas. 
Milo is planted, cultivated and handled like Kaffir but having a softer grain should be planted a little 
later. 
When grown in rows the crop of Milo, and also Kaffir, is ordinarily harvested with a corn binder and 
put in large shocks to cure. It can later be threshed for grain or fed as fodder. 
When the fodder is not desired the heads may be removed by hand with a knife or by a special header 
attached to the wagon box. When the crop is harvested in this way the heads should not be thrown in 
piles unless they are thoroughly dry as they heat quickly if at all damp or green. 
DWARF STRAIGHT-NECK MILO 
The Original Stock Seed was obtained from the U. S. Department of Agriculture and has been care- 
fully selected and acclimated. It differs from the standard Milo Maize in being dwarfed, growing from 
3 to 5 feet high according to the amount of rainfall, and it is straight-necked. The advantage of this straight- 
necked feature is apparent in gathering, feeding and cutting the heads. 
This strain is earlier than Kaffir Corn and Standard Milo Maize. The yield is from 40 to 100 bushels 
per acre. This will stand great drought and for this reason is admirably adapted to dry land farming. 
While our stock is especially selected for straight necks, owing to the constant tendency to revert to 
the crook-necked type, there will be a few crook-necked in the field Lb. 10c 
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