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kafir. It matures in practicality the same time as Dwarf kafir, but 
grows as tall as Standard Blaekhull. The sweet, juicy stems give 
increased palatability to the fodder, and on this account it has a 
limited field of usefulness. It is appreciated most in northwestern 
Oklahoma. The fact that other varieties of kafir make higher grain 
yields will prevent a very extensive production of Sunrise. 
Red kafir has been grown throughout the sorghum belt almost as 
long but not so extensively as Blaekhull. Many farmers claim that 
Red kafir is earlier and more drought resistant than Blaekhull, but 
experiments have not supported this theory. It is adapted to the 
same district as Blaekhull and will make about the same yields of 
both fodder and grain. (Fig. 17.) The fact that grain markets 
prefer a white-seeded kafir has no doubt helped to limit its production. 
Fig. 17— Blaekhull kafir (left) and Red kafir (right) at Chillicothe, Tex., in 1922. Seeded May 19. 
Photographed August 23. 
Dwarf hegari. a variety of sorghum more or less intermediate in 
character between Blaekhull kafir and feterita, has been most suc- 
cessfully grown in the irrigated districts of the Southwest, particu- 
larly in the Salt River Valley of Arizona. The forage would Tank 
with that of the kafirs in quality were it not for a tendency of the 
variety to produce many coarse tall hybrids of unknown origin. 
The grain is of excellent quality, but its production is most uncertain 
under droughty conditions. It has often made good yields of forage 
and grain in the sorghum belt, but is so extremely variable in its 
habit of growth and its maturity that further work in stabilizing it 
will have to be done before it can be recommended for general use. 
There seem to be in this variety good possibilities for selection. 
