SORGHUM VARIETIES FOR THE GREAT PLAINS. 3 
DWARF HEGARI. 
Dwarf hegari is a selection (F. C. I. No. 4201) from S. P. I. No. 
22326, which sorghum was obtained from the agricultural inspector 
at Khartum, Sudan, Africa, under the native name of Hegari. 
Dw^arf hegari is a short, leafy strain chosen from the above number 
at the Forage-Crop Field Station, 
1910. 
Chillicothe, Tex., in November, 
Description. — Stems stout, five-eighths to three-fourths of an inch in diameter, 
4 to 5 feet tall, medium juicy, slightly sweet, usually with but few tillers and 
only occasional branches ; leaves 12 to 14, averaging about 3 inches broad and 
24 inches long ; head cylindrical to ellipsoidal, erect, medium compact, 3 
inches in diameter, 7 to 8 inches long, usually well filled, exserted 2 inches 
Tig. 
1. — Typical plants, showim 
hegari ; 2, 
the character of the stem, leaf, and seed head : 1, Dwarf 
Improved feterita ; 3, Schrock kafir. 
above the upper sheath; seeds spherical, medium sized, white, marked with a 
few red and brown spots, the upper two-thirds exposed from the glume, shatter- 
ing moderately ; glumes ovate, black, slightly pubescent, not awned. 
In general appearance Dwarf hegari resembles Dwarf Blackhull 
kafir very closely (fig. 1), but is nearly intermediate between it and 
feterita in the compactness of the panicle or head, in the size and 
markings of the seed, and in germinating pov T er. It stands up 
well in storms, lodging very little. The growing season averages 96 
to 100 days under normal conditions on the Great Plains. 
This variety has become well known in the vicinity of Chillicothe, 
Tex., and the acreage has increased rapidly in the past two years. 
Many farmers prefer it to Dw T arf milo on account of its higher forage 
value and the greater ease of harvesting due to the erect heads. Its 
early maturity has caused it to be looked upon favorably as far north 
as central Nebraska. 
