SORGHUM VARIETIES FOR THE GREAT PLAINS. 11 
23.8; Standard, feterita, 23.1; and Dwarf milo, 22.3 bushels per acre. 
The second cutting, produced from tillers starting at the base of 
the stubble, was more uniform than the first cutting, and in the 
Dwarf hegari and the Dwarf and Improved varieties of feterita the 
yield of grain was greater than that from the first cutting (fig. 1). 
In fields of these crops where the first crop of grain had been 
gathered by heading, the second crop was much less uniform and 
was inferior in every respect to that produced where the first cutting 
was made with a row binder and the plants were cut off near the 
ground. Additional expense is entailed, of course, in the harvesting 
of two crops, but the potential value of a variety must be determined 
from its actual production of forage and grain, together with the 
feeding value of the product. 
It appears from the results obtained at Chillicothe that the 
feteritas and White milo are of most value in dry seasons and 
that the feterita and Dwarf hegari will under favorable conditions 
produce two crops in one season, while ordinary Blackhull kafir will 
make only one crop and in very dry seasons does not even head out. 
Both the new varieties of feterita, F. C. I. Xo. 811 and S. P. I. Xo. 
22329, are superior to the strain now being generally grown and 
should be widely utilized as soon as an adequate supply of seed is 
available. 
During the period represented by this test, Dwarf hegari ranks 
first, with an average yield of 31.7 bushels of grain and 3.89 tons 
of fodder per acre. In quality the fodder is not quite equal to that 
of the Blackhull kafir, but it is superior both to feterita and to milo 
fodder. 
The White milo, although maturing quite early, lacks the required 
vitality or the tendency to produce tillers which is necessary for a 
second growth. This failure to produce two seed crops in 1911 low- 
ered the rank of this variety in the averages. It is somewhat taller 
and not so leafy as the ordinary Dwarf milo, and without further 
improvement can hardly be expected to replace this well-known sort 
in the region surrounding Chillicothe. There is evidence, however, 
that it is capable of decided improvement by selection, both in regard 
to its leanness and its dwarfness. A field of White milo much im- 
proved in both of these characters was found on the farm of Mr. 
W. W. Cole, near Chillicothe. This field is illustrated in figure 6. 
It was quite uniform in height, and in shape and size of the head 
resembled the ordinary Dwarf milo very closely. If it behaves simi- 
larly in future plantings, a variety of Dwarf White milo will be 
available similar to the Dwarf Yellow milo in everything but color 
of seed. 
