‘The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
773 
The Facts About Sudan Grass 
Not long ago we had a short note about 
Sudan grass ns a substitute for ordinary 
hay. We. have had .so many questions 
following this note that it seems desir¬ 
able to tell more about Sudan. The fol¬ 
lowing from the Wisconsin Experiment 
Station is about, as fair a statement as 
we have yet seen. We are seeding over 
50 lbs. of the grass this year for feeding 
green and for curing as cattle feed. 
What is Sudan Grass? —"It. is a fine 
stemmed sorghum which will make a 
growth about 5 to 8 ft. high ill from f>0 
to 80 days from the time it is seeded,” 
says Mr. .Mortimer. "It must be seeded 
each Spring if a crop is desired. It is 
a very leafy plant that tillers freely, and 
on account of its vigorous, almost smoth¬ 
ering growth, it cannot be used with suc¬ 
cess as a nurse crop like the small grains 
for clover ami Alfalfa seedings. Sudan 
grass will resist the effects of dry weather 
better than most farm crops, and when 
once established a crop is bound to fol¬ 
low. Being a grass, it is relatively low 
in digestible protein, and on account of 
its coarseness it is not to be expected 
that it is as palatable as either clover or 
Alfalfa bays. 
Soils and Methods op Seeding.— 
"Any soil that will grow any of the other 
crops of the. farm will grow Sudan grass 
successfully. Sandy soils with a reason¬ 
able degree of fertility will grow Sudan 
grass successfully. Being a plant that 
demands both a warm soil and warm, 
settled weather, early seedings are use¬ 
less,” advised Mr. Mortimer. “Seedings 
should always be delayed up to corn- 
planting time, and it may be seeded with 
safety up to the middle of June. How¬ 
ever. the earlier seeding has an advan¬ 
tage. because the haying season is thrown 
into bettor weather. Not less than 25 
lbs. of commercial seed should be sown 
to the acre, and unless the seed is of low 
vitality, not more than 80 lbs. is neces¬ 
sary. It may be seeded with cither a 
grain drill or any grass seeder which will 
feed the seed successfully. The seed bed 
should be well prepared, equally as well 
as it is for grain crops. Care should be 
taken not to bury the seed too deep, an 
inch or two being entirely sufficient. 
Best Cutting Stage. —“If seeded 
about corn planting time, the crop should 
he ready to cut for hay by the middle of 
August at. the latest, pud it is possible to 
cut it a week before this time. Although 
it may be taken wheu the field is in full 
bloom, it is better to cut it just when 
the plants are beginning to head. The 
hay will be of better quality and it will 
also allow a second growth to make 
greater progress. With a full stand, from 
two to 314 tons of cured hay should be 
secured. 
Can Sudan- Grass He Pastured?— 
"Being a crop that recovers quickly. Su¬ 
dan grass may be used as a supplemen¬ 
tary pasture. In this event, it should be 
seeded just the same as for hay. Cattle 
may be turned in when the plants are 
about a foot high. It should not be 
grazed too closely, for it would then re¬ 
quire too much time for it to come back. 
It is 1 -areTy that a second hay crop can be 
secured, consequently the second growth 
is best utilized for pasture. Those ex¬ 
perienced with sorghums probably know 
that there is some danger in using them 
for feed. This is usually known as prus¬ 
sic acid poisoning. Experience with Su¬ 
dan grass for pastures shows that there 
is hul the slightest possibility of this dan¬ 
ger. Never is there any danger when the 
crop is made into hay. However, it is 
best to keep on the safe side when pas¬ 
turing it, consequently when the second 
growth is pastured, it is best to graze it 
down before freezing weather sets in, 
for any weather condition that stunts the 
growth of the plants seems to be favor¬ 
able for the accumulation of this poison. 
This is especially true with the sorghums, 
hut Sudan grass poisoning from pastur¬ 
ing is little heard of. There is a mistaken 
notion that this grass is like quack grass 
in maintaining itself. This is entirely 
wrong, since it is an annual crop. It 
eradicates itself." declares Mr. Morti¬ 
mer. “In the absence of clover and Al¬ 
falfa hay, Sudan grass will be oaten with 
considerable relish by both horses and 
cattle. However, it does not make the 
best bay for dairy cattle, since it lacks 
somewhat in palatability, and in addition 
it is low in digestible protein. Oat hay, 
on 1 and field pea bay, and Soy bean liny 
are all to be considered better hays for a 
dairy herd. On the other hand, it is to 
be regarded better than millet hay, on 
account of its superior yield.” 
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Moro Advice to Haymakers 
On page 720 T noticed an article signed 
0. A. N. in which appeared the follow¬ 
ing. under “Advice to Haymakers”: Do 
not cut more hay than can bo taken care 
of, and clean up before mowing more.” 
For fear someone not experienced in hay¬ 
making may accept this advice (for cer¬ 
tainly no one will who has experience). 
I will say for n person with 100, 200 or 
300 acres, or even 50 acres of mowiug. 
to follow these directions -out a piece of 
grass, let it euro, set it iu, then cat some 
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