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the Colorado Plains as strongly as Kafir and Milo. It is advisable to 
confine the grain sorghum production largely to those two crops. 
Feterita is a white seeded crop, resembling Milo very much, 
except that the heads are always erect. Milo and Feterita belong to 
the group of sorghums known as Duras. Feterita was first tried in 
Colorado under the name of Sudan Dura. It is adapted to practically 
Feterita grown at Akron, Colorado 
the same territory that Milo is adapted. It is more drouth resistant 
than Milo, but is somewhat more adversely affected by the cool climate. 
As a consequence, Milo is to be preferred for planting. 
Methods of Planting .—All of the grain sorghums should prefera¬ 
bly be planted in rows whether it is expected they are to be used for 
grain or forage. The rows should be at least 3^2 feet apart. The rate 
of planting should be such that Kafir should have a space of 8 to IQ 
inches between plants—in very dry situations 12 to 15 inches; Feterita 
should be planted about as Milo. This rate of seeding will require 5 or 
6 pounds of seed per acre ordinarily. For planting, an ordinary corn 
planter can be used provided with Milo plates. If Milo plates are not 
at hand, blank plates can be made into Milo plates by having a black¬ 
smith drill holes of the proper size and spacing. 
In the hotter, dryer sections of the Plains the grain sorghums will 
produce heavier yields of forage than corn. In such sections they 
should be grown for the silo or for fodder in preference to corn. 
Harvesting .—When harvested for forage, these crops should be 
made into fodder, or preferably siloed. They should be allowed to 
