WET^ ADT A Big Yielding, Sweet Silage Feed That 
Should Be More Widely Planted 
Hegari is the most im¬ 
portant feed produced in 
Arizona. It is fed as 
silage, as headed grain, 
threshed grain, as dry 
fodder, and frequently is 
pastured off. Almost 
without exception when 
the crop is headed for 
grain the stalks are sold 
for pasture which is 
highly in demand by beef 
cattle feeders. 
Our Mr. McIntosh holding a few stalks 
of Hegari. 
WHEATLAND MILO 
A dwarf growing milo that has rapidly leaped 
into favor. It was developed in Kansas as a 
variety that could be harvested by the com¬ 
bine. Grows about 32 inches high. The heads 
are elongated, cylindrical in shape and somewhat 
open, varying in length from 6 to 9 inches. Each 
plant may produce from two to five stalks and 
heads of uniform height. Seed weighs as high 
as 61 pounds per bushel, yields from 40 to 60 
bushels per acre. 
1934 Crop of Hegari, Sun Bright Strain 
Produced in Phoenix, Arizona. Note Height. 
Hegari, according to the numerous favorable re¬ 
ports we have received from various sections of 
the country, and also by the results we ourselves 
obtained in our forage trial plot last year, is, in 
our estimation, favored to become one of the most 
ideal crops to raise for forage, and at the same 
time, for grain. When one considers that in south¬ 
ern Arizona, where all forage crops do well, 
Hegari proved itself last year to be in a class by 
itself when it came to yields per acre. Yields of 
twelve tons of ensilage per acre were obtained, 
also yields of six tons of dried forage per acre, 
while forty bushels of threshed grain were very 
common. The stock relish the stalk very much 
on account of the saccharine content, while the 
grain, whether fed whole or ground, makes excel 
lent feed for any kind of stock. Milch cows will 
increase their flow of milk when they are fed this 
forage. Hegari is not to be compared with Kaffir 
Corn or Milo Maize as to its forage value, instead 
it compares more favorably with Orange or Sor 
ghum Cane on account of its high saccharine con 
tent. 
On June 4th, 1934, we planted in our trial 
ground at Mitchell twenty-eight varieties of 
Cane Sorghums and Grain Sorghums, also two 
varieties of Millet, and two lots of Sudan Grass, 
one certified and one commercial. The Hegari 
was one of the outstanding varieties. The 
Hegari was the first to be cut and was fed to 
goats who cleaned up every vestige of it in short 
order, evidently appreciating the unusually 
sweet stalk. 
MILO MAIZE 
Very similar in growth to Kaffir Corn, b"i i»- 
preferred by many growers, who claim that it 
produces more grain per acre and a better qual¬ 
ity of forage. Should be sown in the same man¬ 
ner and at the same rate as Kaffir Corn. 
KAFFIR CORN 
Makes excellent fodder, either green or cured 
Stalks grow 4 to 5 feet high, are very leafy and 
relished by all live stock. Grown for seed, \ i* l«ls 
35 to 50 bushels per acre. Grown for grain, sow 
in rows 3 feet apart, 5 to 8 pounds to the a<*>••• 
Grown for fodder, broadcast 25 pounds In lhe 
acre. 
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HOUSES, MITCHELL, S. D. - EMMETSBURG, IOWA 
