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NICHOLSON'S TESTED GRAIN SORGHUMS 
Non-Saccharine 
These are used principally for 
grain, although the leaves are also 
largely used for forage. The stalk 
does not contain much sugar like 
Saccharine Sorghums. All are being 
used to good advantage for ensilage 
purposes. They have produced ex¬ 
cellent results despite the scant rain¬ 
fall, where corn made a failure. 
DARSO 
Low growing, heavily foliaged with a large- 
stalk, usually tinged with red. Its straight 
stalk is sweet and juicy, showing by chem¬ 
ical analysis to contain 12.76 per cent sac¬ 
charine in the juice, and analysis of the 
grain shows that the composition is very 
similar to that of Kafir. It matures earlier 
than Kafir, which fact has much to do with 
its drouth resistance. Darso makes excellent 
silage, and can be used as a grain, forage or 
silage crop. It has given splendid results in 
Texas. Requires 110 days to full maturity. 
Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 
20 lbs., $1.00. Ask for prices on larger 
quantities. 
FETERITA 
Feterita is adapted to all sections where 
grain sorghum may be grown. It is drouth 
resistant and is therefore especially well suited 
as a crop under conditions of limited moisture 
—being somewhat earlier in maturity than 
milo maize, and therefore elusive of drouth. 
It responds well under productions to favor¬ 
able growing conditions, being one of the 
best grain sorghums for silage, perhaps, for 
use in the humid regions in the State. 
It makes a large forage growth under humid 
conditions and very frequently sets a good 
crop of seeds, perhaps on account of its ear¬ 
liness. It requires only 4 to 6 pounds of seed 
to plant an acre. Soil should be prepared 
early for planting Feterita, for the purpose 
of storing moisture. 
The grain is somewhat larger than milo 
and is chalk-white in color, which gives the 
matured crop an attractive appearance. Re¬ 
quires 105 days to full maturity. Lb., 20c; 2 
lbs., 35c, postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 lbs., $1.25. 
Please ask for prices on larger quantities. 
Algeria 
Nicholson's Selected Hegari 
Purity Brand Fancy 
It makes an enormous yield of grain in 
most sections of the State and is more de¬ 
sirable for forage or silage than either Kafir 
or Feterita. It is dwarf in habit of growth, 
producing large heads of white grains that 
do not shatter. Plant 8 to 10 lbs, per acre. 
Stands dry weather well. Requires 114 days 
to full maturity. Lb., 20c; 2 lbs., 35c, postpaid. 
Not prepaid, 20 lbs., $1.00. Ask for prices on 
larger quantities. 
ALGERIA or BISHOP KAFIR 
A cross between Maize and Kafir. Livestock 
eat the entire stalk with relish. The stalk is 
sweet, containing a large amount of sugar, 
and grows from 4 to 5 feet tall, with leaves 
about twice the size of Indian Corn and form 
15 to 19 leaves to the stalk. Algeria has a 
corn root, only it goes straight down instead 
of spreading, and will stand dry weather 
well, although it does exceptionally well in 
wet climates. Use about five pounds of seed 
per acre, thinning out to a stand similar to 
corn. It should be allowed to stool before 
working too much dirt to the roots. Requires 
115 days to full maturity. Lb., 25c; 2 lbs., 40c, 
postpaid. Not prepaid, 20 lbs., $1.50. Ask 
for prices on larger quantities. 
GRAIN SORGHUM 
The history of grain sorghums in 
Texas is most interesting. Milo Maize 
and Kafir were introduced into Texas 
in 1880, coming originally from for¬ 
eign countries. 
Not many years ago practically all 
grain sorghums in Texas were pro- 
: duced in the western and Panhandle 
sections of the State. In more recent 
years sorghum production has scat¬ 
tered over more than half of the State 
and has certainly advanced in im¬ 
portance. We strongly recommend 
the planting of grain sorghums—as 
a safe crop. 
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ROBERT NICHOLSON SEED CO. —47— DALLAS, TEXAS 
