Popularly recognized by reason of their sweet 
sap or juice from which syrup and sugar are 
made. They are of tall leafy growth, branch- 
ing only sparingly, and the seed head varies 
Pan the club head to the widely spreading 
ead. 
HONEY-DRIP. Stems tall, very juicy, sweeter 
than any other variety, and considered one of 
the very best for making syrup. Leaves 14 to 
16; panicles erect, very loose and open hulls 
reddish, nearly smooth, and about equa] in 
length to the dark red-brown grains. Late. 
SOURLESS. A western Kansas variety. It re- 
sembles Orange, but is less sweet and juicy. 
It derives its name from the idea that the 
juice in the stems will not ferment as quickly 
as that of other varieties. 
and shape to kaffir. 
HEGARI (Dwarf). This greatly resembles 
the Dwarf Blackhulled White Kaffir, but the 
heads are larger, the stems thicker and more 
juicy. Grows 4 to 414 feet tall, matures in 85 
to 100 days. Enormous yield and the earli- 
ness combine to make a wonderful variety. 

KAFFIR CORN 
BLACKHULL WHITE KAFFIR. Grains are nearly white with black 
hull. Characterized by stout, short-jointed stems, numerous broad, 
stiff leaves, cylindrical or oblong leaves, square at the tip. This is 
the old standard variety. 
PINK KAFFIR. An intermediate between the black hull and the red. 
It will grow in wetter soil and will stand more dry weather than the 
white. Stalk is slender, but the plant has as many leaves and will 
make as much fodder as other kaffirs. Seed pinkish white, head 
cylindrical, 10 to 14 inches long. 
RED KAFFIR. Grows somewhat taller than the White, maturing in 
100 to 130 days. Heads are long, slender, compact, and grow very 
erect. Seed is light red and slHghtly smaller than the seed of Black- 
hull;-and are rather hard and brittle. Does well on poor land. 
CLUB KAFFIR. Club is a white grain sorghum developed at the 
Fort Hays Branch Experiment Station in 1926. The heads of Club 
are compact and heads and seed resemble Feterita. The plant aver- 
ages 50 inches in height and requires from 110 to 120 days to mature. 
Club is tolerant to chinch bug attack and produces high yields in 
regions where the season is long enough to permit maturity. Club is 
adapted to the Kaffir growing regions of eastern and central Kansas. 
It is not adapted to northwestern Kansas. 
GROHOMA 
Midseason to late variety 4 to 6 feet tall with stout stems moderately juicy 
It tillers freely and branches abundantly. Heads are 
from 8 to 15 inches long and may or may not be well exserted from the 
upper leaf sheath or boot. Botanical origin is uncertain, but believed to be a 
and slightly sweet. 
cross between Feterita and some variety of sorghum. 
BROOM CORN 
BLACK SPANISH. The leading standard variety. Glumes are dark brown 
to black. Favored by growers because of early maturity and tendency to pro- 
duce finer, straighter brush with less reddening than the older type. 
SCARBOROUGH DWARF. The leading dwarf type. 
outside of brooms. Plants 4 to 6 feet tall. Glumes reddish tan. 
IMPROVED EVERGREEN. This Broom Corn grows about 10 feet high, 
stands up well, and is entirely free from crooked brush. 

It differs from other 
varieties chiefly in bearing fewer seed, most of which are borne near 
the tip of the brush, where they are easily removed in stripping. Many fine 
seed branches near the tip of the brush make this variety valuable for the 
SWEET SORGHUMS 
KANSAS ORANGE. Differs from the Amber 
variety in having larger and heavier stalks, 
and larger and more abundant leaves. Hulls 
are reddish to black, two-thirds as long as the 
reddish yellow grains, which become paler 
when fully ripe. This variety is very valuable 
for making syrup. 
RED TOP or SUMAC. One of the sweetest 
and leafiest of the Sorgho group. It has com- 
pact, cylindrical, dark red heads with a some- 
what flattened top. Dark red seeds are small, 
set on very short branches, which protrude 
beyond the hulls, giving the whole head a 
red color. Does-not readily cross-pollinate. 
BLACK AMBER. One of the oldest of the for- 
age group, characterized by slender stalks and 
narrow leaves. 
ATLAS SORGHO 
A new variety. Cross between White Kaffir and Sourless Cane. Plants reach a height of 7 
to 10 feet and require from 120 to 130 days to mature. 
juicy and sweet. Heads fairly compact, short branches filled with white seeds, similar in size 
GRAIN SORGHUMS 
Has a sturdy leaf stalk abundantly 
BUY BARTELDES 
LAWN GRASS SEEDS 
A Grass for 
Every Type of Soil 
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DARSO. A new grain sorghum with a low- 
growing, sweet, juicy stem, with 12% to 13% 
of sugar in the juice. It is early, a heavy 
yielder, grows very dwarf. Seeds dark brown. 
A sure cropper. 
DWARF YELLOW MILO MAIZE. A vigorous 
grower, will stand a great deal of drought. 
Milo is planted, cultivated, and handled like 
kaffir, but should be planted a little later. 
When grown in rows, it is ordinarily harvest- 
ed with a corn binder and put in shocks to 
cure, and can then either be threshed for 
grain or fed as fodder. Ordinarily grows from 
4 to 6 feet, depending upon the amount of 
moisture. Seeds are pale reddish yellow with 
the red-brown sub-coat. 
DOUBLE DWARF YELLOW MILO. Resem- 
bles the ordinary dwarf milo, but is earlier 
and rarely reaches a height of more than 
three feet. 

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