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Typical heads of Martin Combine 
SORGHUMS 
Sorghum vulgare 
The sorghums are members of the-grass family, native to Africa and Asia; now among 
the most important crops grown in the United States for the grains, stalks, and 
plant juices which are used for food, feed and industrial purposes. There are many 
diverse varieties and types of sorghums widely adapted to soils, seasons and cli- 
mates, and the grain sorghums may be described as the grain crop of dry lands. 
Plant breeders and growers have been unceasing in their efforts to develop more and 
better varieties to meet the demand of modern methods of farming. 
Most of the grain sorghums listed below are improved varieties developed by the 
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and all have been bred for resistance to 
pythium root rot. 
Crops of the sorghum seeds for planting are largely grown in semi-arid regions 
where conditions are favorable to the production of consistently good yields of 
high quality seed free from diseases, insect damage, or weather spoilage. 
Sorghum seedlings are somewhat slow to start growth. Only good grades of seed 
should be planted, in well-prepared soil and cultivated to control weeds and con- 
serve moisture. 
In the following lists of the various sorghum groups, the figures given for maturity 
and plant height represent averages compiled from observations in different years and 
at various places. They will naturally be subject to variation and are intended pri- 
marily for purposes of comparison. 
SORGHUMS FOR GRAIN 
DWARF COMBINE SORGHUM HYBRIDS 
; Days to Height in 
Maturity Feet 
COANE TCL i Mar ed Fe alee PN, Ge ed Me eR ovn vaclron hie he Bu ashore Price TA: 110 34-44 
A combine variety of the same parentage as Plainsman but 
leafier and shows a tendency to sucker more freely; seed- 
heads large, spreading at maturity; seed large, bright-red, 
somewhat soft. A promising variety for longer season areas 
and fertile soils. 
