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SWEET SORGHUMS 
FOR HAY AND ENSILAGE 
Days to Height in 
Maturity Feet 
SNA Lal As, OW 8d C9 O 7 Se 50 aR I coae Ser aaa IE OE a edine Ae Oe RU aL ED 125 6-8 
The result of a cross between Blackhull Kafir and Sourless 
sorgo made by I. N. Farr, a farmer of Stockton, Kansas, about 
1923 and developed by the Kansas Agricultural Experiment 
Station. Well adapted to dry land and irrigation for very 
early or late planting and yields a good hay when planted 
very thick. The white seeds are smaller than Kafir and have a 
ready sale on the grain market. Stems stout, resistant to 
lodging, juicy, sweet, tiller freely, very leafy. Seedheads not 
so long as Kafir, less compact but non-shattering; seed white, 
small, with high feed value. 
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The only sweet sorghum yet introduced from China, first 
grown in the United States about 1853. Sown on the lighter 
soils in all the sorghum sections, this variety is more typical of 
several local strains which are seldom uniform in seedhead 
characteristics. A popular variety, chiefly because of very 
early maturity, and being resistant to leaf diseases. Not high 
yielding but well adapted to grow in combination with soy- 
beans, cowpeas, and sudan for hay or silage. Not very leafy 
but has high sugar content. Some prefer it for the light 
colored syrup of distinct flavor. 
Dal GLCP RY OMS ORG Bio 28 7 i det is is Soa A ee oe RUBIES In Ui Sea ae ae 105 5-6 
Of undetermined origin, but discovered in 1920 growing on 
several farms in southwestern Kansas. Plants very sweet 
and juicy, producing high quality hay, resistant to leaf spot 
though susceptible to smut, and somewhat drought-resistant. 
Seedheads somewhat open, seed of medium size, enclosed in 
reddish-brown hulls, not of high feeding value. 
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Exact origin unknown, but typical of many strains grown 
locally, some of which were thought to have been introduced 
from Africa in 1857. Similar to a standard variety known as 
African Millet. Produces high yields of sweet, juicy hay and 
ensilage. As widely distributed as Sumac sorghums, but not 
_ so extensively planted, grows best on lighter soils and is 
somewhat more drought resistant. Sometimes used for syrup. 

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