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SWEET _SORGHUMS (SORGO) 
FOR SYRUP 
Seed of the syrup sorghums is produced chiefly along the northern limits of the cotton 
belt, where the season is likely to be too short for good yields of syrup but is 
suitable for the production of seed crops. In growing sorghum for syrup, particular 
attention must be given to the selection and preparation of the soil, to treating the 
seed against smut, and to the cultivation of the crop. 
Days to Height in 
Maturity Feet 
RLOYOS DUN OWA OS: peice A Nelli gee arate Ake aie aR RE Pe a RE ane eR 130 10-12 
One of the best syrup varieties, introduced from Natal, Africa, 
by Mr. Leonard Wray in 1857. Adapted on rich, fertile soils. 
Relatively free from lodging and resistant to leaf blight. 
Sometimes used for silage. Plants coarse and stout, stems 
very juicy and sweet; matures more uniformly than other 
varieties and yields a clear bright product. Seedheads large, 
with erect or slightly recurved stem; seedhulls black to 
brownish; seed brownish and of medium size. 
TLCRIN DAY OMLE ES Libre Reece iptth raat. se cuk sitar cena sie Tac eee ve ives Sev wh Pave ca geen atece Od 130 11-12 
The most popular of the syrup sorghums, probably also intro- 
duced by Mr. Wray. Yields a high grade syrup but in South 
Texas is grown mostly for its very heavy yield of highly 
palatable ensilage, greatly relished by livestock. Plants stout 
and very tall, therefore somewhat subject to lodging, quite 
free stooling; leafy, juicy and sweet. Seedheads large, open 
and spreading; seed bright reddish-brown and shiny. Seed 
is sparsely produced and owing to the height of the stalks 
is difficult to handle. The continued popularity of Honey 
Drip shows, however, that its excellent qualities more than 
compensate for the slight extra cost necessarily involved in 
good seed of this desirable variety. 
yrs POM Re ogee ee oe Nae, PP MeAM Fe coe cys Sac A saec plieek sbagine us pevhre, Sor eodaanean Pas 120 8-10 
A true syrup sorghum often confused with other locally grown 
strains. Not extensively grown, but widely adapted. Quite 
popular on account of its earliness, leafiness, and usefulness 
for ensilage and hay. Plants stout to slender, very juicy and 
sweet. Seedheads relatively small and erect; seed branches 
somewhat stiff. Seedhulls reddish, round, much exposed, resist- 
ant to shattering. Not so high yielding as the other varieties, 
but gives a well flavored product. 

SUNFLOWER 
Helianthus annuus 
MAMMOTH RUSSIAN 
A warm weather crop grown for its seed, high in protein and oil content. 
Highly valued for poultry and bird food. Huge flower heads, often 10-12 
inches in diameter; seed large, striped white and black. Mature heads often 
thrown to poultry for feeding. Well adapted on loam soils of the corn and 
sorghum type. 
