46 ASSOCIATED SEEDS, INC. 
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 climates, and the grain sorghums 
may be described as the grain crop of dry lands. 
The development of combine types in recent years has made sorghum one. of America’s 
major grain crops, more than half of the total being grown in Texas. 
Crops of the sorghum seeds for planting are largely grown in semi-arid regions where con- 
ditions 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. 
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 primarily for purposes of com- 
parison. 

A field of Martin Combine Milo 
DWARF COMBINE SORGHUMS 
Daysto Height in 
Maturity Feet 
CAPROC Ke ee eae cars ed a Un ee 115 31%4-4% 
A combine variety of the same parentage as Plainsman but leafier 
and shows a tendency to sucker more freely; seedheads large, spread- 
ing at maturity; seed large, bright-red, somewhat soft. For longer 
season areas and fertile soils. 
