SORGHUM and COMBINE MILO 
Plant when the ground becomes thoroughly warm, say two weeks after corn planting, in rows 3!/, to 4 feet apart, and 
cultivate as you would corn. Will make a satisfactory crop on any well-drained soil that will produce a good crop 
of corn or wheat. 
May be cut or pastured after the flowering stage is passed, but not earlier. 
Sorghum may be 
grown with cowpeas and soy beans, either in rows or broadcast. 
Plant about 8 to 10 pounds per acre for forage. 
thin out to stand 4 to 6 inches apart, and cut just before the heads ripen. 
When growing sorghum for syrup, plant 6 to 8 pounds per acre; 
Fertilizer requirements same as corn, 400 
Ibs. 4-12-12 per acre. Top dress with nitrogen. For hay broadcast 30 Ibs. per acre with a bu. of cowpeas. 
WACONIA SORGHUM 
For Molasses 
(Similar to Sugar Drip) 
Since we introduced this variety 
in the Southeast a few years ago 
there has been no new sorghum 
that has been brought out that 
can compare with it in yield of 
syrup. It makes a large juicy, suc- 
culent growth. It will yield about 
65% of the weight of the cane 
in juice when extracted by a good 
farm mill, and stronger mills 
should extract as much as 75% 
to 85%. 
One reason for the great popu- 
larity of Waconia Sorghum is due 
to its tremendous yield of seed 
which is equal to corn per acre, 
and in addition to its enormous 
syrup yield the seed of this gen- 
uine strain can always be sold at 
a very attractive price well above 
the value of corn. Waconia Sor- 
ghum also has less tendency to 
granulate and sugar than any 
other variety, which is a most im- 
portant factor when you offer 
syrup for sale. 
Plant in 31% to 4 ft. rows, 8 
to 10 lbs. per acre for forage. 
Cut or pasture after flowering. 
For syrup sow 6 to 8 lbs., thin to 
4 to 6 inches, cut just before 
heads ripen. 
Plainsman Combine Milo, having 
less tannin, is more palatable 
and digestible than most 
varieties of milo. 
HONEY (Texas Seeded Ribbon Cane) Certified 
One of the most popular varieties in the Southern States. It is late in 
maturity (124 days), with very tall thick stalks, large open brushy heads 
and bright red chaff that remains on the seed after threshing. It is con- 
sidered the tallest and heaviest producing sorghum for both forage and 
syrup. Particularly adapted to the Coastal and Southern states, requiring 
a longer growing season than Sugar Drip and most other sorghums. 
Our supply of seed this year has passed all requirements of certifica- 
tion and is the finest quality we have handled in years. It is the same 
strain that has given our customers such excellent results in past years. 
CERTIFIED MARTIN’S COMBINE MILO, 100 days. 
This certified strain of the Grain Sorghum family has shown Special 
Merit for Grain production in the Southern and Southeastern States. 
Has proven exceptionally well adapted for harvesting with a combine 
harvester. Grows to an average height of 37 inches, but has a range of 
from 24 to 42 inches, depending on soil and seasonal condition. The 
stalks are short and sturdy, giving it strength to resist lodging to a greater 
degree than any other variety of commercial importance. Heads vary in 
length from 6 to 9 inches, depending upon the season, and heads are of 
uniform height. The kernels resemble yellow Milo in size and color. 
Threshes readily without cracking. 
Requires 100 to 110 days to mature according to season and produces 
from 25 to 60 bushels grain per acre. Seed normally stays in head all Winter 
producing excellent feed for birds. Adaptable to almost all types of soil. 
The crop of grain is easier to handle than corn. 
Plant in rows 36 to 42 inches, using 5 to 8 lbs. per acre. If planted 
in drill rows 18 to 20 inches apart, use 15 to 20 lbs. per acre. Do not 
plant closer than 18 inches by any method for grain production. Planting 
in rows and cultivated will give maximum yields. 
PLAINSMAN COMBINE MILO, 110 days. 3 ft. tall. 
Plainsman Combine Milo is approximately 10 days later than Martin‘s 
and yields about 10% better. It is about an inch shorter in height, has 
a blockier, more rounded head, has a lighter color (yellowish brown), with 
less tannin. It is better for feed than Martin’s, but has a softer head that 
is slightly less weevil resistant. It is a little slower about drying out and 
is slightly harder to combine, since the leaves come up 1 leaf higher on 
the stalk. It is extremely popular in the Southern Coastal Plains because 
of the higher yield and greater food value. Its grain is softer, more digest- 
ible, palatable, and nutritious. 
CERTIFIED EARLY COMBINE HEGARI, 105 days. 4 ft. tall. 
Early Hegari, a new combine type, is about two weeks earlier in maturing 
grain than regular Hegari. It is a very heavy grain yielder for an early 
kind. Head structure, uniformity and leaf growth are the same as regular 
Hegari. It is ideal to harvest with livestock or turkeys, but is taller and 
harder to combine than Plainsman. 
CERTIFIED HEGARI, 120 days. 5% ft. tall. 
One of the most valuable of all grain sorghums. Makes a large, leafy 
growth and is a heavy grain yielder. It has a semi-sweet stalk that is 
eaten readily by animals either in pasturing off the fields after removal of 
grain heads or as harvested forage. Average yields of 12 tons silage 
or 1,800 Ibs. of grain per acre are usual. Makes good silage planted with 
soybeans, corn or sweet sorghum. Cut just before seeds get hard as cattle 
do not chew or digest part of the ripe seed. 
Sow Grain Sorghum 1 to 2 weeks after corn, using 12 to 15 Ibs. per 
acre broadcast or 7 to 8 lbs. in 2 to 21/2 ft. rows, 4 to 6 inches in the row. 
Cultivate like corn. Harvest with a combine. Grain Sorghums yield 85% 
as much as early planted corn, but outyield late planted corn. Stored grain 
may mold if not thoroughly dry. For continuous grazing or hogging off 
as it matures plant some every 3 weeks from April to July. Use 500 Ibs. 
complete fertilizer before planting and top dress with 100 to 200 Ibs. 
nitrate of soda. Treat seed with Ceresan to control smut and seed rot, the 
principle diseases of sorghums. 
Waconia Sorghum, similar to Sugar 
Drip, yields more molasses of better 
quality. 
S. C. Experiment Station: ‘Grain sor- 
ghums grow on almost any soil, stand 
drought better than corn, same food 
value, slightly higher protein, slightly 
lower fat, can feed whole to hogs, 
sheep and poultry, grind for cattle. 
Martin’s and Early Hegari are easily 
harvested with ordinary combines, if 
pure seed is planted for uniform 
height and maturity. Grain of Plains- 
man and Martin’s was sound in late 
January, standing in the field since 
ripening in Oceaber, good for winter 
grazing.” 
Note uniformity and heavy growth of 
Martin’s Combine Milo. Produced 
under certification requirements. 
