Show U L ova teasing Tea sint v bulletin 11 of the kansas station says this thief is a native of me mexico X aco and thought by many botanists to be tho the original of our indian corn it is tin an annual plant ms resembling embling corn or sorghum in general appearance but instead of producing an all ear car there are in the leaf axils aeils several eral slender joint ed spikes which are separate from f corli each other instead of being united into an anear ear car however in the united states Z t IS yf eliy uie plant seldom flowers and never produces seed except in south florida or near the gulf coast it dt is cultivated in ift the southern states where it Is considered it a Talu valuable able forage planty plant and under favorable conditions produces an immense amount of forage for example it is reported to have produced in louisiana over afif fafty ty tons of green forage per pea acre it requires a long season and considerable moisture for which reason it is not well voll suited to kansas conditions it gl gives jes a fain amount of fodder in kansas but there elfere Is nothing to recommend it above corn J sorghum or on corn for the same purpose |