Show SORGHUM CROP ON DRY FARM best results have seen secured by ue use of fresh seed 2 lose oses its it VI vl bality very quick BY II 11 PATT HIRSON Asir tant arr tet montana experiment station I 1 two tu ope of sorghum do well la in ri iona zions u 1 light precipitation th the lwort cot or saccharine sorghum is per haps grown groan more tor for tta its sugar con tent than for forage par purposes poses whilo hilo be the Is known primarily aa as a fodder under tho the latter group arp anilo malzo and kaier corn the method of preparing tho the bood aced bed for sorghum does not differ materially teri tori ally from that for corn if it the land Is to bo be plowed in tho the spring it must bo be turned over to a depth of about six or sevan inches tho the land should then bo be disked and harrowed once or twice when the seed may be jo so sown n it if it is desirable to secure a crop of seed wo me usually drill the in at the rato rate of six to soven seven pounds per acre somo some farmers seem to havo have secured better results by drilling sorghum ith tho the corn planter placing the rows rono about throe and a half halt feet apart and tho the seeds from four to eight inch as apart in the row A largo large amount of seed is used when the frain Is and it is customary to put in about 15 pounds per acre this amount will vary with the character of the soil and F reason eason if there is any danger of any ally 0 of f the seeds rotting allowance allo for this should bo be made and a larger amount per acre put on also it some of tho the deeds seeds do not ger germinate minato it will miau that moro seed must be used sorghum Is not sown until quite late in tho the season or until the soil has warmed up quite thoroughly the plant is very tender and it if the soil happens to be very wet and cold tho the seed will not ger germonte minte and tho the oung plant will not erow grow the best results havo have always been secured by the use of fresh seed it loses its vitality very quickly and it old seed is used good results are not a always obtained if the sorghum is drilled the subsequent care will vall bo be tho the same as that for corn but if it id ir it receives but little arre until timo time tor for harvest Ilo however wever harvesting immediately after seeding and just as the grass comes through the soil will keep down weeds and also aid in formin forming g a mulch which will help to conserve moisture if a fortia dorase ge crop is to be secured the grain should be cut before the full blooming period Is reached and only one crop secured in h a season the crop if cut with a binder is handled in much the same sam way as small grain to secure a crop of seed do not harvest until the grain Is in the milk or hard dough stage the plant is used almost exclusively to secure the crop of seed the bundles are placed in shocks andr and allowed to dry when they are threshed with the common threshing machine it Is not customary to allow the entire bundle to pass through the thresher but to thrust the heads into the cylinder and then remove the other portions this will not break up the a stalks alks and as a result some good fodder may be secured |