Show relative dollso 1 of f peruse 1 blasts during the drought of f 1805 1803 the ter rr feeling the want vi auit of a rood good forage plant toot determined to experiment lu in that line ins in 1890 1891 we decided to try corn and rape rope juit just it at that time au an arthe appeared la in the aud and stating that corn could be cut and mud bound with a under upon that article wo we decided to or sow with grain drill all boc hoes at aroi work at rate of two bushels per acre are beside the corn rape was eown sown broadcast at t the he rate of six ix pounds per acre aud and beside the rape sorg borglum blum broadcast at rite rate of 35 25 pounds per acre all were ere own sown the lait last of lly moy corn came tip almost immediately grew rank tank aud and well sorghum were low slow in germinating and growth was rather limited at fint bat but later the kirkhom made rapid strides producing so 0 lunch much feed at a timo time when the drought did not show itself that the arose aa as to what in do with it it the to rare apparently wa eown sown too thick and did not mot make the th growth that it 11 otherwise woold would yet it wall w efficient sufficient to tet test the merit of tte plant becom we coin merced sorghum when about 16 inches high stock eating it well and with a relish lut but As a soon aa as the tho talk stalk of the plant became become liny ilze site heep sheep refuted to eat tat anything but the blades the rape was ua ideal forage lor ibets the com wig t tested alfo also aa As a green feed with similar to the cor sor if bulling nul ling sheep ate the corn better than the be iorg bum it seems eem to aw W abar we o 0 grath ft pf sorghum ii is poisonous poi at t certain timea thues and when we cannot tell when thee these conditions condit ione enst ia is it Is not wisdom to discard it tut irLy in owed corn we baie have ti adran inge age that id ili cao we donot do not ned nd the green feed it is i no difficult to gave and cure tor for win ft er feed in our can the corn grew duft an rank bating baving iota lots of gobbini hj iu fact fack email small can cam in the future when in ili need of roughage for win kr cr or soiling for summer we ball make use cf of corn iu in preference to sorghum 7 U 1 sidle in rational national stockman |