Show I SORGHUMS ARE GOOD H CROPS FOR SILAGE 4 0 rt ra j Prepared by the United States Department Depart Depart- a ment of or Agriculture o r Because sorghums are good crops to grow w for silage In regions of ot light tight rainfall rain rain- k cf ct fall tall the United States department agriculture Is urging that they be grown more extensively In those sec see sections S ons to Insure ample feed teed for stock iT Sorghums ne need d less moisture than thun thann I corn n and in many sections will produce pro pro- J duce a c larger yield o of forage orage per acre 11 i 3 j When properly made Into s l ge they r l supply a succulent feed which has a x f high feeding value Either the he saccharine saccha saccha- t trifle rifle rine sweet or 1 th the 1 varieties are used Of the former the orange and a amber ber Vat varieties vart va va- t z rt are the most d desirable varieties van vari and of the latter milo and J f are common varieties ExperIments Experiments Exper Exper- I at the Kansas experiment station station sta sta- tion show that silage made from f. f p and sweet sorghum Is nearly equal Jual In ln to corn silage for tor feeding cows ft that produce milk Since the difference differ differ- I Ii ence In the results was not g great eat it ft Isi Is i r IH i t apparent that when the sorghums give a considerably larger yield per acre as Is the case in seasons of drought and In sections where there Is limited amount amount of rainfall they are the more more- profitable source of silage To obtain a good quality of silage from sorghum It is very Important that they be cut at the proper stage of ot maturity ma ma- This stage Is reached when the seed Is mature Testing the stage of maturity of sorghum may be done by twisting a stalk in the hands and noting the amount of sap It contains If It contains much sap the he crop Is Iston too ton green to be made Into silage and If put up at this stage sour silage is sure to result especially with the sweet sorghum which Is high In sugar content It Is better to risk frost than to put the sorghum into the silo sUo before before before be be- fore maturity A crop that has not been before re frost frost should be put up immediately after and water should be added to keep It from becoming d dry |