Show nr OF STAPLE CROPS IE dan an grass crass has entirely passed experimental stage especial value in semiarid ld its it drought A sst ss t s r j tnt all su superior perlor catch crop 1 VA HAVID D 13 C texa texas sudan grass gra has now entirely passed experimental stages and has own 12 itself worthy ot of a place among great staple crops of america on bulletins issued by tho the depart ni nt of agriculture of the united itea tes and nil by experiment elation stations in rlou jou states the following facts re arding sudan grass may be stated lh tb authority it t Is the progenitor of the sorghum gy in appearance it resembles lisson grasa grass but it lachs lacks the root toot aks and therefore nex neer er can become ast at it Is the equal if it dot not the su for of all other forage crops in ding value it has a social value I 1 a drought resistant it possesses re reable vitality and will grow and rive ive in the face of 0 the most adverse cumi cum stances on dairy farma farms it cap car fed as a substitute for alfalfa with t a loss in tonnage it baa has been wo that this bis method of dairy farm bit resulted in better health for on account of at the greater biety ety of food it can be grown in j sections of the united state states ex titles dug where the altitude la Is very high inhere here the climate Is exceed ingi cid id it has been experimented with cesa cess tully fully aa as far north aa as alberta t account of its rapid growth it 1 y has no superior as a catch crop omae m seeding eding to the first crop 75 to 00 80 a ire are necessary the second cut S comes on about 45 days after the 4 t loj and the third Is likely to take a he le longer CO to 65 5 days in ht the ex w e south as many as four cuttings eason have been secured sudan w yields an average of pounds eed to the acio sudan grai gral I fits well into most any ip rotation h or cropping system pa 4 la in this I 1 s country planted in the ing it produces from two to four pa and Is killed by the farat freeze rioter winter it makes intensive farming ery possibility where it has hith not been practiced it thus in sea the possibilities of this coun for a large population atlon it produce produces arrage of po possibly four tons of to the acre J or this reason our sudan grass Is 1 1 crop for tho the alfalfa growing atlon ions of the united states to UP sudan grass means much to nation dation because it will augment supply aply of live stock and ii alve veit products more horses mules f cattle sheep and goats more k and butter thus tho the nations apply III be increased working both to the buyer in the and aud the seller in the country |