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Show Kafir Corn This plant belongs to tho sorghums, but Is n arlcty thai contains but llltlo sugar The plants grow erect and huvo thick, Jointed stalks, Tho leave aro broad and deep green The plants avcrago from m to CV1 feet In height. The heads art compact, stand eroct and ara from ten to fifteen Inches long The plant li raised both for grain and bay, but principally for grain. A prominent horticulturist says- "It Is thn bablt of tho uncultivated or chards to overbear at long Intervals when all conditions aro favorable Cultivated Cul-tivated orchard), on tho other hand, tend to bear moro often, but do not havo that tendency to overbear " nreodlng from Immature parents Is believed to be a leading cause of tb lack of vitality In many of our swine. The Iangsbans are natives of northern north-ern China. |