Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture . re is some dust in the seed. It is alwaysrisky to trust seed that has been stored in anyquantity in a close bin, as its germinating powermay be impaired. Hence, seed that is not fresh,or new, should not be trusted. It may even sproutin a germinating pan, and yet have a low vitalitythat would give a poor stand. The best heads from the best plant in the field,under ordinary conditions, should furnish the seedfor the next year. If the seed is left to cure on thestalk in the shock, the selection may be made atany time before thrashing; if left on
Forage crops for soiling, silage, hay and pasture . re is some dust in the seed. It is alwaysrisky to trust seed that has been stored in anyquantity in a close bin, as its germinating powermay be impaired. Hence, seed that is not fresh,or new, should not be trusted. It may even sproutin a germinating pan, and yet have a low vitalitythat would give a poor stand. The best heads from the best plant in the field,under ordinary conditions, should furnish the seedfor the next year. If the seed is left to cure on thestalk in the shock, the selection may be made atany time before thrashing; if left on the head andstored away in thin tiers in a dry place, untilneeded for planting, good seed is insured. 114 FORAGE CROPS Cultivation of kafir corn The cultivation should be the same as for corn,frequent and shallow, rather than deep and infre-quent. Harrowing early is almost indispensable inorder to keep down weeds. After the plants arethree inches high, they will stand almost anyamount of harrowing and this may be continueduntil eight inches ? riii I ^li miliilillimWIiUliiillilifcNi Kig 24 Roots of kafir corn, sixty days after planting. KAFIR COBjY in DRY REGIONS 115 Harvesting time for grain Kafir corn remains green until frost, and theseed does not shatter; so, if grain is the only con-sideration, there is no great hurry to harvest; itcan stand until after frost and the stalk is , generally, the fodder is a consideration, aswell as the grain, and then the problem is to cutwhen the best results from both may be obtained.
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