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s Farmen' Ihtlh-iin U26, ns. Its ni.ilit v to <n<liin- period« of drought is equal, tboqgfa ool .•rit.r, t.. tliut uf tlio hc-i variftits of surluim. In the South, where droufit u ueuaDj combined «rith extreme heat, Sudan VOBS.

i.ls much better than millH, l.ut in Montana and the Dakotas millet, makes a slightIv larger \iet(l.

perimeni ihown that Sudan gi quire« a greater amount, of ualer to produofl a pound of dry matter than does corn, sorghum, or millet, Notwithatending this indicated high water ie.|uiiement, Sudan gTMi has l.een successftdiv grOWU as a drvdand . V|>taCo|8adn iKiirsknull.'tiU ll.Mltll.ltl, tl. Ihik., 101«. Uotli are In a: i •: UM rü-tu tUfe tu IM int ff«- lay.

eroprince 1912, when the firat \vid(< diatributíon ofaeed took place.

m emergency hay crop and summer pasture no oilier crop is better ted to conditions in the southern half of the Oreal I'lains.

the rniversity Farm at I>avis, California, it has l.een gTOWn with good results as a dry-land crop and is recommended for use in other- parts of that State uhere irrigation water is not availahle.'

SOIL REQUIREMENTS.

Su.i , is not at, all exacting in its soil requirements. It i nch loam, but it has been gTOWO successfully <.n aim of soil from a heavy clay to a light sand. Where the soil is quite sand\, howerer, the) ield may be expected to l>o light. ('«.Id, ! muggy soils are parliculaily unsuited to Sudan gnu». Bef<.re I M.I ..„, II. A., and Kenm-l

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