![]() ![]() Other annuals that could be used would be the Kester’s Game Bird Mix, Mixed YouĬould plant (between the woods and the sorghum) Rape, Turnip or Radish. Deer will come out earlier because they will feel safe. Plant along the edge of the woods about 15 to 20 feet outįor a screen. This will help the density of your planting. Giant Sorghum with 20% Bundle King Sorghum (which is an 8įoot variety). That will rot in the soil if planted too early when the ground is too wetĪnd cool. Ground temperature should be 55 to 60 degrees. Soil test this will give you a more accurate rate to spread the fertilizer. Can be sprayed with 2-4-D to control broadleaf. Fertilize with 19-19-19 or nitrogen use 200 If broadcast plant 10 to 12 pounds per acre.Ĭan be blended with a shorter eight foot variety to help it Rows should be 14 to 20 inches wide if planted withĪ grain drill. Gets a thick stalk (like corn) and will stand up well in heavy Recommend 10 to 15 foot wide strips (can be as wide as 20įoot strips). They show the growth in September from that June Planting. The pictures are from an planting that was done June 1 st Kester's Gamebird Mix, Kester's Milo Mix next to Cave-in-Rock Swicthgrass Youth hunt at Wane Williams game farm not to far from me Goodĭrought resistance, Can be sprayed with herbicides used on corn. Fertilize with 19-19-19 or 15-15-15 atįood Sorghum, Tall White Milo, Tall Red sorghum and other high quality Sorghums. It can be spray with 2-4ĭ which is a broad leaf spray. Kester's Milo Mix can also be used as a deer screen.ĭeer and other wildlife will feel safe by the cover and food this mix Planted next to the edge a woods to provides cover for wildlife. In the winter along with pheasants and other gamebirds. Source for game birds and other wildlife. Some growers mix grain sorghum with soybeans to produce a higher protein silage crop.Tall sorghums and milo that not only provide cover but is an great food Sweet sorghum produces much higher forage yields than grain sorghum, but feed quality will likely be lesser because there is no grain. ![]() ![]() Grain sorghum may also be used as whole-plant silage, however another sorghum, sweet sorghum, was developed as a silage crop. Stubble with secondary growth must be pastured carefully because of the danger of prussic acid (HCN) poisoning. Both roughage and dropped heads are utilized. Pasturing cattle or sheep on sorghum stubble, after the grain has been harvested, is a common practice. The grain should be cracked or rolled before feeding to cattle this improves the portion digested. However, some sorghum varieties and hybrids which were developed to deter birds are less palatable due to tannins and phenolic compounds in the seed. The grain is highly palatable to livestock, and intake seldom limits livestock productivity. When compared with corn on a per pound basis, grain sorghum feeding value ranges from 90% to nearly equal to corn. The grain has more protein and fat than corn, but is lower in vitamin A. Feed value of grain sorghum is similar to corn. In the United States, sorghum is used primarily as a feed grain for livestock. Worldwide, sorghum is a food grain for humans. ![]()
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