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Kaffir corn gains in Kansas Nebraska crops long discussed
The Chicago Tribune reports Kaffir corn is expanding across the Eastern states and into Kansas and Nebraska. Trials since 1889 show red kernels outperform white, drought resistant and ready for market next spring at about 1.36 per bushel, with yields from 40 to 75 bushels per acre and rapid adoption by farmers seeking a reliable drought-tolerant cereal and stock feed.
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Chicago Tribune
Kansas
Nebraska
Topeka
State Board of Agriculture
State Agricultural College
Manhattan
C. C. Georgeson
Nvime
Lincoln
Neb
Godfrey
Lancaster
Kanens
C. P. Avery
Gaiswald See ‘Company
Mexico
Texas
Austin
Wichita
J. B. Beadles
Noble County
Okla
America
Beadles
Cherokee Strip
Kansas City
Kaffir
Tip
Haviland Hansford
Enid
Oklahoma
Wichita Daily Eagle
Jerry Howard
California