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Grain sorghum

By Dalton

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Uses

• Grain sorghum is used for food.• Also is used sorghum syrup.• Grain sorghum is used for feeding

hogs and poultry.• Grain sorghum is used for specialty

flour in recipes.

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pictures

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Facts

• Grain sorghum is one of the oldest known grains and has historically been one of the five major cereal crops used for food by humankind.

• Planting begins in late May to early June when the soil temperature exceeds 65 degrees F.

• Harvesting starts in late September or early October.

• There are about 750 to 1,250 seeds in one grain sorghum head.

• We are third for growing grain sorghum

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References

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorghum• Fact card