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1972

1972; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station); 557; Beef; Hybrid sorghum grains; Hybrid corn

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Nutritive Value Of Eight Hybrid Sorghum Grains And Three Hybrid Corns Compared In All-Concentrate Rations Hybrid Sorghum And Corn Characteristics And Methods Used To Nutritionally Evaluate Them, R.L. Mccollough Jan 1972

Nutritive Value Of Eight Hybrid Sorghum Grains And Three Hybrid Corns Compared In All-Concentrate Rations Hybrid Sorghum And Corn Characteristics And Methods Used To Nutritionally Evaluate Them, R.L. Mccollough

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

In 1971, Kansas produced 234 million bushels of sorghum grain worth $217,000,000, second only to Texas. Most of it is used as an energy source in livestock rations. Since the introduction of hybrid sorghum grain in 1956, yield has increased 25%.