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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW California man nabbed after high-speed motorcycle chase ... A maze to amaze: Halloween fun in Central Point bigger than ever ... Crater High teacher arrested on charges of sexual misconduct with a student ... California man nabbed after high-speed motorcycle chase ... A maze to amaze: Halloween fun in Central Point bigger than ever ... Crater High teacher arrested on charges of sexual misconduct with a student ... Mail Tribune 100, Oct. 27, 1915 The following news items were drawn from our archives from 100 years ago today. Comment MailTribune.com Writer Posted Oct. 27, 2015 at 12:01 AM Posted Oct. 27, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Social News Oct. 27, 1915 SUDAN GRASS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OF STOCK GROWERS By W.W. Watson Uncle Billy Angle, retired farmer, stockman and pioneer, with a residence on East Main Street, Medford, and a stock ranch of 140 acres on Dry Creek, in the Antelope district, has discovered the last in blade and grass hay production. It is Sudan grass. Whether or not it originally came from Africa, India, Java or Jerusalem doesn't matter. "It's Sudan grass because that's what it is," observes Uncle Billy — and he doesn't stop to stammer when he talks about it. Fact is, it seems to be just what he claims for it. From a 100-foot row of it in his garden, grown this year for the first time in Southern Oregon, he has gathered already about 30 pounds of fine looking seed, fed many heavy armloads of hay from it to a fine milch cow and one would scarcely believe that he has disturbed it. ... "Grain, hay and wild oats are the principal hay crops on our stock ranch," said Mr. Angle to a Mail Tribune man today. "The yield per acre, considering the food value of the product, is not sufficient to be satisfactorily profitable," he continued. "I have been looking for something better — and I believe I have found it. ... "The results of my planting it carefully sometime last May is seen in that row in the garden. It looks like a hedgerow of the delicate, ornamental kind, doesn't it? I have fed the cows generously from it and I had to pen the chickens up to keep them from eating all of the seeds as fast as they appeared. Poultry is very fond of it, the seeds being oily and full of meat. During the summer, as the heads ripened, I gathered some of them for seed, obtaining about 30 pounds already. That will sow quiet and acreage — and that's the way I will get my start of Sudan grass. I have great confidence in it. It's a wonderful producer and its food value is twice that of Johnson, Bermuda or Timothy hay. The average yield is 3.82 tons per acre." MailTribune.com Writer Posted Oct. 27, 2015 at 12:01 AM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501