Kafir Corn

From Encyclopediak

Kafir Corn, a variety of Indian millet, a member of the Grass Family, used extensively as a food in South Africa. The seeds are borne in graceful sprays like those of the sorghum, rather than like those of Indian corn. It is planted in hills or sown broadcast and yields a large amount of seed. Because it resists drought and cold better than Indian corn, it has been introduced into Kansas, Oklahoma and other dry states, and at present about one aid one-half million acres are given up to its cultivation in the United States, where both the grains and stalks are used as fodder.