Sorghum bicolor Native to Sudan, this corn relative became an important cash crop for American farmers during the period of westward expansion across the Midwest, when brooms were essential housecleaning and industrial tools. It is drought resistant and tolerant of poor soils and weed competition, thus serving as initial crops on the farming frontier. The grain was an important livestock food with the same nutritional value as oats, the stems are woody enough to serve as fuel for furnaces, and the fibrous seed heads were sold for cash to the broom-making industry. It requires 50-60 “broom stems” to make full sized brooms, so the demand for the crop was significant. Seeds Per Packet: 100 Seeds Per Ounce: 1250
