Kafir, << KAF uhr, >> is the name of a group of grain sorghums imported originally from Africa (see Sorghum ). Kafirs thrive in the plains region of North America where rainfall is light. These cornlike plants grow 4 to 7 feet (1.2 to 2.1 meters) tall. Their stalks are juicy but not sweet. At the tip of the stalk is a cylinder-shaped seed head. The small, beardless grains may be white, pink, or red. Kafir can be used for silage, or bundled and fed dry to cattle.
