Tall local sorghum and new dwarf varieties were compared, both as sole crops and when intercropped with an early cereal, in a replicated experiment, and at five sites in observation plots. Dwarf varieties were superior both as intercrops and as sole crops, and intercropping was better than sole cropping for all varieties. In the experiment 27 per cent more total grain yield (sorghum + early cereal) was obtained when dwarf varieties were used instead of tall. When the sorghum was intercropped, increased yields per plant came largely because there were more grains per head.