. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. 84 FARBIER S HAND-BOOK. a greater number of grains is contained in a bushel. Some varieties, too, are more leafy than others, and require to stand further apart; in general, however, four bushels will be necessary on medium soils, and, in poor, upland soils, as many as six may be required. Grass-seeds iXiay be sown in spring with oats, in the same manner as with wheat or barley. The young clover and grass are, however, in danger of being smothered by the oat crop, unless when it is sown very thin. If, iherefore, through necessity, this system
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. 84 FARBIER S HAND-BOOK. a greater number of grains is contained in a bushel. Some varieties, too, are more leafy than others, and require to stand further apart; in general, however, four bushels will be necessary on medium soils, and, in poor, upland soils, as many as six may be required. Grass-seeds iXiay be sown in spring with oats, in the same manner as with wheat or barley. The young clover and grass are, however, in danger of being smothered by the oat crop, unless when it is sown very thin. If, iherefore, through necessity, this system should be adopted, the oats should be sown thin, on well-prepared land, and the smaller seeds harrowed in when the plants are sufficiently strong to bear the surface being stirred. When the land is in a highly pulverized state, it may be better to sow the seeds of the clovers and grasses immediately before giving the last turn of the harrows for covering the oats. Being usually sown after grass land, oats are more apt to be overrun with thistles, and other large weeds, than any other crop. These are to be cut over with the weed-hook, or pulled up by the weeding clips, before the ciop comes into ear. Reaping. — The reaping of oats is performed with the scythe or sickle. It may, with great convenience, be performed with the scythe, and should be done when the grain becomes hard and the straw of a yellowish color. Fig. The crop should be cut before it is dead ripe, to prevent the shedding of the grain, and to increase the value of the straw for fodder. Enemies. — The diseases of the oat are few. Sometimes it is attacked by smut, but more commonly by the wire-worm, or larvae of insects, which generally abound in newly broken-up lands. To guard against these, delay ploughing the land, especially if long in grass, until immediately before Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colo
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