Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . winter or spring. Seed Oats and Their Preparation for Seeding.—It is important to seed only varietiesthat are adaptedto the conditionsthat prevail, giv-ing particular at-tention to time ofmaturity as re-lated to the pre-vaihng climaticconditions duringthe oat-growingperiod. Seed oatsshould be thor-oughly cleaned bythe use of a goodfanning mill be-fore seeding. Thescreens of the milland the blast ofair should be suchas to remove allforeign seed, hulls,trash and li
Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . winter or spring. Seed Oats and Their Preparation for Seeding.—It is important to seed only varietiesthat are adaptedto the conditionsthat prevail, giv-ing particular at-tention to time ofmaturity as re-lated to the pre-vaihng climaticconditions duringthe oat-growingperiod. Seed oatsshould be thor-oughly cleaned bythe use of a goodfanning mill be-fore seeding. Thescreens of the milland the blast ofair should be suchas to remove allforeign seed, hulls,trash and lightand small one-quarter or one-third of the oatsmay be removedin this way. Suchthorough cleaningmakes for a uni-form stand of vig-orous plant in thefield. If there isany trouble fromsmut, seed should be treated with formaldehyde; one pound of 40 percent formaldehyde to 45 gallons of water. This is sufficient for treatingabout 45 bushels of oats. The solution must be brought in contactwith every berry in order to be thoroughly effective. The oats may be I From Farmers Bulletin 424, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture,. Two Types of Oat Heads. ^ Spreading, or panicled, oats (on the left); side, or horse-manc, oats (on the right). OATS, BARLEY AND RYE 75 spread out in a thin layer on a clean floor and the solution applied witha sprinkling can. Several thin layers of oats may be placed one on topof another, and each sprinkled in this way, after which the whole pileshould be thoroughly stirred, shoveled into a compact heap, covered witha wet blanket and allowed to remain for twelve hours. The blanketshould then be removed and the oats spread out and occasionally stirreduntil thoroughly dry. Preparation of the Seed-Bed.—A large portion of the oats growTi inthe corn belt are seeded on corn ground without any preparation. Theground is disked and harrowed, or sometimes cultivated once or t\\dceafter seeding the oats. It is much better to double disk and harrow oncebefore see
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