Agriculture for beginners . Fig. zo6. OatsCommon oats at left; side oats at right FARM CROPS 211 \-aries considerably, but generally the seeding is from t\vo tothree bushels an acre. On poor lands t^vo bushels will be afair average seeding; on good lands as much as three bushelsshould be used. This crop fits in well, over wide areas, with various rota-tions. As the purpose of all rotation is to keep the soil pro-ductive, oats should alternate even- few vears with one of the. KiG. 207. Harvesting Oats nitrogen-gathering crops. In the South, cowpeas, soy beans,clovers, and vetches may be used in
Agriculture for beginners . Fig. zo6. OatsCommon oats at left; side oats at right FARM CROPS 211 \-aries considerably, but generally the seeding is from t\vo tothree bushels an acre. On poor lands t^vo bushels will be afair average seeding; on good lands as much as three bushelsshould be used. This crop fits in well, over wide areas, with various rota-tions. As the purpose of all rotation is to keep the soil pro-ductive, oats should alternate even- few vears with one of the. KiG. 207. Harvesting Oats nitrogen-gathering crops. In the South, cowpeas, soy beans,clovers, and vetches may be used in this rotation. In theNorth and West the clovers mixed with timothy hay makea useful combination for this purpose. Spring-sowed oats, since they have a short growing season,need their nitrogenous plant food in a form which can bequickly used. To supply this nitrogen a top-dressing ofnitrate of soda or sulphate of lime is helpful. The plant 212 AGRICULTURE FOR BEGINNERS can gather its food quickly from either of these two. As fall-sowed oats have of course a longer growing season, the nitro-gen can be supplied by w-ell-rotted manure, blood, tankage,or fish-scrap. Use barnyard manure carefull}. Do not applytoo much just before seeding, and use onl}^ thoroughl} rottedmanure. It is alxiays desirable to have a bountiful supph- ofhumus in land on which oats are to be planted. The time of han^esting wSi vary with the use which is tobe made of the oats. If the crop is to be
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