. Productive agriculture . Fig. 2S. — A prolific and non-prolific head of oats. acre. And, again, it must be filled so that it will weigh factors that will aid in the yield and quality of oats are: 1. Earhness of maturing. 2. Stiffness of straw. 3. Resistance to heat and drought. 4. Rust resistant. 5. Prolificacy. 6. Hardiness. 66 PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURE The time for maturity in oat varieties ranges from about 80to lis days. Early maturing varieties are generally the safestand best yielders, because they do not lodge so easily, escape inhot, dry weather, and are mature before they are
. Productive agriculture . Fig. 2S. — A prolific and non-prolific head of oats. acre. And, again, it must be filled so that it will weigh factors that will aid in the yield and quality of oats are: 1. Earhness of maturing. 2. Stiffness of straw. 3. Resistance to heat and drought. 4. Rust resistant. 5. Prolificacy. 6. Hardiness. 66 PRODUCTIVE AGRICULTURE The time for maturity in oat varieties ranges from about 80to lis days. Early maturing varieties are generally the safestand best yielders, because they do not lodge so easily, escape inhot, dry weather, and are mature before they are injured byrust and other enemies. There are varieties best suited to eachlocality. It is advisable that the teacher or pupils write to theirown experiment station regarding this Fig. 29. — Oat varieties your State Experiment Stations recommend. Write to them. Texas Red Rust Proof was recommended as being among thebest varieties by 8 out of 25 stations; American Banner by 10;Badger Queen by 6. Kherson, or Sixty-day Oats, is growing inpopularity. Swedish Select, White Bonanza, Lincoln Siberian,Clydesdale, and Wide Awake and Welcome varieties are popular OATS 67 in some localities. The varieties of oats recommended by yourexperiment station are indicated in the map on page 66. (SeeExercise 5.) Uses of Oats. — The digestible composition of one hundredpounds of oats, oatmeal, and oat straw is as follows: OatsOatmealOat straw Dry Matter Fats Carbohydrates 1-3 Nutritive Ratio I i:S-51: For horses, dairy cows, growing calves, laying hens, oats, onaccount of the protein content, is an excellent feed. Oats havea stimulating and conditioning effect upon horses that is possessedby no other grain. The horse feels his
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