Experiments With Oats* 



BY J. F. DUGGAR. 



SUMMARY. 



Among a number of varieties of oats tested none was 

 found superior in yield to the common Red Rust Proof oat. 



Varieties which produced moderate yields of grains and 

 relatively large amounts of tall fine straw were Myer's Turf 

 and Hatchett's Black. These and related varieties are hardy,, 

 and are valuable for grazing and for forage. 



In three different experiments Red Rust Proof oats sown 

 in November yielded 7.9, 11.8, and 9.7 bushels per acre more 

 than the same kind of seed sown from February 9 to March 1. 

 The average increase in these three experiments due to fall 

 sowing was 9.8 bushels. 



The period between October 1 and November 15 is sug- 

 gested as the best time for sowing the bulk of the crop of Red 

 Rust Proof oats in central Alabama. 



A comparison of cotton seed and cotton seed meal applied 

 both in fall and spring was rendered inconclusive by reason 

 of unfavorable weather. 



Cowpea vines, plowed under, increased the yield of oats 

 sown in February to the extent of 10.4 bushels per acre. The 

 yield of fall-sown oats on land w^here cowpea vines had been 

 plowed under (after 11 bushels of peas per acre had been 

 picked) was 28.6 bushels per acre against 7.1 bushels on a 

 plot previously abandoned to weeds and crab grass, a gain of 

 21.5 bushels of oats. 



The plot on which only the roots and stubble of cowpea 

 vines were plowed under yielded 34.4 bushels of oats per acre 



