EXERCISE 33. THE PRODUCTION OF OATS IN THE 

 UNITED STATES 



Equipment : Yearbook of the United States Department 

 of Agriculture. 



Method: From the Yearbook obtain the figures for the 

 production of oats in each state in the United States. Repre- 

 sent the production on the accompanying blank map by the 



United States. 



Rest of the World. 



Fig. 31. — United States Produces about One-fourth of the World's 



Oat Crop. 



use of appropriate shadings to indicate the areas of large 

 production. Those States which produce more than 100 

 million bushels of oats should be shaded black; those pro- 

 ducing more than 50 million but less than 100 milhon a 

 lighter shade; and those producing less than 50 million 

 bushels left unshaded. 



Discussion: The world's production of corn and wheat 

 when measured in pounds is greater than that of oats, but 



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