CHAPTER IX, 



OATS . Aveiia. 



252. Tlio Oat is supposed to be a native of Asia* A species 

 4s found wild in California. 



253. The Northern limits of this grain in Europe appear to 

 be in 



Scotland, - - - Lat. 58 40 N, 



Norway, - Lat. 56 



Sweden, Lat. 63 30 



Russia, Lat. 62 30 



It is extensively cultivated in the Northern, but not in the 

 Southern parts of Europe, It grows well in Bengal, India, 

 lat. 25 N. In America it is cultivated as far as settlements 

 extend Northwards. It was introduced into the United States 

 at the same time as Rye. In this country it is confined prin 

 cipally to the middle, western, and northern States. Its profit 

 able production would appear to depend much on the frequen 

 cy of rain during its growth. 



254. The total produce of the United States in 1840 was 

 123,071,341 bushels, in 1850, 146,678,879 bushels. 



The chief oat-producing States are (1850:) 

 flew York, - 26.552,814 buah.j {Illinois, - - 1 0,087.24 1 busk 

 Pennsylvania, - 21,538,156 &quot; Kentucky, - - 8.201,311 



Ohio, - - 13,,472,742 

 Virginia, - - 10,179,045 



Tennessee, - 7,703.086 

 Misssouri, - - 5,278,079 



Michigan, - 2,866,056 bush. 



All the other States produce more or teas,- fifteen of them 

 from one to four millions of bushels. With the exception of 



