490 FIELD AND GARDEN PRODUCTS 



to sow several hundred acres the succeeding year. The length of 

 time from seed plat to general crop will, of course, depend on the 

 ratio of size of the small plat to the acreage of the general crop. 



Individual Plant Selection. The most reliable and, at the 

 same time, the slowest means of improvement is by the selection 

 of individual plants and the establishment of pedigreed strains. 

 Individual heads should be selected from the field crop as for the 

 seed plat, but, instead of bulking the seed when thrashed, the seed 

 from the several heads should be planted in separate rows. 



The seed from the individual heads is planted the first year in 

 GUARD ROW 



GUARD ROW ^t 



CHECK ROW 



CHECK ROW 



CHECK RO W 



CHECK ROW 



GUARD ROW 



GUARD ROW 



/Ft - IFt 



5 Ft ........................... 5 Ft ........................... 5 Ft 



Diagram showing the planting plan of seed plat for the improrement 

 of oats by individual plant selection. 



