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than corn. This difference is because oats are so much 

 preferred as horse feed. Corn seems to be as good and 

 much more economical for farm horses. 1 



A large part of the oats in America are grown without 

 plowing the land. The oats are either cultivated or disked 

 in on corn ground. This reduces the cost of production. 



These methods produce 

 good crops in the corn- 

 belt. Plowing is best on 

 heavy soils. 



Oats are often mixed 

 with other crops, such as 



Fi,;. 89. A disc-harrow , )arley ftnd fie j d peag rpj^ 



is a common practice in New York and Canada. In these 

 sections, the mixture gives a larger yield than any one 

 alone. A common mixture is half oats and half barley. 

 When peas are included, one bushel of each are often 

 sown per acre. 



MEADOWS AND PASTURES 



170. Cultural Methods. The hay and pasture plants 

 were the last to receive attention from mankind, and are 

 yet the crops that are likely to be poorly treated. It is 

 sometimes said that a good farmer can be told by his 

 pasture. This is because the pasture is the last thing to 

 receive attention. If his pasture is cared for, everything 

 else must be. 



The grasses and clovers are usually sown with small 

 grain. In New England they are often sown with corn. 

 Some farmers plow the land for the grass crop and seed 



a Ohio Bulletin No. 195 



