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grow these. Even with barley, the conflict is not direct. 

 Barley harvest usually precedes oats. Barley may be 

 planted a little after oats, as it stands heat better. Oats 



HOUR'S 

 200 



100 



J&n. F.eb 



Sept. Oct. Nov. Deo. 



FIG. 20. Distribution of man labor in raising 23 acres of oats. Black 

 is work fixed as to time. White is threshing from stack and plowing. 



also fit in well with corn. In most of the corn-belt, oats 

 are grown on corn ground without plowing. They also 

 furnish a crop with which to seed grass. 



In regions where the land is plowed for oats, it is im- 

 portant that the land be fall plowed whenever possible. 



HOUR& 



500, 



ZOO 



100 



a-j une oj 



FIG. 30. Distribution of horse labor in raising 23 acres of oats, 

 is work fixed as to time. White is threshing and plowing. 



This relieves the pressure of spring work and makes it 

 possible to sow the oats earlier in the season. 



In the South, both barley and oats are sown in the fall, 



