100 



OATS 



Fig. 52. A sample of 

 oats for exhibition. 



HOME PROJECTS 



1. Treat seed oats for prevention of 

 smut, by use of formaldehyde, in the fol- 

 lowing manner. 



Fill an empty kerosene barrel with 

 water to within a foot of the top. Add 

 to this water one pint of 40 per cent 

 formaldehyde solution, stirring constantly. 

 Place oats in burlap sacks and suspend 

 each sack in the formaldehyde solution, 

 completely immersing the sack for ten 

 minutes. Remove and spread out on 

 barn floor to dry. 



2. Grade oats for seeding purposes. 



3. Select sheaf samples for show pur- 

 poses. 



4. Select threshed samples for show 

 purposes. 



5. Grow an acre of pedigree oats and 

 compare the yield with that of an acre 

 of common oats. 



6. Determine the cost of producing 

 an acre of oats. Keep a record of each 

 item of the cost. 



