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HARVESTING AND UTILIZING THE OAT CROP 



EXERCISES 



OAT JUDGING 



Oats are judged on the basis of their value for feed, since this is the 

 principal use. 



Thoroughly review the matter in Chapter XX of text. 



Materials. Threshed samples of oats representing large white and 

 black oats, red oats, and early oats; also miscellaneous local samples, and 

 one set of official grades. 



Sampling. First mix grain thoroughly and dip out about a heaping 

 teaspoonful. 



Method of Analysis. First analyze the samples, filling out the follow 

 ing blank, then score samples from this data. 



Report Card on Threshed Oats 



(Express data in per cent) 



Score Card for Oats 



Uniformity, 20 per cent: 



(a) In color. 10 



(6) In size 10 



Quality, 80 per cent: 



(a) Weight per bushel 25 



(6) Soundness and dirt 10 



(c) Per cent of hull 25 



(d) Size of grain 10 



(e) Must, smut 10 



Total 



.100 



Student's name Date 



Explanation of Score Card. In this score card oats are judged en- 

 tirely from the feeder's standpoint. It is not possible to make a score 

 card by which an oat could be judged at the same time from the feeder's 

 and the miller's standpoint, and also judge the grain for seed. Different 

 points would be used in each case, and different values given them. 



