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OATS 



small branchlets in the head which bear the seeds 

 spread out in every direction. In the side oats the 

 branchlets are all on one side of the head like the mane 



of a horse or a banner in 

 the wind. 



Planting. - - Winter oats 

 are planted in the fall 

 and harvested the following 

 summer. Spring oats are 

 planted in the spring and 

 are grown in the Northern 

 states, where the winters 

 are too cold for oats sown 

 in the fall. 



Oats like a cool climate 

 and moist soils, so they are 

 sown in the spring as early 

 as possible. The seeds may 

 be planted from one to five 

 inches deep, but they do 

 better when planted shallow. 

 From one to three bushels of seed per acre are either 

 sown broadcast or with a drill, like wheat. It is always 

 better to sow the seed with a drill, so that the grains 

 are evenly scattered in the row and covered with soil. 



Oats as food. Oats are considered the best of all 

 grains for feeding horses, and they are also good for 

 other kinds of stock. For human food the hulls are 

 taken off the grain by machinery, and the kernels are 



OAT PANICLES 



