OATS 117 



ground or rolled into oatmeal that is used as a break- 

 fast food and other food articles. Oatmeal is one of 

 the chief foods of Scotland. 



QUESTIONS 



1. What are the chief uses of oats? 



2. How does oat hay compare in nutritive value with other 

 forage crops ? 



3. Are oats grown in your locality ? If so, what methods are 

 used in raising this crop ? 



4. Under what climatic conditions will oats thrive? 



PRACTICAL EXERCISES 



1. Make a careful study of a head of oats. How does it 

 differ from a head of wheat ? Make drawings. 



2. Collect samples of fine grades of oats. Keep them in 

 bottles properly labeled. 



3. Plant twenty or thirty grains of oats. At the end of one 

 week dig up a few of the grains and note the temporary roots. 

 How many are there? A week later dig up other plants and 

 note the growth of permanent roots. Allow the others to con- 

 tinue growing, and watch the development of tillers or new 

 stems. Make drawings. 



REFERENCES 



Farmers' Bulletins: 395, Sixty-day and Kherson oats; 420, 

 Oats, distribution and uses ; 424, Oats, growing the crop ; 436, 

 Winter oats for the South. 



