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MAINE 



AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION, 



ORONO, MAINE. 



CHAS. D. WOODS, Director. 



CULTURAL METHODS WITH OATS USED BY THE 

 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 



In connection with the oat breeding work of the Experiment 

 Station there have been adopted certain cultural methods which 

 under our conditions have given excellent results. This circular 

 is issued in reply to numerous requests as to the methods used 

 in our work. No claim is made that these methods are ideal or 

 that they are the best that might be obtained. They are simply 

 the result of our experience and based on certain general prin- 

 ciples. The only criterion by which they are judged is that by 

 their use we obtain satisfactory yields under our conditions. 

 The Station has been growing oats at Aroostook Farm for only 

 two seasons. The methods for Highmoor Farm are based upon 

 several years experience and apparently are well adapted to 

 oat growing on that soil and in that climate. 



The methods employed at Aroostook Farm differs somewhat 

 from those used on Highmoor Farm. These differences will be 

 pointed out in the following paragraphs. 



Preparation of the Land. 



Wherever possible the land for oats should be plowed in the 

 fall. This method is followed on both of our farms. There 

 are many reasons for this. In the first place it exposes many 



