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the flat well. AA'ith this precaution, and if the oats are further 



made to grow rapidly, the mould cloes not give any trouble 

 whatever. 



A 



B 



Fig. 10. A, empty flat. B, oats started to sprout. 



The actual method of sprouting the oats is as follows : Clean 

 and sound oats are soaked in water over night in a pail. The 

 iiext morning flats arc fille;! to the depth of about two inches, 

 and put into the sprouting closet. At the beginning freshly 



