Showing section of 22-acre small grain breeding plot containing over 36,000 test rows. 
Section of a 1200 plant-to-row test of Fulgrain Strain 4 
showing difference in earliness. The object of this test is to 
find new strains of Fulgrain of higher yield, earlier maturity, 
prettier grain and to maintain rust and smut resistance. 
Illustrating method of oat variety testing. Five or six repli¬ 
cations of each oat are planted in four-row plots on a uniform 
piece of soil, with identical rate of seeding, fertilizer and time 
of planting and two middle rows harvested for yield record. 
Two outside rows are guard rows. 
Third year increase plots of possible new oat varieties. The reward of years of plant breeding efifort a superior 
These half-acre blocks planted with approximately 8 pounds new variety of Coker’s pedigreed oats to add to the satisfaction 
of seed in rows using a corn planter. profits of Southern Agriculture. 
