

3 — On rich land where a short-strawed early oat as a nurse crop 
is an important consideration. 
4 — On rich land where early maturity is helpful in the distribu- 
tion of labor with other crops grown. 
Beaver is a smut resistant variety developed and released in 1943 
by the Pennsylvania State College. Its season, habit of growth, 
and yielding ability are reported to be similar to those of Lenroc. 
Eastern States has obtained 50 bushels of stock seed of this variety, 
from which will be produced during 1943 seed for distribution to 
members in 1944. 
Selected Oats, ‘‘treated’’ or ‘‘natural’’ — (optional with 
member) are recommended especially for forage production (pas- 
ture, hay, green feed or cover crop), because of their vigorous growth 
and leafiness. They are selected during the fall and winter in carlot 
units out of receipts of hundreds of cars of feeding oats at the East- 
ern States mill on the basis of appearance, germination and general 
type as determined by region of origin. While recommended pri- 
marily for forage production, many members have used them with 
splendid success in grain production. When so used, the ‘“‘treated”’ 
seed should be used to reduce occurrence of smut. For forage pro- 
duction, treatment is not needed so ‘‘natural’’ seed should be used. 

