Yazoo City herald., 1914-10-23
Fall Planted Oats.
By S. Thruston Ballard.

that the price Of corn and oats will
be much higher next year than it has
been for many years. For this reason
every farmer who can possibly do so
should plant few acres to oats this
fall. Fall planting Of oats is surer
and more profitable than spring plant
ing. During the last ten years oats
planted in the fall at this station have
yielded on the average, about one
third more per acre than spring plant
ed oats. In some cases the yield was |
double.
II the time will permit, good prep
aration will pay well. In one of our
experiments where the land was thor
oughly broken and narrowed we OBJ
tanned z bushels per acre more than
where the oats were disced in on pea
stubble. The plats were On land that
would ordinarily produce IL to 3-4
Of bale Of cotton per acre. II one
is pushed for time then put the oats
in in the quickest way.
Not less than 2 bushels of oats per
acre should be planted, and 3 bushels
will give bigger yield. A grain drill
should be used for putting the seed in
IL possible. The increase in the yield
of oats from 20 acres for three yearl
will pay for one of these drills. In
1911 the yield from plat planted
s with a drill was double that obtained
from plat planted broadcast by hand
and covered with a disc harrow. The
winter freezes kill more Of the oats
that are broadcasted by hand than
those planted with drill. For fall
planting the Texas Red Rust Proof is
decidedly the best variety to plant in
this section. For spring planting the
Burt oat has given us better results
Right now while there is plenty OF
moisture in the soil is the best time
to plant. However il planting can
= not be done now, ii can be done any
time between now and Oct Is. We
have planted as late as November |
al number of times and secured gooc
stands, but Sept. is much better a.
ne the plants become better rooted before
cold weather and can therefore stanI
Or the freeze better.
Oats planted on johnson grass mea
on dows is a profitable crop. In 1913 w
re obtained 46.7 bushels Of oats per acr'
and then cut IL tons of johnson
Of grass hay per acre from land heavil,
h infested with Johnson grass. Thi
n wears we obtained SO bushels OF oat
&C. and have 1-2 tons of hay at the pres
Ite ent time. This oats crop was plante
the 18th of last November. In addl
at tion to the above, after the oat stray
at was baled, the weights showed yiel
IN of one ton per acre. Experiments sho'
IDS that when oat straw is fed to cattl
Ne getting ensilage and cotton seed mei
Igs the results are just as good as whe
nd the cattle get ensilage, cotton see
I'VE meal, and Johnson grass hay. LAND
re, capable of producing a bale OF cotto
cry per acre should yield around so busf
els of oats per acre under normal col
,ur ditions. Our expenses for grown
oats on the above Johnson grass lar
eed was is cents bushel. This figures
every expense even to the rent OF II
orc land just as if man would rent
farm. but the seed, and then hire
-. of the work done.
The value Of an oat crop plant'
in the fall is more than the grain al
CHS the straw combined. The winter gra
ing from the crop is quite an itel
ach When the crop is planted on san'
D." soils, a great deal more grazing c.
per- he had than when the crop is on Z
'uld s+;ffer soils: however there will
'me times when these stiff soils will
The drv enough for stock to Craze. T
but grazing Of oats when the land is I
/ it wet is beneficial to the crop. 1t caus
be- the plants to make a stronger rc
en- system and to stool or tiller out, Sc
eral plants coming from the root
zer, one, and thus thickens the stand. 7
well results obtained at this station sh
The that fall planted oats Is the cheap
,ber grain crop that can be grown.
CT r. KICKS, Station ArOnomi