The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1916-11-02
OATS ON TIE SMALL LOUISIANA fARM
Should Be Used as Feed Crop-ess Expensive and Sue 'o
Than Corn-Can Be Followed by Catch Crop-Pint
Oats in October-Oats and Vetch Make
q Good Combination.

Oats On the small farm should be grown feed crop and as
such will whole than corn Inc
requires from one ur
the energies and therefore the growing OF ns 'e "
as possible question of great Importance - .o
Since generally the spring or earl!
freouenv make it practice less 'o'
meet their requirements Quick maturing varieties corn
are usually not productive the is of poor quay anu
considerable and in the cultivation IS uouD
~ 10 d business Oats will meet this feed much better
than will corn prepared for the oat crop anu m
PLANTING further work is required n n
adv to harvest usually in May weeks ahead OF the early
The ynense of growing the crop much less is u crop ~
planted the fall; production OF ieeo uy 90
acre with corn and that the land is aaao
for crops espedeza, beans peanuts or o'nF o
Tb,t the farmer has no binder outfits not accessible
should not objection to the oat crop areas
oats not be harvested more econom WIN
the odasboned cradle upkeep and operating W
nses of binder Probably the best method Tor the
farmer pursue handling this would be to cut win moving
when grain the dough- barn Dat hay makes
satisfactory feed without any other hay sFan' anu SUM " "
Oats md
ev decided mnoemen in the crop when made into hay
to nan hairy vatch the fall The two plants gro" TO-
and at the same time The veh improves ne u
the hay egume SOIL AMI makes the nanuhe
the oats hay The veh rpens seed by the Time w
ripe should always be harvested Tor e Aea "
with plant the next
{ October Best Month for Planting.
The growing is we'll understood by most Louisiana farmers
ost common mistake made get the planted
the right time October the best time to plant ne i
anywhere though early November planting Will answer ~ne
impractical to weather sometimes neres with 1al
blowing but will rarely happen good stand cannot be secured
October will his land some weeks IN aa'snc o %
ing time grazing the object the crop should be planted
4 September
medium grade of land for the oa CROP very r
and seasons or excessive
crop down Very or cutover lands ar
. unsatisfactory for the crop
- Preparation Of Land
Pillow the land WELL two or advance Of r ang time
well puvrlzec Seea Deu
" Planting.
Put in onehaf bushels of seed per acre IN oco "
but when one IS not a'aaD o
- broadcast and cover with disc harrow or pillow in hshtS'
q Varieties
oats that are worthy OF onsaeao
Proof OF its derivatives
will make mistake 10
one Of these varieties favored by farmers and III
maturing about weeks in advance OF n ~ M
varieties might portion of the crop IN the ri
CHAM variety n order engthen the harvest season.
Fertilizers.
with the small farmer IN growing oa
other egume lns syste
heterogeneous fertilizer and when
liberal application of phosphate no 1lhzat
of the oa crop land has not been given TINS PM
will generally pay to app
phosphate planting time and lo0 POUNDS
March is advisable the price
pOhibtlVe
Smut
generally and frequently does much damage to
by treating the seed with solution OF for1
| in follows
omaln with three gallons OF wat
dilute solutonp floor cover
eight hours Then spread and
IS, >-0' ~ w. PERKINS,
NV Live Stock Extension Service Louisiana State ua!vsss
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