Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-05
Sou Oats Early to
Gain Best Results

TO obtain maximum yields. SOW oats
as early az II is possible 10 set land IN
satisfactory condition. This crop grows
best In cool weather, aud frequently is
injured considerably by a few hot days
when approaching maturity. and light
frosts or even severe freezes after the
seed is sown rarely lnJure II,
The date OF seeding naturally de-
ponds on the locality and season. In
the corn belt tho best date IN usually
from about March IS to April rs. In
the more northern states seeding dur
1ng the latter half Of April IL advis-
able whenever conditions permit, In
favorable seasons seeding before the
middle OF April frequently can be don"
10 advantage while I'm unfavorable
ones seeding may have 10 bc delayed
until early May.
Varieties Of Oats to Sow.
Throughout the northern States mid
season maturing varieties such a.
Swedish Select. Silvermine. Banner.
md Victory usually outyie,d other va
rieties. In average yield the large.
late lsidc oaO varieties rarely sur
pass tho midscason type In this sec
ton In unfavorable seasons, how
ever, early varieties. such as Kh.rson
and Sixty Day, frequently out yield
the midsoason varieties. In the corn
belt early varieties as a rule produce
the most satisfactory yields. For the
northern portion of this section strains
OF the kherson and sixty Day type
are TO he recommended. while In the
southern portion Red Rustproor, an
early red oat. is the most dependable.
For growing under irrigation az high
elevations. midseason varieties OF the
Swedish Select and Silvermine types
are the most suitable.
Seed Bed For Oats.
Prepare good seeded for oats. The
old idea that oats will produce well on
u poor seeded has persisted too long.
This crop responds as well 10 thorough
seedbed prcpa rations as any other
cereal DO not pillow land that was In
n cultivated crop last year. but disk
and harrow sufficiently to make
loose, friahle surface seeded or 2
inches deep. As oats require a fairly
firm seedbed below tho two or three
inches Of top soil. spring blowing is
not desirable, there not being sufficient
time for the soil to settle before SOW
ing. Disking also Is less expensive
than plowing. or course, II heavy
growth OF weeds is present in the Gull
tivated crop. II will he necessary TO
pillow the land, in which case the seed
bed should be rolled or dragged and
worked down as much az possible be
fore sowing.
Seed and Sowing.
Sow the best seed oats obtainable.
Usually seed grown in the region where
it is to be sown is better than that
brought from some other section. Thor
oughly fan and grade your seed. and
then treat II for smut. The largest
yields are obtained by use OF a good
grain drill. Drilling requires less seed.
insures a more even distribution, a
more uniform covering. and conse-
quently quicker and more uniform
termination. Under humid conditions
the best amount of seed to use on a
we'll prepared seedbed is from s TO 10
pecks to the acre. IL 1t is necessary
to SOW broadcast on n poorly prepared
seedbed. use about IL pecks. Under
dry land conditions these rates OF
| seeding are usually reduced about one
half from to s pecks usually giving
the best results.