Show oats need solid subsurface it Is a mistake to sow oata on newly plowed ground especially where a deficiency of moisture may be expected oata like a solid subsurface ground to be put in oats may be plowed in the fall if but ordinarily clean ground which has been in corn needs only a thorough disking and harrowing in the spring if the ground must be plowed in the spring it should ba thoroughly packed soon after plowing and the sooner the better it Is better to drill in the oats than to sow them broad cast it a large crop Is expected do not be too saving with the seed heavy seeding Is indispensable for a heavy yield but no amount of seed will produce a good crop on a poor seed bed |