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Show Sowing Oats too lCurly. f In localities whoro winter lingors long in tho lnp of spring it is often posslblo to sow oats too early. In the west oats may be sown ns soon as the frost Is out of tho ground, drugged In whllo tho surface is still muddy, and -' bo nil tho bettor for ono or two frc;? Ings of tho surface lo loooon tho eOl ,'';: thus'compneted by stirring whllo wot. But If tho freezing and thawing of tho ground is repeated sovoml times, tho i vitality of tho gorra is Injured, and if It has startod it may be even entirely destroyed. Young oats aro not hardy, and whon thoy first push out from tho '! seod tho gorm may bo killed by any " frost that penetrntos an Inch bolow tho ' Burfaco. Kxcoptlng this damror, early jj sown oats gonornlly do botlor than & thoso lato sown. j |