Show red oat section making change sowing of spring variety shows increase jil n western states Pre prepared by b the he united stated fc gatof dovard ment of agriculture I 1 ilow how lo 10 oai growing more gen ben brally spring sown red oats to Is discussed by T R stant ri qi an agronomist of tile the united states depa department ram nt of agriculture in farmers Fan ners bulletin 1583 F spring sown boa ilca cited oats just issued by the department red oat oat areas spring sown outs oats are grown mainly in the creglon comprising tile the southern parts of ohio indiana anti and illinois southeastern nebraska and kentucky tennessee missouri arkansas kan sits and according to the 1 cel census lulls about acres acres of oats wem were grown jn in 4 the principal red oat producing suites states about of which wore were spring sown eown the rest fall sown red out since then file alie proportion of spring sown oats has increased ur kelly kedly and najt it Is estimated tunit about wjk zt acres res were sown ta to red oats in 16 ehe spring of 1927 this decided increase in ac acreage renge mr stanton says sais Is due dile u largely to ti tile development and distribution ot of tile the huni oat for spring beeding red ants he says bays are often referred to ns as aarni ants and have the ability to withstand hot dry weather especially at hending heading and filling time fulghum and its verlous strains are at present one of the most linfor tant varl etal groups in tills this country their extreme earliness liness enabling them to escape injury fly by hot hor we weather and drought to some extent varieties discussed there Is detailed discussion of the several important varieties in the but bill letin copies inny auty he be obtained from the office of information dep department of agriculture washington D C upon request |