Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 January 1917 — SEED OATS. [ARTICLE]

SEED OATS.

Farmers are more and more turning their attention to the careful selection of seeds of all kinds. The more successfulfarmers have_becoine very painstaking in this part of the farm work and are ready testifiers to its good results. Of the matter of selecting seed oats The Farmer’s Guard has this to say: “Those who expert to sow oats this spring should secure their seed now. Select the best to be obtained. If it is inclined to be light and chaffy run t through the fanning mill and save only piump kernels for sowinsf* „_To be sure that it will grow make a germination test add sprinkle with formalin to prevent smut. This may seem to be considerable bother, but many farmers will testify that « pays to do all these things. If seed oats must be purchased buy the best from reliable parties but do aot go too far north or south as the change in cumate may not be suited to the seed obtained.” i * v

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