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Gorilla

11-24-2005 07:54:16




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Its been so dry here that we havent been able to sew anything. I want to sew some oats for grazing. Is there any difference in "seed" oats or just plain old horse oats you get at the feed store?




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ricedaddy

11-25-2005 16:42:47




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 Re: Oats in reply to Gorilla, 11-24-2005 07:54:16  
There are a lot of varibles here, according if your growing them to feed os sell. I've always thought planting was the most important thing you do all year in a crop, saying that I would go with cleaned seed that has a germination of 80% or more. You can do your own gergmination test as stated before. Oats will germinate ( with good moisture) in three days at 59 degrees.
Good luck
Ron



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TomTX

11-25-2005 11:34:20




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 Re: Oats in reply to Gorilla, 11-24-2005 07:54:16  
Buy seed oats. I used feed oats one year, came up OK, grew wide blades, looked good, then the first cold spell killed them all out. Learned my lesson. Also, this late in the year I would not plant oats, wheat is more cold tolerant and more likely to do better planted this late. Tom



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Gorilla

11-25-2005 17:26:32




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 Re: Oats in reply to TomTX, 11-25-2005 11:34:20  
Thanks for all the help. I wound up getting feed oats.. Heavy Re-cleaned racehorse oats it said on the sack. Talked to a guy that uses them every year and he has had no problem. It is awful late to plant oats but we havent had any rain..over 12 inches behind for the year and the early part of the year was wet. Supposed to rain tonight. Im pretty far south so not too worried about em freezing out. Thanks again.

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NEsota

11-24-2005 20:05:31




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 Re: Oats in reply to Gorilla, 11-24-2005 07:54:16  
You might do a germination test on proposed seed. A few folds of newspaper with seed on top of it in the bottom of a shoe box, cover with a few more fold of paper, moisten, keep at about 80 degrees F. for a few days and compare the number of sprouted and non-sprouted seeds to get germination percentage.



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NEsota

11-24-2005 20:05:31




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 Re: Oats in reply to Gorilla, 11-24-2005 07:54:16  
You might do a germination test on proposed seed. A few folds of newspaper with seed on top of it in the bottom of a shoe box, cover with a few more fold of paper, moisten, keep at about 80 degrees F. for a few days and compare the number of sprouted and non-sprouted seeds to get germination percentage.



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NEsota

11-24-2005 20:05:30




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 Re: Oats in reply to Gorilla, 11-24-2005 07:54:16  
You might do a germination test on proposed seed. A few folds of newspaper with seed on top of it in the bottom of a shoe box, cover with a few more fold of paper, moisten, keep at about 80 degrees F. for a few days and compare the number of sprouted and non-sprouted seeds to get germination percentage.



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NEsota

11-24-2005 20:03:43




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 Re: Oats in reply to Gorilla, 11-24-2005 07:54:16  
You might do a germination test on proposed seed. A few folds of newspaper with seed on top of it in the bottom of a shoe box, cover with a few more fold of paper, moisten, keep at about 80 degrees F. for a few days and compare the number of sprouted and non-sprouted seeds to get germination percentage.



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GRJ

11-24-2005 16:49:27




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 Re: Oats in reply to Gorilla, 11-24-2005 07:54:16  
I do hope you are going to sow the oats and not sew them. I have planted feed oats when I couldn't get seed oats and sure did get a lot of weeds.



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GRJ

11-24-2005 16:43:41




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 Re: Oats in reply to Gorilla, 11-24-2005 07:54:16  
I do hope you are going to sow the oats and not sew them. I have planted feed oats when I couldn't get seed oats and sure did get a lot of weeds.



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Leroy

11-24-2005 14:56:16




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 Re: Oats in reply to Gorilla, 11-24-2005 07:54:16  
Difference would be in the cleaning and feed oats would have all the light weight graines in that will not sprout, test weight about 32# for a bushel while seed oats would be cleaned better with all the light immature grain that will not grow removed and will weigh in at around 40# possibly more per bushel and will also have a treating on it to help control disease and rot. For the same quality stand and we would sow around 3 bushels cleaned seed per acre you will need to sow around 5-6 bushels of feed oats, and then the non cleaned light oats will not flow thru a grain drill correctly, now if you buy horse cleaned feed oats it will be better than combine run feed oats as fed to hogs or chickens or cows. Difference is in the prep.

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Leroy

11-24-2005 15:15:36




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 Re: Oats continuation in reply to Leroy, 11-24-2005 14:56:16  
Feed oats you are not guarented a germination and it may come in at 10% germ where seed oats has to have been tested and meet certain standards set by the state and have to be at least 80% or higher germ to be sold as seed



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Wayne in Pa

11-24-2005 08:04:20




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 Re: Oats in reply to Gorilla, 11-24-2005 07:54:16  
Yes the difference is the price. Feed oats should grow if it has not been roaled or crimped if you only want it for grazing it should work fine. Wayne



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Gorilla

11-24-2005 08:31:08




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 Re: Oats in reply to Wayne in Pa, 11-24-2005 08:04:20  
Thanks. Happy Thanksgiving. 80 degrees here in Texas today but supposed to cool off a little tonight.



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Wayne in Pa

11-24-2005 13:55:00




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 Re: Oats in reply to Gorilla, 11-24-2005 08:31:08  
Snowed off and on today 17* in the moring.
Happy Thanksgiving
wayne



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