L.W. Poovey Reports Threshing 420 Oats from Six-Acre Field, July 25, 1922

Big Oat Yield

Mr. L.W. Poovey reported today that he threshed 420 bushels of oats from a six-acre field, the average being 780 bushels to the acre. The cost of sowing, harvesting and threshing was estimated at about $50, leaving Mr. Poovey with a net profit of $200, besides the straw, basing the price at 60 cents per bushel. Mr. Poovey expects to dispose of the oats for seed.

From the front page of the Hickory Daily Record, July 25, 1922