"Oats constitute one of the most important field crops of New York State. According to the statistics for different crops in 1912, taken from the Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture, the oat crop was third in farm value in New York State. Hay ranked first ... potatoes seconds ... and oats third ... — New York ranking eleventh in oat production in the United States. ... Oats are valuable to farmers because they fit in well with the many systems of used in this State. Oats are also much used as a when land is to seeded to grass; the value of such a crop is doubtful, however, for many s are robber crops."