Don't buy oats on May 15th!

joelevi.com — On May 15th in 1642, in response to escalating prices of ?Horse Oats,? an equestrian breeder named John Wilkins organized the first ?oats-out? where horse owners didn?t buy oats for their horses for the day. Consequently the price of oats dropped more than 2 cents per feed-bag ($87 in today?s money). May 15, 2007 View in Crawl 4