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la hardiness or resistance to winter killing. Red Rust 

 Proof is surpassed by the group of varieties embracing Myer's 

 Turf, Virginia Gray, Delaware Winter, and Gray "Winter. 

 All these '' grazing oats " are nearly or quite identical in most 

 qualities, though apparently differing among themselves in 

 productiveness. All are hardy, have tall fine straw, a low 

 percentage of grain and a long season of growth. Two varie- 

 ties of this group have proved totally unfit for sowing in 

 February. Varieties of this type are preferred for grazing or 

 forage. 



For sowing after Christmas the choice is between Red 

 Rust Proof and Burt or May, the last two as grown here 

 appearing to be identical. 



The Red Rust Proof is in most general repute, but some 

 farmers prefer the Burt. 



As to the relative productiveness of Red Rust Proof and 

 Burt, the latter stood first in the experiment noted above, and 

 in a test of the two varieties made in the spring of 1896 ; in 

 that test unfavorable weather and late sowing caused both 

 varieties to fail, Burt yielding 9.4 bushels per acre and Red 

 Rust Proof only 7.8 bushels. Additional evidence is needed 

 before we can be sure that there is any material dilierence 

 in the productiveness of these two varieties sown after 

 Christmas. 



In time of ripening Burt and its equivalent (May) are 

 earlier than the Red Rust Proof. Here Burt matured one to 

 two weeks before Red Rust Proof sown aS the same date in 

 spring and only one to three days later than fall sown Red 

 Rust Proof oats. The latter variety matured 12 to 19 days 

 earlier when sown in November than when sown in February. 

 Myer's Turf, Virginia Gray, and Gray Winter were ten to 

 twelve days later in maturing than Red Rust Proof sown at 

 the same date in the fall. Hatchett's Black, a hardy and 

 moderately productive variety, matures between Red Rust 

 Proof and Myer's Turf. 



Where a large oat crop is grown it is advantageous to 

 avoid having the entire crop ripen at once. This is an argu- 

 ment in favor of sowing several varieties. 



