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EXERCISE 11 



TYPES OF OATS 



Object. To learn the most important types of oats. 



Material. Head and grain samples of white, yellow, black and red 

 varieties. Samples of early and late, side and panicled oats should also be 

 included (Fig. 21). 



Explanation. Oats belong to the family of Graminese, the genus Avena, 

 and species sativa. 



They differ from wheat and rye mainly in having the grain borne in a 

 panicle rather than in a spike. 



Oats are classified into types largely on the basis of shape of the panicle. 

 Thus we have three main types of oats : 



1. Panicled (branches of panicle diverging broadly from central axis). 



2. Compressed (branches closely adjacent to the central spike). 



3. Side (branches all inclined toward one side of the central axis). 

 Directions. Describe samples according to the outline. See Productive 



Farm Crops, Chap. XX, for descriptive terms for oats. To find the per cent 



Outline for Describing Oats 



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