DESCRIPTION OF OAT PLANT 149 



However, early oats have an advantage in dry regions or where sum- 

 mer drought is apt to come. 



Hulless Oats. There is one kind of oats known as " Chinese 

 hulless " oats, in which the kernel threshes out free from the hull. It 

 does not yield well, but is sometimes grown as a novelty (Fig. 57). 



PIG. 57. On left, large white oats, open panicle, variety Big Four. On right, Chinese 



hulless oats. 



Description of Oat Plant. A typical field of early oats will 

 average about three feet high, while late oats will usually average 

 from six to twelve inches taller. A very large growth of oats will 



