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grains. (4) Straw of medium height, straight and stiff, 

 rendering it less liable to lodge than other types. (5) 

 Grains large, plump and of reddish brown color. (6) 

 Early in maturing. Usually Red Rust-proof oats will 

 mature two weeks earlier than Turf oats sown at the game 

 time in the fall. If- sowing is delayed until after Christmas, 

 Burt oats sown at the same time will usually mature a 

 few days earlier than the Red oats. 



Throughout the entire cotton-belt the Red Rust-proof 

 oats, as a rule produce larger yields when sown in the early 

 fall than when sown after Christmas. As regards hardi- 

 ness toward cold this type is exceeded only by the winter 

 Turf oat. 



The Appier is a very popular strain of the Red Rust- 

 proof oats. It was selected by J. E. Appier of Georgia, 

 and is probably more extensively grown in the cotton- 

 belt than any other selected strain of this type. 



The Culberson oat, while being an excellent yielder 

 of grain, is especially valuable for hay or soiling as it 

 produces a large amount of straw. 



338. Burt oats. This variety, sometimes called the 

 Ninety-Day or May, is rather extensively grown in some 

 sections of the cotton-belt. The grains are rather slender 

 and of a pale cream or brownish color. Usually one bearded 

 and one beardless grain are borne per spikelet and the 

 bristles are either very short or absent. The Burt oat is 

 easily winter-killed and for this reason is usually sown after 

 Christmas. The fact that it is early maturing together 

 with its tendency to grow tall makes it popular in some 

 sections, particularly when late sowing must be practiced. 

 Objectionable features of this variety are (1) the ease 

 with which it winter-kills ; (2) low productiveness of grain 

 as compared with Red Rust-proof oats; (3) light weight 



