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BULLETIN 823, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The data in Table XXIV show that the Sixtj-Day in the three 

 years, 1912, 1913, and 1914, was outclassed only by the Red Rust- 

 proof, the standard oat variety for that section. The average yields 

 were 38.4 and 41.4 bushels, respectively. The Burt also has been 

 a close competitor of the Sixty-Day. It is believed that the early 



Fig. 8.— Panicles and spikelets of two early red varieties of oats; 1, Red Rustproof; 2, Burt. 



varieties, such as Sixty-Day and Burt, are particularly valuable for 

 late seeding and dry seasons in the Denton district. Fall-sown Red 

 Rustproof yielded about the same as it did from spring seeding. 

 Typical panicles and spikelets of the Red Rustproof and Burt varie- 

 ties are shown in figure 8. 



