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BULLETIN 823, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
The data in Table XXIV show that the Sixty-Day in the three 
years, 1912, 1913, and 1914, was outclassed only by the Eed 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. 
