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3. EARLY DAKOTA, O. E. S. 
Early foliage dark green, of medium size, very abundant: Stools fair: 
“Culms of good size, but soft and weak, usually breaking over at maturity: 
Panicles open, rather delicate, medium to large: Grain whitish-yellow, 
medium size, long, slender, slightly awned, sometimes hairy capped at base, 
hairs averaging about 1-8 inch long: Late foliage and panicle light green: 
‘Leaf sheaths closely clasping: Thrashes well. 
Culm: average height 3 feet 10 inches, tallest plant 5 feet 
1 inch; diameter 1-7 to 3-10 inch, average 1-6. 
Leaves: per culm 4 to 5, average 4; length of top leaf 5 
to 14 1-2 inches, average 8 1-2; second leaf attains 18 1-2 
inches, average 15 ; width of upper leaf 7-16 to 1 3-16 inch, 
average 34; lower 1-4 to 1-2 inch, average 3-8. 
Panicle: average length 13 inches; peduncles 5 to 7%, 
average 6; grains per spikelet 2 to 3, average 2. 
4, GEORGIAN, P. & H. 
Early foliage medium to dark green, very fine, profuse, closely decum- 
bent: Stools profusely: Culms of medium size, fairly stout but inclined to 
be weak: Leaf sheaths tightly clasping: Panicles open, medium stout: Grain 
whitish-yellow, small, slender, tapering, long, frequently awned: Mature 
foliage and panicle medium to dark green: Thrashes easily: This is what is 
‘termed in some regions a winter oat. 
Culni: average height 3 feet 9 inches, tallest plant 4 feet 
7 1-2 inches ; diameter 1-8 to 1-5 inch, average 1-6. 
Leaves: per culm 4 to 6, average 5; length of top leaf 5 
to 14 3-4 inches, average 11; second leaf attains 19 inches, 
average 12; width of upper leaf 3-8 to 11-16 inch, average 
1-2; lower 3-10 to 1-2 inch, average 3-8. 
Panicle: average length 12 inches; peduncles 5 to 8, 
average 8; grains per spikelet 2 to 3, average 2. 
5, GOLDEN. 
Early foliage dark green, medium size, very profuse: Strongly stooled ; 
Culms medium large, strong and erect: Leaf sheaths fairly tight: Panicles 
open, of medium and regular size: Grain of fair size, long, rather slender, 
tapering; pale yetlow, rarely awned, base not often hairy capped: Thrashes 
very easily. 
Culm : average height 3 feet 3 inches; diameter 1-8 to 
1-4 inch, average 1-6. 
Leaves : per culm 4 to 5, average 5 ; length of top leaf 5 
1-4 to 12 1-2 inches, average 7 1-2; second leaf attains 16 
inches, average 12 1-2; width of upper leaf 3-8 to 13-16 
inch, average 9-16 ; lower 1-4 to 1-2 inch, average 5-16. 
Panicle: average length 7 inches ; peduncles 6 to 7, aver- 
age 6 ; average grains per spikelet 2. 
