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Sam J. Hadden, formerly of Georgia Experiment Station, and Here is illustrated a striking difference in cold resistance. Note 
more recently with Marett Seed Farm, has joined our staff and vigorous, healthy growth in row on left, and severely cold damaged 
is specializing on small grain breeding. Here he examines oat plants on right. 
“ferosses” to determine the “‘set.’’ 
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same 
Here you see an interesting difference in resistance to smut where By leaving the oats in the plot long after ripening, differences 
the seed on each row has been dehulled and treated with smut prior in storm resistance and stiffness of straw can be noted. 
to planting. 

Showing the effect of severe leaf rust injury. Victorgrain, row on Mr. Richard Cathcart, General Farm Manager and Assistant to 
left, is highly resistant and undamaged. Center row so severely President Wilds, is examining seed packets containing thousands 
damaged that it is not heading out, and the foliage of the row on of selections of oats for our main variety increase while Mr. 
right has been killed by rust and yield greatly reduced. J. Ralph Thompson, our Mississippi Valley representative, looks on. 
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