Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . da and those states of the Union Ijingnext to the Canadian border. The acreage of spring oats below 38 degreesnorth latitude is very small. Oats require an abundance of water andloam, and clay loam soils are generally best adapted to them. (72) OATS, BARLEY AND RYE 73 Classes and Varieties.—Oats are divided into spring and winter far the larger proportion in North America belongs to the former oats are divided into two classes, namely, those
Farm crops, their cultivation and management, a non-technical manual for the cultivation, management and improvement of farm crops . da and those states of the Union Ijingnext to the Canadian border. The acreage of spring oats below 38 degreesnorth latitude is very small. Oats require an abundance of water andloam, and clay loam soils are generally best adapted to them. (72) OATS, BARLEY AND RYE 73 Classes and Varieties.—Oats are divided into spring and winter far the larger proportion in North America belongs to the former oats are divided into two classes, namely, those having open pan-icles and those with closed panicles. By far the larger number of varietiesfalls into the first class. Thej^ are further classified by color into white,yellow, black, red and shades of black and red. They are also dividedaccording to time of maturity into early, medium and late varieties. Thetime for maturity ranges from 90 days to 140 days. In the Central statesin favorable seasons early oats should ripen in 90 days from time of seeding. The accompanying map shows the three oat districts of the Map of the United States, Showing Approximately the Areas to whichCertain Types of Oats are Adapted.^ In the unshaded portion rather late maturing, large-grained white oats areusually best; in the lightly shaded portion early, small-grained, yellow varieties aremost important; while in the heavily shaded portion brownish-red or gray varieties,which in the warmer sections are sown in the fall, are most certain to succeed. In the northern district the medium-maturing and late-maturingvarieties generally give best results. The leading varieties in this districtare American Banner, Big 4, Clydesdale, Lincoln, Probstier, Siberian,Silver Mine, Swedish Select, Tartarian, Wide Awake and White Russian. In the central region the principal varieties are Big 4, Burt, Clydes-dale, Kherson, Lincoln, Red Rust Proof, 60-Day, Silver Mine, Siberianand Swedish Select. In t
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