. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. 488 OATS OATS longer straw than the Welcome oats. These varieties take a little longer to mature than the preceding. (.8) The "Seizure" or third group con- tains all the varieties of side oats, those having closed panicles. These take a still longer time to mature. (4) In the fourth or " mixed " group are placed all varieties about the classification of whic
. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. 488 OATS OATS longer straw than the Welcome oats. These varieties take a little longer to mature than the preceding. (.8) The "Seizure" or third group con- tains all the varieties of side oats, those having closed panicles. These take a still longer time to mature. (4) In the fourth or " mixed " group are placed all varieties about the classification of which there is any doubt. The varieties may be subdivided as to color into white, yellow, red, gray and black oats. The white and yellow oats are grown ^TT^Wr niost largely in the North "^ \l vJ ^'^^ ^^^ *^^ ^^^^ greatest economic importance. The red and gray varieties are grown in the South, largely for forage and pasture and may be either winter or spring oats. Black oats are grown in the North but are not con- sidered to be so good as the white oats. Relative values of different types. The character of the soil and climatic condi- tions will largely deter- mine which of these varie- ties shall be grown in any given locality. Experiments show that in general there is no advantage in yield per acre of oats hav- ing the open panicle over those having the closed panicle. The latter varieties are hardier and are undoubtedly better yielders where the growing season is of sufficient length to allow them to mature properly, but greater certainty of a crop is assured through a series of j-ears when the open - panicled, earlier-maturing oats are grown. It has also been found that there is no particular difference in the yields of varieties having short, plump grains and those having long, slender. Fi£. 718. Spreading oats. Poor head. Compare with Fig. 717 for a lesson in seed Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitall
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