. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. OATS T Each of these may be known under several names, or may have several strains. For example, among the sub- varieties or selections of the Red Rust-proof type are Appier, Culberson, and Bancroft. 10. Red Rust-proof oats. — This is the most popular type of oats from North Carolina to Texas, and is variously called Red oats. Rust-proof oats, and Texas oats. It and its strains may be recognized, or distinguished from other varieties, by the following characteris- tics : When a bunch of slender bristles is present at the base of
. Southern field crops (exclusive of forage plants). Agriculture. OATS T Each of these may be known under several names, or may have several strains. For example, among the sub- varieties or selections of the Red Rust-proof type are Appier, Culberson, and Bancroft. 10. Red Rust-proof oats. — This is the most popular type of oats from North Carolina to Texas, and is variously called Red oats. Rust-proof oats, and Texas oats. It and its strains may be recognized, or distinguished from other varieties, by the following characteris- tics : When a bunch of slender bristles is present at the base of the lower grain of a spikelet, they are of greater length than those sometimes occurring on other varieties growing in the South (Fig. 4); and almost invariably both of the developed grains in a spikelet ar,e armed with beards, while in most other varieties the beards, if present, usually occur only on the larger grain in each spikelet. The usual means of _, , „ ^ , . Fig. 4.—Spikbletsop distingmshmg Red Rust-proof oats is RedRust-proofOats. by the reddish or yellowish appearance Note length of bria- of the grains that have not been stained ^^' ^* ^"^^ °^ "P^"^^^^*" by bad weather, and the greater plumpness of the grains as compared with those of other Southern varieties. The head or panicle is rather compact, and the branches short (Fig. 5). The straw of Red Rust-proof oats is stout or large, and on poor or medium land the plants do not grow as tall as do those of Burt and T\irf oats. This stout straw makes Red Rust-proof oats less liable to fall or lodge than are the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duggar, J. F. (John Frederick), 1868-. New York, The Macmillan company
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