
Mr. Lawrence Stein of Stein Brothers, Chatham, 
Miss., shown in section of 26-acre field of Coker’s 
Fulgrain Strain 4 oats which produced 2,478 bushels. 
Coker’s FULGRAIN STRAIN 4 
Coker’s Fulgrain Strain 4 is a new 
Fulgrain oat (first offered our customers 
in the fall of 1940) having the production 
of the former strains with the added 
characteristics of high crown rust resist- 
ance, high resistance to all races of smut 
including the new race to which former 
Fulgrain strains are susceptible. It is 2 
to 3 days later, having the same general 
grain type with an occasional awn or 
beard. 
It is a stiff strawed, storm resistant, 
slightly shorter Fulgrain. The heads are 
heavy, long and well balanced, which 
characters coupled with its stiff straw give 
it marked storm resistance—an excellent 
oat for harvesting with a combine. 
HEAVY EARLY GROWTH 
This oat originated from the cross of 
Victoria x Fulgrain. It is typically Ful- 
grain. The early plant growth is striking 
with its dark green color and erect pointed 
blades. The glume color and grain color 
are likewise Fulgrain. The grains are 
somewhat shorter and plumper and are 
very high in feeding value. 
Fulgrain has earned a high rating 
among southern oat varieties. This new 
strain having rust resistance, extra smut 
resistance and storm resistance coupled 
with its high yield will still further 
increase its value tc our southern agricul- 
tural program. 
In addition to its excellent showing in 
our yield tests here, our Fulgrain oat came 
first in the 1987 Clemson College Oat 
Variety Test and led again at that Station 
in the 1938 test. It made the highest yield 
in the 1937 Pee Dee Experiment Station 
Test and at the Delta Experiment Station, 
