
COKER’S PEDIGREED ELLIS CORN 
We have been breeding the Ellis variety since 
1919 and consider it the safest corn to plant year 
in and year out that we have ever bred, grown or 
tested. It is not spectacular but is dependable. 
Our breeding work has been carried on continu- 
ously in an effort to further increase its yield and 
maintain its other desirable qualities. As a result of 
this work, our present strain of Ellis averages a 
much higher percentage of 2-eared stalks. Its stocky, 
sturdy plants are very drought resistant and make 
it the best and most dependable yielder for light, 
sandy soils that we know of, and it is, of course, 
an even better producer on good soils. 
DESCRIPTION 
Plant: Stocky, strong, ears set medium low. 
Ears: Mostly 2; 7 to 10 inches long; about 2% 
inches in diameter; 16 to 18 rows. 
Cobs: White. 
Grains: Dimple dent; white to cream colored; med- 
ium deep; hard and flinty. 
Weevil Resistance: Excellent—the best of any white 
variety we know of. 
Drought Resistance: Very good. 
Season: 130 to 150 days. 
PRICES: $5.00 per bushel; $4.50 per bushel in five 
bushel lots, f.o.b. Hartsville, S. C 
Coker’s Pedigreed Garrick Corn 
“GOOD FOR SEED OR SILAGE” 
A vigorous grower, 8 to 10 feet tall under average 
field conditions. When well-manured on fair to good 
soil with sufficient rainfall, it will make a growth 
of from 12 to 18 feet and a yield of 15 to 20 tons 
of silage per acre. 
Garrick is also a heavy producer of grain. It 
makes a hard, flinty, white grain (has white cob) 
and is excellent for home use or milling purposes. 
DESCRIPTION 
Season: Medium to late. 
Cob: White. 
Grain: White, flinty, medium deep. 
Ears: Two to four to stalk. 
Weevil Resistance: Good. 
Stalk: Vigorous grower. 
PRICES: $5.00 per bushel; $4.50 per bushel in 5-bu. 
lots, f.o.b. Hartsville, S. C. 
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HYBRID CORN 
PROGRAM 
Mr. Charles L. Davis joined our plant breeding 
staff in 1940 as corn specialist. Mr. Davis is a grad- 
uate of N. C. State Department of University of 
North Carolina, having received his B.S.A. degree 
in 19385 and his M.S.A. degree in 1940. He took his 
Major in Plant Breeding under Dr. Harvey, corn 
specialist, and is thoroughly familiar with the latest 
and most up-to-date methods used in hybrid corn 
breeding. 
Hybrid corn is one of the new-comers to our 
rapidly expanding breeding program. This work was 
begun by us on a small scale in 1939 upon the sug- 
gestion of a number of Southern Agricultural lead- 
ers and requests from many of our other loyal friends 
throughout the south. From this small beginning we 
have increased to approximately 8,000 inbred lines 
which will be planted in our breeding plots this 
year. 
In selecting material for our foundation stock we 
were able to secure samples of the leading open- 
pollinated varieties from North Carolina, South 
Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Texas. We were also 
able to obtain small samples of some outstanding 
breeding material from the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture, Washington, D. C., and from several 
hybrid corn breeders in the corn belt. 
The development of an adapted hybrid corn re- 
quires at least five generations of inbreeding, accom- 
panied with very extensive testing, and rigid selec- 
tion for yield and other desirable characteristics. 
Some of the outstanding features of a _ well 
adapted hybrid corn are: 
1—Increase yield of 25% or more over open-pol- 
linated varieties. 
2—Stiff stalk, to avoid lodging. 
3—Good quality grain. 
4—lLong shuck to protect the ears from weevils. 
5—Disease resistance (especially Smuts & Rots). 
6—Drought resistance. 
These are some of the things we are breeding for 
and hope to be able to offer in the future. 
