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COKER'S 16-A STRAIN 
ABRUZZI RYE 
Another of the Coker developments— 
the best rye that has been produced for 
the South. It grows much faster than 
any other rye. We have seen it 18 inches 
tall in 9 weeks from planting—and it 
stools much heavier, which means dou- 
bling the amount of grazing an acre, 
starts earlier and keeps it up longer. Three 
pecks to one bushel per acre is ample 
seeding, because of profuse stooling. 
TENNESSEE 52 
BEARDED WINTER BARLEY 
_Bred by the Tennessee Experiment Sta- 
tion and offered by them as the best all- 
around Barley for fall planting. Very cold 
resistant, very prolific yielder of grain 
' and furnishes splendid early spring pas- 
turage. Barley does well with Crimson 
Clover, especially, and Lespedeza can be 
sown on this combination in the spring. 
Sow Barley in September, October, 1% 
to 2 bushels per acre. : 
TENNESSEE 
BEARDLESS 
WINTER BARLEY 
Some farmers object to Bearded Barley 
and for them we recommend Tennessee 
Beardless. It also is a high yielder of 
grain, and furnishes fine spring pastur- 
age. Can be sown alone or with Crimson 
Clover in September, October, 1% to 2 
bushels per acre. 
COKER’S RED HART 5 
BEARDLESS WHEAT 
The best of the Red Hart strains, and 
next to Hardired in value. Red Hart No. 
1 was introduced by Coker Pedigreed 
Seed Farms a number of years back, and 
in 1939. About 2 to 3 weeks 
earlier than Fulcaster and Leaps. A high 
yielder of grain, strong stiff straw, cold 
resistant, grains high milling value. 

COKER‘'S HARDIRED 
BEARDLESS WHEAT 
The newest strain from the Coker Pedi- 
greed Seed Farms, originated from a 
cross of Early Red May X (Hope X Hus- 
sar), made for them by a U. S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture representative in 
1932. Thousands of heads were selected 
and planted, the best of these selected 
and replanted for each year until Hardi- 
red was perfected. Hardired is cold re- 
sistant, mildew resistant, with high toler- 
ance to leaf rust, stools very heavily, and 
makes more wheat than any former Coker 
strains, a third more even than Red Hart 
5. About a week later than Red Hart, 
with same high milling value. 
See Green Ink List . « 
| COKERS FUGRAN Sang 
* COKER 39-2° 
ANEW RUST RESISTANT FULGRAIN : 
Our Mr. F. M. Barton and Mr. 
Milton Welnstein, 
High Yielding Strains 


inspecting a field of Coker’s 
Fulgrain Strain 4 (Rust-resistant) Oats at Coker’s Pedigreed Seed Farms, Hartsville, 
S.C. Planted > bushel per acre, produced 66 bushels per acre. 
However, we recom- 
mend 1% bushels seeding per acre over here. 
WHEN AND HOW 
TO PLANT OATS 
For spring sowing, February through 
March is preferred, on good soil. If soil 
is poor, 500 pounds of Basic Slag per 
acre will bring much improved yield. Sow 
1 to 2 bushels per acre. For hay, cut 
wees oats are about half mature, in milk 
stage. 
Due to the fact that no one seems to 
be doing any breeding work on Early 
Burt, Appler, Fulghum, and similar va- 
rieties, it is next to impossible to secure 
pure stocks, so this spring we list only 
those varieties that we can be sure of as 
ro trueness to type and general excel- 
ence. 
FERGUSON—922 OATS 
This oat developed by Ferguson Seed 
Breeding Farm in Texas and is a su- 
perior strain of the old Texas Red Rust- 
Resistant oat. This new strain has stood 
right at the top in experiment station 
tests along with Nortex, another strain 
of red rust-resistant oats. In the prairie 
or rice section of Arkansas Ferguson 922 
has been very popular for past three 
years, giving outstanding results. Fergu- ' 
son 922 is about ten days to two weeks 
later than Fulgrain No. 2. It is well to 
plant some of both so your combine can 
handle both crops to advantage. 
COKER’S VICTORGRAIN 
OATS 
Introduced by Coker Pedigreed Seed 
Farms in fall of 1940, as ‘‘The best we 
have ever bred in our 82 years of small 
grain breeding,’’ at $5.00 per bushel. 
Coming from Coker, that statement can 
be accepted as fact, and they are acknowl- 
edged as No. 1 small grain breeders in 
the South. Victorgrain’ has everything— 
cold resistance, smut resistance, rust re- 
sistance, storm resistance, high yield, 
high feeding value. 
TENNESSEE 092 OAT 
Bred and introduced by the Tennessee 
Experiment Station, Tennessee 092 and 
Fulwin Oats, a very similar variety, stood 
at the top in cold resistance through the 
severe winter of January and February, 
1940, the worst weather in 30 years. Tenn- 
essee 092 is a prolific yielder of grain, 
and a very desirable variety for oat grow- 
ers. 
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COKER’S FULGRAIN 4 
RUST-RESISTANT OAT 
Introduced in fall of 1940 by Coker 
Pedigreed Seed Farms. It_has the high 
yield per acre of former Fulgrains with 
the added characters of high crown rust 
.resistance, high resistance to all races of 
smut, including the new race to which 
former Fulgrains are susceptible. A stiff 
strawed, storm resistant shorter Fulgrain 
—an excellent oat for harvesting with a 
combine. A heavy yielder of grain, about 
the best grazing oats known, cold re- 
sistant, high feeding value. 
COKER FULGRAIN STRAIN 
NO. 3 OATS 
When Coker first introduced Fulgrain 
One, several years back, it was consid- 
ered sensational in value. Each succeed- 
ing strain has been an improvement in 
some characteristic. Strain 4 was brought 
out this past fall (1940) at $4.00 per 
bushel, and worth it. We hope to have 
some strain 4 left to offer you this spring 
(1941). 
Coker’s Fulgrain oats are the earliest 
maturing oats known, the heaviest pro- 
ducing that we know of anywhere. They 
are very cold resistant—the only farmers 
who had trouble with them in the very 
severe cold last winter were those who 
planted them so late they had no time to 
get rooted—all others came through fine. 
Yields of 60 to 90 bushels are common 
and one record crop of 138 bushels per 
acre was recorded. Coker actually raised 
80 bushels per acre, planting 1 peck per 
acre. For Memphis territory, we recom- 
mend 1% bushels per acre. This is ample 
because Fulgrain stools profusely. It is 
about the best grazing oat known, con- 
tains 10 to 15 per cent higher protein con- 
tent than other oats, smut resistant. 
NEW NORTEX OATS 
One of the best of the oats from Texas, 
introduced by the North Texas Experi- 
ment Station, and named by them. New 
Nortex is an improved strain of Nortex, 
and Nortex was a big improvement over 
Texas Red Rust Proof. New Nortex is 
much more winter resistant and much 
more prolific. For past six years, 1934 
through 1939, fall planting Nortex has 
stood right at the top in yield of grain 
per acre in oat tests at Delta Branch Ex- 
periment Station, Stoneville, Miss. New 
Nortex is about two weeks later than 
Fulgrain No. 2. It is well to plant some 
of both so your combine can handle both 
crops to advantage. 
RUSSELL-HECKLE 
