STRAIN 5 
A New Strain—Earlier, Thinner 
Foliaged, More Determinate. 
Coker’s 4-in-1 cotton is one of the 
safest and most dependable varieties 
that we have ever bred. It is highly 
productive, highly wilt resistant, early, 
has nice bolls that open fully, fluff, and 
are yet storm resistant. It produces a 
lint that is uniform, hard, strong, of 
excellent character and 1%,” to 1%” in 
length. It is the answer to the demand for a dependable 
“bread and meat” cotton that can be safely grown on both 
wilt and non-wilt soils. 
CONTEST RECORD 
Its record in the South Carolina 5-Acre Contest during 
1938, 1939, and 1940 bears this out. During this period in 
which eight prizes were given each year, or a total of twenty- 
four prizes, growers with 4-in-1 won twelve, or 50% of all 
prizes offered; among these were two first State prizes and 
four first District prizes. These twelve prize-winning plots 
of 4-in-1 produced an average of 1,139.7 pounds of lint 
cotton per acre. 
BEST GENERAL PURPOSE 4-IN-1 
We have continuously enlarged our breeding experiments 
with 4-in-1 in an effort to breed still more valuable strains. 
So far we have bred and introduced four strains, each 
superior to previous strains offered. This year, we are 
offering for the first time, Coker’s 4-in-1 Strain 5. This 
cotton is as highly wilt resistant as Strain 4, is earlier in 
maturity, has thinner foliage, a more determinate type, 
1% higher lint yield and wider adaptability. It is the best 
general purpose 4-in-1 ever offered. 


Row on left shows excellent wilt resistance and production of Coker’s 4-in-1 Strain 5. 
Note wilt damage to rows in center and on right. 
DESCRIPTION 
Plant: Open, determinate, spreading with 3 to 4 low set 
vegetative branches and well spaced fruiting branches. 
Foliage: Thinnest of all 4-in-1 strains offered. 
Season: Earliest of all 4-in-1’s. 
Bolls: Round ovate, slightly pointed, 65 to 70 to pound. 
Open wide, pick easily, yet storm resistant. 
Lint Length: 1446” to 1%” under good conditions. 
Lint Per Cent: 386% to 38%. 
Lint Character: Excellent, uniform, very strong. 
Production: Very high. 
Wilt Resistance: Highest. 
PRICES: $12.50 per 100-ib bag, $220 per ton, f.o.b. Harts- 
ville, S. C., and Memphis, Tenn. All seed are treated 
with Ceresan. 
NOTE: Because of our recent discovery of several new and 
very deadly types of cotton wilt (which raises the presump- 
tion that there may be other types undiscovered), we can 
make no guarantee as to the performance of our wilt- 
resistant cottons on wilt-infested soils. 

This photograph of Ceker’s 4-in-1 Strain 5 was taken in early September, 1940. 
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