COKER’S PEDIGREED 
VICTORGRAIN OATS 
STRAIN 3 
A New, Higher Yielding Strain of One of the South’s 
Leading Oat Varieties. 
It is not reasonable to expect a plant breeder, 
regardless of the quality of his work or the volume 
of material he works with, to produce a radically 
different or strikingly superior new strain of his 
standard varieties year in and year out. Therefore, 
for our Victorgrain new Strain 3, we do not claim 
any remarkable improvement over its parent, Strain 
2. The type and general appearance is the same 
and the good qualities of the Victorgrain variety, 
namely stiffness of straw, high resistance to leaf 
rust and resistance to certain types of smut, have 
been maintained and the records of our breeding 
and test plots show a somewhat higher production 
than previous strains. 
Victorgrain Strain 3, on average soils and with | 
average seasons, produces a plant of medium height ~ 
—tall enough for ease of combining and short 
enough to eliminate excess straw and give added 1 
storm resistance. 
Not Recommended for Poor Soils 
We do not recommend the planting of Victorgrain 
oats on poor soil or in areas where late spring 
drouths are common, where this oat would not grow 
sufficiently tall for satisfactory harvesting. 
Victorgrain Strain 3 is deceptive in appearance. 
In breeding, the emphasis has been on production 
of quality grain and disease resistance, but the true 
test of value is the yield per acre of superior live- 
stock feed and Victorgrain has demonstrated this 
on thousands of southern farms. 
Successfully Grown Under Wide Range 
of Conditions 
The considerable cold resistance of Victorgrain 
combined with its high degree of resistance to leaf 
rust and medium early maturity, makes it possible 
to grow this variety successfully under wide range 
of conditions and over sizeable territory. Reports 
on its satisfactory performance have been received 
from growers from southern Virginia to north 
Florida and from southern Missouri to Texas. The 
heads are long and well balanced; the grains are 
attractive and bright, resisting weather stain. The 
plump, well-filled berry is high in feeding value 
with a low percentage of hull. 
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