COKER 100 WILT Strain 5 
A HIGHLY WILT RESISTANT, GENERAL PURPOSE COTTON 
SUITED FOR WILT OR NON-WILT SOILS 
Our Coker 100 Wilt cotton variety was 
first offered to our customers in the spring 
of 1942, and as a result of its dependable 
performance it has received wide accept- 
ance in the southeastern Cotton Belt. Al- 
ready the major part of the cotton acreage 
in North and South Carolina is planted to 
this variety, and the acreage in Georgia, 
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana is 
rapidly expanding. 
Coker 100 Wilt Strain 5 is the result 
of fourteen years of intensive selection 
and testing of many thousands of plants 
on wilt infested soils. Selections have been 
made on the basis of wilt resistance, yield, 
staple, picking quality, storm resistance, 
fiber strength and spinning quality. 
This cotton combines more desirable 
qualities than any variety we have bred 
or tested during our forty-two years’ ex- 
perience in cotton breeding. 
Adapted for One Variety Planting 
We consider that Coker 100 Wilt is 
especially well suited for use in one variety 
communities in the Coastal Plains, Sand- 
hills, and Piedmont for it is making record 
ylelds in these areas on both wilt and 
non-wilt land. 
In the 1942 South Carolina 5-Acre Cot- 
ton Contest, Mr. E. M. Duncan of Pickens 
Turn 
Photo below shows Coker 100 Wilt Strain 5 growing on badly 
wilt infested soil. Cotton shown in foreground is our regular 
Coker 100 non-resistant strain. Both varieties were planted at 
the same time, and received identical treatment in seeding, 
fertilization and cultivation. 
County in the northern Piedmont section 
produced an all-time record yield for the 
state with Coker 100 Wilt. He produced 
7,505 pounds of lint on 5 acres, or 1,501 
pounds of lint per acre with a staple of 
1/42”. 
In the 1944 South Carolina 5-Acre Cot- 
ton Contest, 225 five-acre plots were 
planted to this variety, and the average 
yield on the 1,125 acres was 781 pounds 
of lint per acre, stapling 1445”, with lint 
turnout of 37.3 per cent. 
Excellent Picking Qualities for Hand or 
Machine Harvesting 
The plant has medium thin foliage, and 
under normal conditions, the leaves ripen 
and shed as the cotton matures. The bolls 
ripen uniformly with a wide, fluffy opening. 
These qualities combine to make Coker 
100 Wilt especially well suited for machine 
harvesting or hand picking, and to main- 
tain a higher grade during adverse sea- 
sons. 
Variety Test Record 
This outstanding cotton has proven its 
worth not only on cotton farms through- 
out the Southeast, but has made an en- 
viable variety test record in state conducted 
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Photo top left, right hand page: Early season view of Coker 
100 Wilt in center row and non-resistant strains on right. 
Top right: Late season view of Coker 100 Wilt showing non- 
resistant check row. Bottom: Illustrates excellent production and 
wide fluffy opening. 

