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COKER-WILDS (1946) 
1946 BREEDER FOUNDATION STOCK* 
An early maturing variety with staple length of 114” to 134”, of high 
tensile strength and spinning value. 
OUTSTANDING UPLAND LONG STAPLE VARIETY 
Wilds cotton is recognized from Texas to the Carolinas, 
both by growers and manufacturers, as the outstanding up- 
land long staple variety and as having little competition 
in its length class. The high tensile strength and excellent 
spinning qualities of this cotton occasion the highest rat- 
ing by manufacturers of the finer yarns. The dependabil- 
ity, earliness, vigor, drought resistance, high production, 
gin turnout and excellent qualities give it the highest 
rating by growers of staple cotton. 
Wilds cotton has the highest tensile strength of any 
commercial upland cotton and produces yarns even stronger 
than this strength would indicate. 
The original cross of our Lightning Express and our 
Delta-type Webber cottons from which this variety was 
bred was made during the summer of 1920 by Dr. George 
J. Wilds and the late Dr. Herbert J. Webber, who was then 
a member of our staff. Our 1946 strain of Coker-Wilds is 
therefore backed up by a breeding program extending 
back 26 years, in which each year hundreds of superior 
plants are tested. Only those plant families of proven su- 
periority in production, type, spinning quality and other 
desirable characters are increased. 
COMBINES YIELD, STAPLE, SPINNING VALUE 
Our 1946 Wilds cotton is a beautiful flat topped, deter- 
minate, more spreading cotton, with exceptionally high 
tensile strength and spinning value. Its bolls open wide and 
fluff nicely making it easy to pick, and maintain a better 
grade under adverse conditions. 
DESCRIPTION 
Plant—Semi-dwarf, open, determinate, flat topped, 1 to 3 
vegetative branches and well spaced fruiting branches. 
Foliage—Thin, medium small leaf. 
Season—Very early. 
Bolls—Round ovate, slightly pointed, 60 to 65 to pound. 
Open wide, fluff beautifully, storm resistant, looks 
and picks like short cotton. 
Picking Quality—Excellent. 
Lint Length—1%4” to 13%” under good conditions. 
Lint Percent— 33% to 35%. 
Lint Character—Best, strong, silky. 
Production—Very high for cotton of its length. 
Caution—This is not a Wilt Resistant cotton. 
PRICES: $12.50 per 100-lb. bag; $220 per ton, F. O. B. 
Memphis, Tenn. All seed treated with Ceresan. 
IMPORTANT NOTE: Growing long staple cotton is a 
specialty. We do not recommend its planting by any new 
growers who are not familiar with additional care in the 
picking, drying, ginning and marketing necessary to secure 
a superior product. Middling or better smoothly ginned 
lint must be produced for its growing to be profitable . 
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Our breeder stock Wilds for 1947 planting looks and fruits much 
like short cotton. The bolls open wide with desirable fluffiness which 
maintains a better grade under adverse weather conditions and makes 
it easier to pick. 

