COKER-WILDS (Continued) 
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 1%” 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 
$14.50 per 100 lb. bag, $255 per ton, f.o.b. Hartsville, S. C., 
Memphis, Tennessee, or Forrest City, Ark. 
ALL SEED REGINNED AND TREATED 
*This description is written to cover the expected perform- 
ance of Coker-Wilds cotton under average conditions 
throughout the cotton belt. When planted on fertile soils, 
such as those of the Mississippi River Valley, this cotton 
normally produces a longer staple and slightly lower turnout. 
IMPORTANT NOTE: Growing long staple cotton is a 
specialty. We do not recommend its planting by any new 
growers who are not willing to take the additional care in 
growing, picking, drying and ginning necessary to secure a 
superior product. Middling or better, smoothly ginned lint 
must be produced for its growing to be profitable. 
Coker-Wilds bolls are large, averaging 60 to 65 to the pound. 

The following article on the growing of long staple 
cotton was written by the Founder of our company, 
the late Mr. David R. Coker, on September 23, 1936. 
We feel that this information is as pertinent and timely 
now as when it was written. We are reprinting it for 
the benefit of the many growers who, because of the 
excellent demand and high premiums now being paid 
for long staple cotton, will plant our Coker-Wilds 
variety for the first time. 
SOME ITEMS FOR LONG STAPLE COTTON 
GROWERS TO CONSIDER 
“1, Seed. The breeders of long staple upland cotton 
are making constant progress in the improvement 
of these varieties in yield, length and character, and 
it is, of course, of vital importance for you to have a 
highly productive strain suited to your soil. 
“2. Staple cotton of a given variety will vary greatly 
on different types of land, under varying weather con- 
ditions and with the number of plants per acre. By 
crowding the plant you usually sacrifice 46” or more 
in staple. 
“3. Staple cotton must be properly conditioned before 
ginning. If harshly dry many fibres will break in the 
gin and if too damp the cotton will be rough or gincut. 
Staple cotton should only be ginned on up-to-date gins 
with good cleaning equipment and a soft gin roll should 
always be used in ginning. 
“4, It is very important to pick staple cotton promptly 
and with as little trash as possible. If allowed to remain 
in the field and take several rains the value is little 
if any greater than for corresponding grades of short 
cotton. 
“5. Staple cotton may be highly profitable to farmers 
who use every precaution with seed and handling and 
who have access to a well operated gin and good staple 
market. We do not recommend the planting of cotton 
1346” and longer staple by farmers who do not have or 
cannot provide the best facilities for production, prep- 
aration and marketing.” 
COKER’S PEDIGREED SEED COMPANY 
Sept. 23, 1936 By: David R. Coker, Pres. 
The lint is of especially high tensile strength and spinning yalue, and 
is rated highly by fine yarn spinners. 

