OUR OTHER CROPS -— 
1. Seed breeding field of cigarette type tobacco seed. Seed heads are bagged 
to prevent cross breeding. 
2. Field of Coker’s Hybrid Block 3 tobacco. A new disease resistant variety 
which is a high producer of quality cigarette type tobacco. Seed of this tobacco 
will be offered this fall. 
3. Note vigorous viney growth and heavy fruitage of the row of Coker’s 
Yelnando shatter resistant soybeans on right of photo. 
4, This early season view shows a portion of our main breeding nursery of 
small grains, in which more than 50,000 individual test rows of oats, rye, 
wheat and barley are planted. It is the largest grain breeding layout in the 
South. 
5. Increase field of Hardired wheat showing plump, well developed heads and 
profuse stooling. This wheat has considerable tolerance for leaf rust and re- 
sistance to cold. 
6. Combining a field of Coker’s Victorgrain oats. Victorgrain is resistant to 
leaf rust, smut and cold; is of early maturity and an excellent combine oat. 
7. Display bundle of Coker’s Fulgrain oats—a variety of extra early maturity, 
stiff straw and high disease resistance. 
8. Coker’s Darlington County or Garrison watermelons are widely known for 
their delicious flavor, attractively colored meat and fine texture. 
9. Section of our hybrid corn breeding plot showing sturdy stalks and large 
full ears with good shuck coverings. We hope to have a Coker bred hybrid ready 
for the market in 1950. 






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