Coker’s Pedigreed 
RUST RESISTANT 

ULGRAIN OATS 
1950 BREEDER’S REGISTERED SEED 
The past few years have been, in many respects, most un- 
usual, in that conditions have been favorable for the outbreak 
of several important diseases threatening the oat crop. Ob- 
servations and performance data on many different varieties 
give a sound foundation for evaluating these varieties on the 
basis of ability to produce. While one disease may be more 
prevalent in one season, a different type of disease may be 
more important in another year. 
CROWN RUST MOST IMPORTANT OAT DISEASE 
Thus, although Victoria Blight caused considerable alarm 
three years ago, the following year saw the worst rust epidemic 
that has occurred in the memory of most of us. While 1950 
was not such a severe rust year, leaf or crown rust is, by all 
odds, the most important oat disease. Just as the principal 
types of disease shift in importance from year to year, the 
individual races or strains of the diseases also vary in prev- 
alence. 
Race 45 of crown rust is a case in point. Only a few years 
ago it was a rare strain of rust, found at only a very few 
seattered locations in the U. S. Today, according to U.S.D.A. 
cereal pathologists, this race is by far the predominating race 
in the country. 
Good judgment would indicate that we should stick to a 
variety of oats that possess a high degree of resistance to this 
most prevalent and virulent strain of a disease which so 
seriously affects oat production in the South. 
EXCELLENT RUST RESISTANCE 
Our 1950 Breeder’s Registered Seed of Fulgrain oats has high 
rust resistance, and in addition, is also resistant to all known 
races of smut in the South. Even though it is not particularly 
resistant to Victoria Blight (Helnunthosporium Victoriae), it 
is unquestionably more tolerant than some other varieties. The 
past two years have brought practically no damage from 
blight, and yields of Fulgrain have been excellent. 
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A COMBINE OAT 
Fulgrain is early, productive, stiff-strawed, uniform, and 
has the finest kernel type of any southern oat—practically 
free of awns. Although Fulgrain has sufficient cold resistance 
to withstand any normal winter, it is particularly adapted to 
the Coastal Plain and lower Piedmont areas. 
DESCRIPTION 
PLANT: Semi-erect habit with wide, dark green blades. Cold 
resistant, profuse tillering, grows to medium height. 
RUST RESISTANCE: Highly resistant to crown or leaf rust; 
produced a good crop while susceptible varieties were 
completely destroyed. : 
SMUT RESISTANCE: Resistant to all prevalent races of 
smut. 
SEASON: 10 to 12 days earlier than Appler. 
HEADS: Long, well balanced, heavily fruited. 
STRAW: Very stiff and storm resistant. Ideal combine type. 
GRAINS: Attractive, bright, resisting weatherstain; plump, 
well filled berry; low per cent hull, high feeding value. 
Occasionally bears a few awns. 
PRODUCTION: One of the safest, most productive varieties 
we have ever bred or tested. 
VICTORIA BLIGHT: Although not resistant, our 1950 strain 
of Fulgrain has considerable tolerance to this disease. 
PRICES: 1 to 16 bushels, $5.00 per bu.; 16 to 48 bushels, 
$4.75 per bu.; 48 bushels and up, $4.50 per bu. 
F.0.B. Hartsville, S. C., and Memphis, Tenn. 
These Oats Treated With New Improved Ceresan 
Bottom left: Display bundle of Coker’s Fulgrain oats. Bottom right: Harvesting seed field of Breeder’s 
Registered Fulgrain oats with twelve-foot self-propelled combine. Right hand page: Our 1950 Breeder’s 
Registered Fulgrain oat is our most uniform, highest yielding strain of this variety. Note profuse tillering, 
sturdy, erect straw, and heavily fruited, well balanced heads. 




