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COKER 
47-27 \WHEAT 
1950 BREEDER’S REGISTERED SEED 
Coker 47-27 wheat, being offered this year for the first time, 
is a new variety that shows considerable promise for the 
southeastern wheat section. It is a vigorous, productive wheat 
maturing about the same time as Hardired. Although it grows 
slightly taller than Hardired it stands for harvest much 
better, owing to stiffer straw. 
BREEDING HISTORY 
Coker 47-27 is derived by selection in our breeding plots 
from a cross between Fronteira and Hardired made by Dr. 
Wilds in 1939. Fronteira, a South American variety of spring 
wheat, carries excellent resistance to leaf rust and to many 
races of stem rust. In Coker 47-27, resistance to most races 
of these diseases is combined with some degree of the winter 
hardiness of Hardired. Observations indicate that the mildew 
reaction of Coker 47-27 is considerably better than that of 
Hardired, although it is not outstanding in resistance. 
PRODUCTIVE RECORD 
In a Cooperative Uniform Variety Test of 18 varieties and 
experimental lines conducted at 21 southern stations last year, 
Coker 47-27 produced an average yield of 23.6 bushels per 
acre. The only commercially available variety outranking 
Coker 47-27 produced 24.5 bushels per acre in average yield. 
Coker 47-27 led the 1949 Official Variety Tests at Blacksburg 
and Staunton, Virginia, with yields at the two locations of 
38.7 and 29.8 bushels, respectively. 
RANGE OF ADAPTATION 
Coker 47-27 is not as cold resistant as Hardired, but 
is more hardy than either Redhart or Coastal. Test data 
indicate that Coker 47-27 should be well adapted over the 
southern wheat region from the Coastal Plain to the 
uplands of the Piedmont section. It is not sufficiently hardy 
for sowing at the higher elevations of the Piedmont and 
Mountain areas where winters are severe. Coker 47-27, head- 
ing ten days later than Redhart, is less likely to encounter 
damage from early spring frosts. The variety ripens about 
two days later than Hardired. 
DESCRIPTION 
PLANT: Semi-winter habit; good stooling; leafy, vigorous 
early growth; slightly taller than Redhart. 
STRAW: Yellow, stiff, storm resistant. 
HEADS: Erect, square, broad to the tip, with fully filled mesh 
and closely fitting straw-colored glumes. 
YIELD: Very satisfactory. 
DISEASE RESISTANCE: Relatively tolerant, but not resis- 
tant to mildew. Excellent resistance to leaf rust and to 
the races of stem rust prevalent in the southeast. 
SEASON: About two days later than Hardired; one week 
earlier than Fulcaster and Vahart. 
GRAINS: Plump, horny, with high gluten content; excellent 
in milling quality. 

PRICES: 1 to 16 bu., $6.50 per bu.; 16 to 48 bu., $6.25 per bu.; 
48 bu. and up, $6.00 per bu. 
F.0.B. Hartsville, S. C., and Memphis, Tenn. 
Photo on left: Bob Entzminger, our veteran salesman and grain expert, 
shows how much wheat an armful of Coker 47-27 really is. Right: Here 
you can see the erect, square heads of Coker 47-27 wheat with fully filled 
mesh and closely fitting, straw-colored glumes. Straw is stiff and storm 
resistant. 
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