LEADING GROWERS REPORT THEIR RESULTS WITH 
COKER’S VICTORGRAIN 48-93 OATS 
AMERICUS, GA. June 20, 1951 
“T have been planting Coker’s oats for the past 5 
years. Last fall I planted 32 acres of your new Vic- 
torgrain 48-93 oats during the last week in October. 
In spite of the severe winter, these oats came 
through with very little damage to the stand and 
considerably better than any other variety on my 
farms. I averaged 84 bushels per acre on the 32 
acres, of which 22 acres is rolling land and could 
not be considered very good for growing oats. On 
the other 10 acres which is better land I averaged 
105 bushels per acre. . . 
“T consider Victorgrain 48-93 the best oats I have 
ever planted and certainly plan to plant my whole 
crop in them next year. 
“TI also planted 12 acres of Coker’s Coastal Wheat 
which averaged 39 bushels per acre, which is the 
best wheat yield I have ever made.” 
—Pickett Seed Co., by Dick Morgan 
LELAND, MISS. June 1, 1951 
“Since 1933 I have planted Coker’s Oats, and in 
the fall of 1950 I seeded about 25 acres to your new 
Victorgrain 48-93 Oats. I also am growing another 
oat as a means of comparison and for one thing 
your 48-93 is much better in lodge resistance. 
“This 25 acres were planted October 16, 1950; as 
they began to germinate we had our first frost and 
heavy rains. I thought this field was a complete loss 
after the January ice and snow and a temperature 
of about 10 degrees below zero. When I applied my 
fertilizer, I put 200 nitrate by plane; within six days 
I had the most beautiful prospect with 48-93 than 
any other on the place. 
“I can’t say too much for this fine oat that you 
bred for the South. Keep the good work up, and 
worlds of luck to you, Dr. Wilds.”—C. Romine 
CHINA GROVE, N. C. 
R. L. Patterson, prominent farmer of China Grove, 
Rowan County, N. C., reported yield of 112 bushels 
per acre on 5 acres Victorgrain 48-93 oats. 
CORDELE, GA. June 13, 1951 
“48-93 is the best oat I have ever planted. They 
stood the cold of our severe winter and extremely 
dry weather later on. I expect to plant my entire 
crop in 48-93 next fall.”—T. E. Fletcher 
HARTSVILLE, S. C. June 18, 1951 
“On June 6th I finished harvesting and weighing 
60 acres of your strain 48-93 Victorgrain oats and 
the yield was 93.5 bushels per acre. The 60 acres 
was comprised of three fields on which the average 
yields were as follows: 32 acres 92.5 bushels, 11 
acres 84.3 bushels, 17 acres 101.4 bushels, and I am 
very much pleased with the outturn of this crop. 
The 382 acres followed cotton except for about 4 acres 
of soybeans, the 11 acres followed corn and the 17 
acres followed soybeans. . 
“T have grown your Victorgrain oats for a number 
of years and have been well pleased with each strain 
but the 48-93 is, I believe, substantially better than 
any strain of this variety you have yet produced. 
The 48-93 strain seems to be very resistant to dis- 
eases prevalent in this area and to cold. The tillering 
is very good and the stalks appear to be very strong 
and resistant to lodging. I certainly feel that you 
have a very good oat in your 48-93 strain of Vic- 
torgrain.”—F. W. Atkinson 
YAZOO CITY, MISS. June 1, 1951 
“Your Victorgrain 48-93 Oats are, in my opinion, 
the best oats that I have ever grown—they are even 
better than the Victorgrain that I have been grow- 
ing for the last ten years. 
“I planted my 48-93 the latter part of November, 
had a hard freeze on them just after they came up; 
even with that and too much rain early I’m still 
going to make the best oat crop I ever made. In fact, 
they will make between 90 and 100 bushels per acre. 
“I have checked close all year. I think they have 
had no rust or other diseases. If I had gotten a rain 
two weeks ago, my yield would have been at least 
120 bushels per acre.”—W. T. Clark, Jr. 
SEARCY, ARK. June 16, 1951 
“I am writing you to state that my 48-93 Victor- 
grain Oats are the best oats on my farm, no rust, 
stiff straw, and large heads. 
“T planted 47-27 Coker’s Wheat in December with 
good results. The wheat will combine 30 bushels per 
acre with no fertilizer and with a good crop of les- 
pedeza on the ground.”—Porter R. Rodgers, M.D. 
