VICTORGRAIN 48-93 
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MOUS sl 48-93 is fully as cold-hardy as the original Victorgrain; 
iz BUPER A it is earlier than any other commonly-grown variety save 
a our Fulgrain; it is vigorous enough in vegetative growth 
to produce high yields of grain and forage, yet not so rank 
as to smother lespedeza or other companion crops. 
Owing to its unusually stiff and relatively short straw, 
it is exceptionally storm-resistant; hence, is ideally suited 
to combine harvesting. The kernels of Victorian 48-93 
are large. plump. smooth, thin-hulled, and practically free 
of awns. The crop threshes clean, and is economically pro- 
cessed to yield a finished product with high test-weight 
and a low percentage of screening loss. 
DISEASE RESISTANCE 
Victorgrain 48-93 is resistant to the races of crown rust 
now prevalent in the U. S. Although it is not considered 
resistant to the Helminthosporium blight that caused some 
losses in 1948, it is more tolerant of that disease than 
manv other Victoria derivatives being grown at that time. 
Of the three races of smut prevalent in the South, Victor- 
grain 48-93 is highly resistant to two, and susceptible to 
one, With the exception of our Fulgrain, no other varietv 
presently being grown in the South is resistant to all 
three races. We recommend that all planting stocks of oats, 
regardless of variety, be treated with Ceresan, as this 
precaution is good insurance against the development and 
spread of all seed-borne diseases, including smut. 
SUMMARY STATEMENT 
Dr. T. R. Stanton, Coker Consultant, and outstanding 
authority on oat breeding and production in the U. S., has 
aptly summed un the varietal situation in the South with 
the statement that “Victorgrain 48-93 is one of the best 
oat varieties available in the South, and is certainly the 
best and most uniform variety ever distributed by the 
Coker’s Pedigreed Seed Company.” Considering the almost 
Above—This field of 48-93 oats, seeded at the rate of only 1% bu. per acre, . e 
yielded 94.4 bushels per acre in a demonstration planting conducted on the universal acceptance _by : southern growers of the Coker 
Johnson Farms in Geneva County, Alabama. varieties previously distributed, and the desirable features 
Below—Mr. Joe E. Terry, successful operator of the famous Four Fifths 
Below—Mr. Claude Romine, long-time Coker customer and leading oat [8] Plantation near Greenwood, Miss., shown on left, and his farm manager, 
grower of Leland, Miss., likes the well-balanced heads and plump grains of Mr. Jce Ross, produced this fine crop of oats with Coker’s Registered 
his Coker oats. Victorgrain 48-93 seed. 
