Coker’s Pedigreed 
RUST RESISTANT 
FULGRAIN OATS 
1952 BREEDER’S REGISTERED SEED 
Prior to the introduction of Rust-Resistant Fulgrain in 
1940, the only early oat available to southern growers was 
Fulghum. But the latter variety was limited in range of 
adaptation by lack of cold-hardiness in the Piedmont, and 
by being subject to the scourge of crown rust in the Coastal 
Plain region. Nor was Fulghum well suited to combine har- 
vesting, owing to lack of storm resistance. Immediately fol- 
lowing the release of Fulgrain the area of southern oat pro- 
duction was greatly extended, toward the north in the Pied- 
pont: and toward the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts in the Coastal 
lain. 
In the class of early oats, Fulgrain has, for over a decade, 
held top place as the most widely grown variety. It remains 
the only rust-resistant variety in the South that possesses 
good cold-resistance, and high resistance to all races of smut 
now prevalent in the South. 
The combination of extreme earliness and shortness of 
straw is considered by many experienced growers to favor 
the full development of the lespedeza hay crops frequently 
seeded on oat fields, and which often are as profitable as 
the oat crop itself. 
DESCRIPTION 
Plant: Semi-erect habit with wide, dark green blades. Cold 
resistant, profuse tillering, grows to medium height. 
Below—Orangeburg County Grown Fulgrain Oats—In center is Mr. H. L. 
Shuler of firm of Shuler and Smoak, pioneer Coker seed distributors, 
examining Fulgrain oats produced by Mr. J. T. Riley, Cameron, S. C., who 
looks on with pride. On left is Mr. H. L. Shuler, Jr., who is now associated 
with his father in business. 
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: The earliest rust-resistant oat grown in the South; 
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 1952 strain of 
Fulgrain has considerable tolerance to this disease. 
PRICES 
]etogs1 6 tbushels ee seen eee eee ee $3.75 per bu. 
16:to~.48) bushels 2222 2s eee ee 3.50 per bu. 
48° to: 100 bushels: 332. 3 Se ee eee 3.25 per bu. 
100 ‘bushelsand “up = 34202 2 eee 3.00 per bu. 
F.O.B. Hartsville, S. C., and Memphis, Tenn. 
These Oats Treated With New Improved Ceresan. 
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Right Hand Page—An eyeful, an armful of Coker’s Pedigreed Fulgrain 
oats, 1952 Breeder’s Registered seed as displayed by Production Manager 
R. S. Cathcart. Note the long, well-balanced heavily fruited heads as well 
as the sturdy straw in this field. 
