VARIETAL PERFORMANCE 
AND WEATHER 
It has been definitely proven by experimentation and 
by farmer experience that the yield and fiber qualities 
of cotton are governed by inherent characteristics and 
by environmental conditions. The superiority of some 
varieties over others in regard to yield per acre and 
milling quality of fiber has been well established. On 
the other hand, there is a long list of unfavorable 
weather conditions that adversely affect yield and 
quality in cotton. Material modifications of size of boll, 
lint percentage, and staple length may be also found 
under certain weather conditions, 
1952 UNFAVORABLE SEASON 
The summer and early fall of 1952 were characterized 
by unusually high temperatures, and little or no rain- 
fall throughout practically the entire main cotton belt. 
In many areas, particularly in the Southeast, 1952 was 
probably the hottest and driest in the memory of most 
people. As a result cotton yields were low, bolls very 
small, staple extremely short, lint percentage unusually 
low, and in some cases fiber quality inferior. On many 
farms, bolls cracked open prematurely and boll rot re- 
sulted. Obviously, the low yields and lowered fiber 
quality resulted in very small profits or even losses in 
cotton production for many growers who in normal 
seasons find their operations profitable. 
COKER 100 WILT PERFORMED WELL 
It was observed in our own tests in many locations in 
the Southeast and in the Mississippi Valley, in State 
and Federal Experiment Station tests, and in farmers’ 
fields that the best cotton varieties were seriously af- 
fected by these adverse weather conditions. It was also 
observed that in tests when leading commercial varie- 
ties were grown side by side that Coker 100 Wilt per- 
formed as well under these adverse conditions as any 
other variety, and in no case was there any more re- 
duction of yield, decrease in boll size, shortening of 
staple, lowering of ginning percentage, or premature 
cracking of bolls in Coker 100 Wilt than there was in 
any other variety. Farmers throughout the South have 
advised us that their Coker 100 Wilt yielded much 
more during 1952 than they had expected under the 
existing conditions and they were amazed at the way 
this variety could “take it.” 
In our breeding program we have always tested our 
varieties and strains at a large number of widely dis- 
tributed locations and over periods of several years. 
This means that the cottons that we save for increase 
and for sale to farmers are well adapted to a wide 
range of locational and weather conditions. For this 
reason Coker 100 Wilt is more capable of standing up 
under adverse weather conditions than are varieties de- 
veloped under more localized testing. 
AVERAGES OVER 2 BALES PER ACRE 
“T would like to make a report to you on the Breeder 
Registered Coker 100 Wilt cotton seed I bought last 
spring from Jones, Son and Company in Rich Square. 
I planted one 14-acre field of this cotton on my home 
farm and picked 30 bales of cotton from this field that 
averaged 525 pounds of lint per bale. I also had about 
14 acres of this same cotton on another farm that 
averaged nearly two bales per acre. I had been reading 
about these Pedigreed seed and high yields, but I did 
not believe until this year that an average cotton farm 
could average two bales of cotton per acre. I attribute 
my extra good crop to the best seed and weevil control.” 
Raymond Moore 
Halifax, N. C. 
Possessing superior fiber properties, a high degree of disease 
resistance and combining ease of picking with satisfactory storm 
resistance, giving consistently good yields year in and year out in 
Many sections and on various soil types throughout the cotton belt, 
Coker 100 Wilt Resistant has earned the reputation of being “‘an 
all ’round cotton”—satisfactory to the cotton grower, the buyer 
and the spinner. 
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