Coker’s Pedigreed 
OLDEN CURE 
1953 Breeder's Registered Seed 
A New Pedigreed Variety of Wide Adaptability—Combining Ease of 
Curing, Desirable Leaf Spacing, and Ability to Produce High 
Yields of Top Quality Tobacco on a Wide Variety of Soil Types 
Golden Cure, developed by Coker’s Pedigreed Seed Com- 
pany and released two years ago, has been outstanding in 
its performance across the entire bright tobacco area. Un- 
solicited reports indicate that growers have been high in 
their praise regarding the high yields, ease of curing, and 
total dollar returns per acre. 
This hybrid tobacco was developed from a cross of Ducane, 
an old flue-cured variety grown in Canada and the Old Belt 
of North Carolina, and a USDA introduction from South 
America called T. I. 706. Selected plants were back-crossed 
twice to the Ducane parent to improve quality and yield. 
Plants resulting from these series of crosses have been 
reselected and inbred on heavily infested nematode soil, both 
in the field and greenhouse, for eight generations. The 706 
Hayden Igleheart, prominent tobacco warehouseman of Lake City, S. C., 
has to look up to see the top of the stalks in this fine field of Golden 
Cure on the farm of Raleigh A. Holt of Nesmith, S. C. 
carries some resistance to root infesting nematodes. Golden 
Cure, therefore, has some resistance to these parasites 
causing root knot and other troubles. 
EASE OF CURING—TOP QUALITY LEAF 
The outstanding features of this tobacco are: ease of curing 
to a rich lemon color, high yield, and top quality cigarette 
leaf. Golden Cure has led in our yield trials for the last 
five years. 
Leaves are medium broad, averaging around 22 inches in 
length after curing, and are a little over half as wide as long. 
They are spaced medium close on the stalk or about 2% 
inches apart, and this spacing is rather uniform from bottom 
to top. Plants will produce an average of around 24 leaves 
per stalk, Leaf growth habits of this variety will permit 
spacing of plants about two inches closer together in the 
row and the rows about six inches closer than with other 
broad-leaf varieties. 
WIDELY ADAPTED—UNIFORM RIPENING 
Golden Cure has a good root system, providing maximum 
storm resistance and feeding ability. It will ripen and cure 
better on tobacco soils of the heavier or stiffer type than 
other broad-leaf varieties. It has rather high resistance to 
leaf spotting diseases usually encountered in wet weather or 
in late season. On average soils, about 1200 pounds of 3-9-6 
fertilizer produces the maximum in yield and quality. 
DESCRIPTION 
Weight—-Extra high yield of top quality tobacco. 
Curing—All primings very easy to cure to a rich lemon color. 
Leaf—Medium broad leaf averaging 20 to 22 inches long and 
10 to 12 inches wide. Spaced medium close on the stalk, 
this spacing being uniform from bottom to top of stalk. 
Stalk—Medium sized stalk with good root system giving high 
storm resistance. 
Texture—Very good medium type. 
Disease Resistance—Moderate resistance to nematodes and 
soreshin; high resistance to leaf spot; not resistant to 
black shank. 
Uniformity—Very uniform in growth habits. 
Adaptability—Grows well on all soil types throughout the 
flue-cured belt and better than most broad leaf varieties 
on the heavier type soils. 
PRICES: $3.00 per ounce, $22.50 per half pound, $42.00 per 
pound, postpaid. 
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