Coker’s Pedigreed 
GOLDEN HARVEST 
Coker’s Golden Harvest was offered to the growers in the flue- 
cured belt for the first time in 1948 and since then has established 
itself as a top money maker from Florida to Virginia. Each sea- 
son since the release of this variety, we have received many 
outstanding reports from growers over the entire belt. The years 
spent by our tobacco breeders in developing Golden Harvest are 
paying big dividends to our customers each year. 
RESELECTED ON NEMATODE INFESTED SOIL 
Our Golden Harvest ’53 is from a selection out of a cross be- 
tween Gold Dollar and 400. Thirteen generations of inbreeding 
and reselecting on root knot and nematode infested soils has 
given this variety a measure of resistance to these diseases. 
Golden Harvest 753 also has fair tolerance to such soil borne 
diseases as soreshin and some leaf spots. 
EXCELLENT QUALITY AND HIGH YIELDS PER ACRE 
This variety has long, broad leaves spaced medium close on the 
stalk. It cures easily to a good lemon color with the body of the 
Gold Dollar parent combined with the best qualities of the 400 
line. Its vigor and nematode resistance allow full and normal 
development of the ieaf, uniform ripening, and systematic har- 
vesting. Golden Harvest ’53 will stand in the field longer without 
burning than most other standard varieties. The leaves grow 
with a yellowish cast and should always be allowed to ripen fully 
before cropping. The average yield for this variety since its 
1953 Breeder's Registered Seed 
release has been higher than that of either of the parents and 
its performance under farm conditions has been consistently 
good throughout the belt. 
WIDELY ADAPTED 
Golden Harvest ’53 plants are slightly taller than Gold Dollar, 
averaging from 20 to 22 leaves per plant. The top leaves are 
better than average in size. It has a high degree of storm resist- 
ance and plantings from Florida to Virginia have shown that it 
is adapted to the entire flue-cured belt. 
DESCRIPTION 
Weight—A high producer of quality cigarette tobacco. 
Curing—Cures easily about like its Gold Dollar parent. 
Leaf—A large, broad leaf from 18 to 22 inches in length and 
10 to 12 inches in width. 
Stalk—A medium large stalk that is stiff and storm resistant. 
Texture—tThe leaf is of medium texture with average size ribs. 
Disease Resistance—Relatively high resistance to root knot and 
meadow nematode. Some tolerance to soreshin and leaf spot. 
Uniformity—Golden Harvest ’53 is very uniform in all growth 
characteristics. 
PRICES: $3.00 per ounce, $22.50 per half pound, $42.00 per 
pound, postpaid. 
BELOW—J. N. Johnson of Johnsonville, S. C., Rt. 1, is shown standing in his field of Golden Harvest on the 
extensive Billy King farms. “I’d rather plant Golden Harvest than any other variety I’ve ever planted,” 
Mr. Johnson writes. “It produces well, cures well and makes the pounds.’’ Despite dry weather, he pro- 
duced an average of approximately 1700 pounds per acre on 8 acres. 
NOTES OF IMPORTANCE 
1. Golden Harvest ’53 does not have 
any resistance to black shank and 
should never be planted on soils which 
are infested with this disease. If you 
have a disease problem on your farm, 
we recommend that you consult your 
local county agricultural agent and be 
sure what your trouble is before plant- 
ing your beds. 
2. Golden Harvest was bred to stand 
in the field longer without burning than 
most other varieties. This is a most 
desirable quality, especially for those 
farmers who are limited in barn room 
and for all growers during a period of 
extremely hot, dry weather. We wish to 
caution growers, however, that this va- 
riety grows with a yellowish cast and 
care should be taken to be sure that 
leaves are fully ripened before cropping. 
The leaves are ripe when they break 
clean from the plant and the green 
fades from the veins. 
3. This variety possesses a good feed- 
ing root system and has been reselected 
on soils heavily infested with nematodes. 
On good medium tobacco soil it is rec- 
ommended that fertilizer of a standard 
analysis be applied in moderate quanti- 
ties. We have found that under such 
conditions this variety will produce a 
higher yield of good quality cigarette 
tobacco. Although high fertilization may 
be practiced, the grower will find that 
it is not susceptible to leaf spotting such 
as will be experienced with some va- 
rieties. 
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