COKER 6! 
A WHITE HYBRID BRED IN THE SOUTH 
FOR SOUTHERN CONDITIONS 
Coker 811 hybrid corn was offered to our customers 
in limited quantities for commercial growing three years 
ago, and during this period, has been widely and success- 
fully grown throughout the Southeastern and Mississippi 
Valley states. 
Our breeders recognized in the early days of our corn 
breeding program that for a corn variety to produce satis- 
factorily in the South, it must originate there and be 
adapted to southern soil, climate, and needs. They recog- 
nized also that farmers of the South wanted a white corn 
that would produce high yields, withstand storms, be 
suited for mechanical harvesting and with adequate resis- 
tance to weevils. Coker 811 meets these requirements. 
BRED FROM POPULAR SOUTHERN VARIETIES 
Since work on Coker hybrid corn program started 
on our test farms in 1939, thousands of pollinations have 
been made in an effort to develop inbred lines that con- 
tribute the many vital characteristics that are essential to 
the high production of corn in the South. The parent lines 
contributing to Coker 811 were derived from popular 
southern varieties and have been combined to produce a 
corn that is widely adapted and which produces an ex- 
cellent quality of grain under southern growing conditions. 
EXCELLENT STALK AND ROOT STRENGTH 
Coker 811 has the greatest root and stalk strength 
of any hybrid yet offered to the southern farmers. The 
excellent root arid stalk streneth oi Coker Sil ye com- 
bined with the tight husk and high degree of weevil re- 
sistance, make this hybrid ideal for the grower who does 
not harvest his corn until late fall. As a hogging-off corn 
this hybrid has been utilized until early spring, at which 
time it was still standing well and the grain was in good 
condition. 
SUITED FOR MECHANICAL HARVESTING 
Many reports have been received from farmers who 
have praised Coker 811 for its picking qualities. The fea- 
tures of this hybrid that make it so well suited to mechan- 
cial harvesting are: strong, erect stalks; low, well attach- 
ed ears; and resistance to shattering. 
DESCRIPTION 
PEDIGREE— (C1 x C2) (C3 x C4) 
GRAIN CHARACTERISTICS—A white hybrid with dimple 
dented grains of hard texture. 
COB COLOR—Mixed. 
LODGING—Good root system and excellent stalk strength. 
MATURIT Y—Medium late. 
PROLIFICACY—Two-eared under normal growing conditions. 
INSECT RESISTANCE—A tight husk that covers well over the 
ear gives good weevil resistance. 
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS—The plants of this hybrid are 
very distinct in type. Leaves are broad and dark green, having a 
high degree of resistance to leaf blights; plants are medium short 
and very sturdy; ears are medium low and turn down at maturity, 
thereby preventing damage from weather. 
PRICE—$12.50 per bushel, All prices F.O.B. Hartsville, S. C., or 
Memphis, Tenn. 
