tered Strain being outstanding in fiber and spinning 
qualities and in its being sought for and praised by the 
cotton mills. This has been accomplished along with an 
increase in yield and improvement in other charac- 
teristics. Cotton buyers and cotton manufacturers rec- 
ognize Coker 100 Wilt as being a cotton with character 
and with a very low amount of waste. 
STAPLE LENGTH 
Coker 100 Wilt produces a staple of 1145 to 1345 inches 
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on average soils in average seasons. In favorable sea- 
sons and on heavy, fertile soils, such as those in the 
Mississippi Delta, it frequently produces a longer staple. 
COKER 100 WILT 54 BREEDER’S 
REGISTERED SEED 
DESCRIPTION 
Plant—Erect, semi-determinate in type. Vigorous with 
more erect branches. Well adapted to mechanized 
culture and harvesting, and to control of insects. 
Foliage—Thin, with deeply-lobed, medium size leaves, 
usually easy to defoliate. 
Season—Very early, usually escaping maximum boll 
weevil damage and mid-season to late-season mois- 
ture shortage. 
Bolls—Round ovate, slightly pointed, 70 to 72 per 
pound, well-fluffed, storm resistant. 
Lint Length—1'45” to 1°45” under average conditions, 
longer under good conditions. 
Lint Percent—37% to 39% under average conditions, 
higher under more favorable conditions. 
Fiber Quality—Excellent, uniform, strong. Sought for 
and praised by buyers and manufacturers. 
Production—High. Widely adapted. 
Wilt Resistance—High resistance to Fusarium and 
tolerant, though not resistant, to Verticillium. 
Picking Quality—The best. Type of plants, amount of 
foliage, fluffiness and storm resistance of bolls, 
and cleanability of lint well suited to hand and 
mechanical picking. 
PRICES MACHINE DELINTED SEED 
Coker 100 Wilt, 1954 Breeder’s Registered Seed 
$13.00 per 100 Ib. bag, $240.00 per ton. 
PRICES ACID DELINTED SEED 
Coker 100 Wilt, 1954 Breeder’s Registered Seed 
$10.50 per 50 Ib. bag, $390.00 per ton. 
ALL SEED TREATED WITH CERESAN 
IMPORTANT NOTE 
Our Coker 100 Wilt Resistant Cotton has been bred to produce 
maximum yield on soils infested with Fusarium wilt, and it has 
some tolerance to Verticillium wilt. However, due to the develop- 
ment of apparently new races of wilt, complicated by adverse 
seasonal conditions, improper fertilization and cultural practices, 
and the presence in most instances of nematodes, no conscien- 
tious breeder can guarantee any wilt resistant cotton to survive 
100% on any wilt infested soils. 
BELOW—A section of our cotton breeding nursery at Chester, S. C., showing Coker 100 Wilt strains test. 
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