COKER 53-140 
NEW BLACK SHANK 
RESISTANT 
HY BRID 
ABOVE—In the pictures above, Robert R. Coker, left, and Richard Rogers, BELOW—Edward P. Spivey, assistant tobacco breeder, takes a look at 
right, are shown in a seed field of Coker 140 on our Hartsville farms. cured Coker 140. This is an easy tobacco to cure. It is an exceptionally 
This new variety is widely adapted to perform well on both diseased and high quality tobacco with low nicotine content. Cigarette analysis tests con- 
ducted by tobacco manufacturers show it very desirable for cigarette production. 
disease-free soil. 
