Cokers Pedigreed 
GOLDEN HARVEST ‘54 
A High Producer of Quality Cigarette Tobacco . . . Cures Easily 
... Medium Large Stalk . . . Very Uniform in all 
Growth Characteristics 
Coker’s Golden Harvest was offered to the growers in the 
flue-cured belt for the first itme in 1948 and since then has es- 
tablished itself as a top money maker from Florida to Virginia. 
Each season 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 ’54 is from a selection out of a cross 
between Gold Dollar and 400. Fourteen generations of inbreed- 
ing and reselecting on root knot and nematode infested soils 
has given this variety a measure of resistance to these diseases. 
Golden Harvest ’54 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 golden 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 leaf, uniform ripening, and systematic har- 
vesting. Golden Harvest ’54 will stand in the field longer with- 
out 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 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 ’54 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 resis- 
tance 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, 
Stale—A medium large stalk that is stiff and storm resistant. 
T'exture—The 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 ’54 is very uniform in all growth 
characteristics. 
PRICE: $3.00 per ounce, postpaid. 
[12] 
_J. G. Gaines, tobacco pathologist for the Georgia Coastal Experiment 
Station of Tifton, Ga., examines a 1954 crep of Golden Harvest on the 
farm of Julian Paulk near Alapha, Ga. This was an irrigated field. 
NOTES OF IMPORTANCE 
1. Golden Harvest *54 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 planting 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 dur- 
ing a period of extremely hot, dry weather. We wish 
to caution growers, however, that this variety 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 feeding root system 
and has been reselected on soils heavily infested with 
nematodes. On good medium tobacco soil it is recom- 
mended that fertilizer of a standard analysis be applied 
in moderate quantities. We have found that under 
such conditions this variety will produce a higher yield 
of good quality cigarette tobacco. Although high fer- 
tilization may be practiced, the grower will find that it 
is not susceptible to leaf spotting such as will be ex- 
perienced with some varieties. 
