Coker's Pedigree 
GOLDEN WILT ‘54 
(Resistant to Granville and Fusarium Wilts) 
Coker’s Golden Wilt is resistant to Granville wilt and has 
also shown good resistance to Fusarium wilt which is spreading 
rather rapidly, especially throughout the border belt in both 
Carolinas. In addition to resistance to these diseases, it also 
carries some factors for mosaic resistance and comparatively high 
nematode resistance. The leaf cures to a rich lemon color, is of 
good crepe-like texture, medium bodied, and is a desirable ciga- 
rette type. In our variety tests for the past five years, this tobacco 
has been one of the top producers in pounds and dollars per acre. 
DESCRIPTION 
W eight—Golden Wilt has been one of the top producers on both 
diseased and non-diseased soils. 
Curing—The ripe leaf cures to a rich lemon of excellent quality 
and texture. 
Stalk—Medium in size with good storm resistance. 
Leaf—A comparatively broad leaf with a rather blunt tip, puck- 
ered between veins, smoothing out somewhat at time of 
ripening. Chemical analyses made by leading cigarette com- 
panies have shown this tobacco to be desirable cigarette 
type. 
Disease Resistance—-High resistance to Granville and Fusarium 
wilts. High tolerance to nematodes. (See note 2 below.) 
GOLDEN Wikt 1S "NOD RESISTANT TO BLACK 
SHANK. 
Adaptability—Adapted to all soil types throughout the tobacco 
belt with the exception of extremely heavy types. 
PRICE: $3.00 per ounce, postpaid. 
NOTES OF IMPORTANCE 
‘ 1. Care should be exercised not to over fertilize 
this variety. On heavier soils excessive rates of fertiliza- 
tion tend to cause this variety to grow too large and 
produce a lower quality tobacco than it normally should. 
The leaves should always be primed when they have a 
yellow or ripened appearance in the field. In curing 
this variety we find that it ordinarily takes from 12 to 
18 hours less than other varieties. Golden Wilt colors 
rapidly and we find that it is not necessary to run at 
the coloring temperature as long as is normal with 
other tobaccos. In planting this variety we recommend 
that your acreage be large enough so that you can cure 
it separately from the rest of your crop if you are grow- 
ing other tobaccos. Golden Wilt does not cure well 
with most of the standard types as it colors very rapidly 
and cures more quickly than average. 
2. Although this variety was bred and grown on 
Granville and Fusarium wilt infested soils and has proved 
to have high resistance under all growing conditions 
experienced thus far, it is possible that variations might 
occur in these disease producing organisms which would 
possibly result in an infection causing some plants to 
die. Climatic and soil conditions, including the presence 
of parasitic nematodes, often tend to aggravate these 
diseases and are sometimes responsible for this trouble. 
It is known that new races or strains of disease organ- 
isms develop from time to time, and it is possible that 
a new strain may occur without our knowledge. 
3. Golden Wilt is NOT resistant to black shank. 
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Golden Wilt is a favorite of O. V. Cox, left, of Horry County, South 
Carolina, shown here in a section of his 1954 crop with S. F. Horton, 
member of the firm of Lewis-Horton Supply Company, Coker dealers oO 
Loris, S. C. Mr. Cox also plants Golden Harvest. ; 
Coker’s Pedigreed 
Mammoth Gold 54 
Coker’s Mammoth Gold originated from a selection out of 
a cross of Gold Dollar and Yellow Mammoth. It combines the 
best features of each of its parents, giving the grower high yields, 
good quality, and wide adaptability, 
Mammoth Gold is one of the most outstanding of the medium 
leaf varieties as shown by its wide acceptance by growers through- 
out the flue-cured belt. This year’s Mammoth Gold is an early 
maturing variety with unusual vitality. The eighteen years that 
have gone into the inbreeding and selecting have intensified the 
good qualities that this tobacco has long been known to possess. 
The seed we are offering our customers this season is the nearest 
approach we have been able to make in this variety towards our 
goal of an ideal cigarette tobacco. 
DESCRIPTION 
Weight—Among the best of the medium leaf tobacco varieties. 
Curing—One of the easiest to cure of all the pedigreed varieties. 
Holds its color well and cures out to a rich lemon color. 
Leaf—A medium sized leaf rounding out to a good tip. 
Stalk—The stalk is medium to tall with well-spaced leaves. 
Texture—Medium to smooth texture with average ribs. 
Season—Matures about a week earlier than most varieties. 
PRICE: $2.00 per ounce, postpaid. 
