Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-11-28
fum high yield with lemon .o,.

WIZ HieuiuIn. flantS were
light green in color. They were
medium height, with medium
broad. long and blunt leaves in
lower part of plant. getting
shorter and more pointed In
top Plants had a high num-
bar of leaves along with a high
ground and leaf axil sucke,
number. Speight G-l9 flower
ed medium late and had some
variation in plant type. II was
moderately resistant TO black
shank and Fusarium wilt. and
susceptible to Granville wilt.
McNair 20: De, eloped from
cross of C244G White Gold
X Hicks - produced a moder-
ately low yield of lemon to
orange color, medium body
and fairly good texture. Nico-
tine percentage was medium
high with a low nitrogen to
nicotine ratio. Field appear
ance was similar TO old line
types. Plants were medium in
height and green in color.
Leaves were fairly long and
medium narrow at bottom OF
p'ant. becoming more narrow
and pointed at top. Leaf mum
Der was medium. McNair 81
lowered medium early. II had
low number of ground suck
ers and high number of leai
aXil suckers. 1t was highly re-
siStant 10 black shank. SuSccp-
'ible 10 Granville wilt and
moderately resistant TO Fusa-
ium wilt.
McNair 30: Developed from
cross of 224G y White Gold y
Hicks - produced a high yield
with orange color. medium
body and fair texture. Nicotine
pc centagc was medium high
with a medium nitrogren to nj
cotine ratio. Field appearance
was similar TO old line type
Plants were medium in height
green in color. with fairly long
medium broad leaves at bot
tom, becoming more narrow
and pointed in the top. Leaf
number was medium. McNair 81
had medium Towering date. /,
produced a low number OF
group suckers and medium
number of leaf aNil Sickcrs. II
rad moderate resistance tC
black shank. low resistance &c
Granville wilt and high resis.
lance 10 Fusarium wilt.
ReamS 81: Selection from
field planted to a commerciaI
variety produced high
Weld with lemon to pale LEM
on color. fairly thin and paper
iSh leSpecia''v coward bottom
:" p,3~'' anl poor 20 fair tex
tue Nicotine percentage was
medium low with medium
nitrogen 10 nicotine ratio
Plants were tall. light green in
color with medium broad and
medium length leaves. especial
" near bottom of plant. Leaves
were shorter near top of plant
Leaf number was medium high
Plants lowered fairly late. and
produced hi & II number of
ground and moderately high
rumbe' of leaf anil suckers
Z ans 81 was moderately re
sis'ant 10 black shank and
Granville wilt. II had low re-
-!stancc TO FuSarium wilt.
RcamS 2G6: Developed from
cross of CoECr 1877 White
Gold -- produced medium low
yield with orange color ar.i
Fair texture. Nicotine percent
age wan medium with NITROGEN
to nicotine ratio medium high.
" a. were medium in height
moderately green in color.
with medium length. broad
leaves carrying the width well
10 the top of the plant. Reams
266 flOvcrcd medium late. had
a medium number of leaves
and produced a very high num-
Der of ground suckers and
moderate number of leaf aXil
suckers II was rated moderate
~ resistant TO black shank and
highly resistant TO Granville
w'lt. Its r-si lance to Fusarium
"il' was low.
Cocker 3l9: De cloped from
cross of Cocker I39 X Hicks 49,
produced a high yield with
orange color. fair texture. thin
10 chaffy body at bottom of
plant. becoming :hjn Ia medium
near top. Nicotine percentage
was medium and the nitrogen
10 nicotine ratio medium high
Field appearance was similar
10 old line type Plants were
medium in height. green in
color. with medium narrow
leaves at tho bottom becoming
narrow and pointed in the top.
Plants had medium high leaf