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Bullet-Proof Boll Weevil: The History Of Boll Weevil Eradication, Evan A. Berg

Theses and Dissertations

Farmers and entomologists have all experimented with various methods to find the best way to defeat the United States' boll weevil. The techniques themselves, while expansive, can be examined within the scope of the years that they were used. This provides an exciting insight into how cotton pest management became more complex as the decades moved on and revealed how the science of cotton pest management evolved to deal with the boll weevil and other future cotton threats.

Mexican Cuisine - From The Maya To Mcdonalds, Irving W. Levinson

History Faculty Publications and Presentations

The food a people place on their tables tells us much about their history and their culture. In México, we have two very different traditions of cooking that came together gradually during the past hundred or so years. The traditions were those of the Spaniards on the one hand and of the Indians and mestizos who comprised the majority of Mexicans during the colonial era.

The Mexicans' And Mexican-Americans' Contribution To The Development Of The Lower Rio Grande Valley Of Texas And Its Citrus Industry, Camilo A. Martinez Jr.

Theses and Dissertations - UTB/UTPA

The little-discussed Mexican and Mexican-American contribution to the development of the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas into the great citrus producing area that it is today is exposed in general terms in this thesis. Due credit has been given to the Burgos, Tamaulipas, residents who came to the Valley during and after the Mexican Revolution in search of stability and better wages. In spite of the abuses they suffered, some of them decided to stay. Their children (now Mexican-Americans), are still contributing to the citrus industry today, although not in the strenuous way their parents did.

The Valley owes …

South Texas Garden At Old Fort Brown, William Doherty, E. C. Green

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Discusses the establishment of the South Texas Garden at Fort Brown, as well as the first telegraph in America. Includes images of the South Texas Garden before and after plowing it.

Egyptian Long-Staple Cotton, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Discusses how Egyptian long-staple cotton as well as oranges and figs grow to perfection in the town of Raymondville. Includes images of oranges and long-staple cotton in Raymondville and Kingsville.

Gulf Coast Country, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Discusses crop productions in several areas of The Gulf Coast. Includes several images of lands where mass production of crops were produced.