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Southeast Bulloch High School Agriculture Program Collection, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

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This collection consists of a variety of materials from the four schools that were consolidated into Southeast Bulloch High School. The bulk of the materials span 1947 to 1955 and include administrative records, correspondence, instructor materials, textbooks, student work, and publications of state and national agricultural organizations.

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Big Money In Onions, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Discusses the topic of how the business of onion production in the lower Rio Grande Valley is a good booming business. Additional articles mentioned are: drainage proof against Boll-Weevil, writers and publications, a type of what all Texas should be, and the manly man.

Stupendous Irrigation Enterprise: Building The Biggest Irrigation System In The World, William Doherty, Wheelus

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Discusses the American Rio Grande Land and Irrigation Company and it's irrigation project, and building projects in Mercedes, Texas. Includes images of Mercedes, Texas, irrigation canal and construction, and a camp with a family of Mexican laborers. Some photos by Wheelus.

Climate Of Extreme Southern Texas, Joseph F. Cline, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Discusses weather and climate conditions in south Texas region. Includes tables of weather data and images of various crops and farming activities including: pineapple, cassava, a banana grove, workers baling alfalfa, palm trees and a corn field, a lake with men in a boat, men loading boxes of onions onto a refrigerated railcar. Some photos by Wheelus.

Pioneer Of Mexican Commerce: Account Of The Trials And Tribulations Of James Baird Who Blazed A Path For Progress Across The Mexican Border, William Doherty, Wheelus

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Discusses John Baird, an American merchant who was arrested while attempting to trade in Mexico in the early 19th century. Image of a water slide and people swimming in Corpus Christi, men inspecting a garden, and a cotton gin. Some photos by Wheelus.

Cotton Culture In Southwest Texas, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Discusses cotton production. Includes image of a tomato field.

Agriculture In Our Public Schools, William Doherty, Edwin Jackson Kyle

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

Article on agricultural education in Texas. Includes photographs of a sugar cane field with farm workers in the Rio Grande Valley, a cotton field with farm workers in West Texas.

What I Have Accomplished: Achievements Of A Pioneer Rio Grande Farmer, John Closner, William Doherty

Gulf Coast Line Magazine

John Closner's account of his account of his success farming in San Juan (Hidalgo County), Texas. Includes photographs: irrigation canal construction, a Brownsville garden, and a basket of produce on a table. Brownsville garden photo by Wheelus.