Author: Ezra Dwight Sanderson
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Languages : en
Pages : 18
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The Cotton Boll Weevil in Texas
Author: Ezra Dwight Sanderson
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Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Cotton Boll Weevil Control in Texas
Author: Arthur Benjamin Conner
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Category : Boll weevil
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Category : Boll weevil
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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The Status of the Cotton Boll Weevil in 1909
Author: Walter David Hunter
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Category : Agricultural pests
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Category : Agricultural pests
Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Boll Weevil Blues
Author: James C. Giesen
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226292851
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Between the 1890s and the early 1920s, the boll weevil slowly ate its way across the Cotton South from Texas to the Atlantic Ocean. At the turn of the century, some Texas counties were reporting crop losses of over 70 percent, as were areas of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. By the time the boll weevil reached the limits of the cotton belt, it had destroyed much of the region’s chief cash crop—tens of billions of pounds of cotton, worth nearly a trillion dollars. As staggering as these numbers may seem, James C. Giesen demonstrates that it was the very idea of the boll weevil and the struggle over its meanings that most profoundly changed the South—as different groups, from policymakers to blues singers, projected onto this natural disaster the consequences they feared and the outcomes they sought. Giesen asks how the myth of the boll weevil’s lasting impact helped obscure the real problems of the region—those caused not by insects, but by landowning patterns, antiquated credit systems, white supremacist ideology, and declining soil fertility. Boll Weevil Blues brings together these cultural, environmental, and agricultural narratives in a novel and important way that allows us to reconsider the making of the modern American South.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226292851
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Between the 1890s and the early 1920s, the boll weevil slowly ate its way across the Cotton South from Texas to the Atlantic Ocean. At the turn of the century, some Texas counties were reporting crop losses of over 70 percent, as were areas of Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. By the time the boll weevil reached the limits of the cotton belt, it had destroyed much of the region’s chief cash crop—tens of billions of pounds of cotton, worth nearly a trillion dollars. As staggering as these numbers may seem, James C. Giesen demonstrates that it was the very idea of the boll weevil and the struggle over its meanings that most profoundly changed the South—as different groups, from policymakers to blues singers, projected onto this natural disaster the consequences they feared and the outcomes they sought. Giesen asks how the myth of the boll weevil’s lasting impact helped obscure the real problems of the region—those caused not by insects, but by landowning patterns, antiquated credit systems, white supremacist ideology, and declining soil fertility. Boll Weevil Blues brings together these cultural, environmental, and agricultural narratives in a novel and important way that allows us to reconsider the making of the modern American South.
The Spread and Establishment of the Cotton Boll Weevil in the Texas High Plains
Author: Elizabeth Ann Bodden
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Category : Boll weevil
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Category : Boll weevil
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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Cotton Boll Weevil Control in Texas
Author: A. B. Conner
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Category : Boll weevil
Languages : en
Pages : 14
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Category : Boll weevil
Languages : en
Pages : 14
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A Statistical Study of the Decrease in the Texas Cotton Crop Due to the Mexican Cotton Boll Weevil and the Cotton Acreage of Texas 1899 to 1904 Inclusive
Author: Dwight Sanderson
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Category : Boll weevil
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Category : Boll weevil
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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The Cotton Boll Weevil in Texas and Louisiana, 1892-1907
Author: J. D. Helms
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Category : Boll weevil
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Discovery and life history; Early history in Texas 1892-1900; Government intervention; The boll weevil in Texas, 1901-1903; Crossing the levees; The boll weevil in Texas and Louisiana, 1904-1907; Remedies; The failure of americam ingermuty; The boll weevil and the people.
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Category : Boll weevil
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Discovery and life history; Early history in Texas 1892-1900; Government intervention; The boll weevil in Texas, 1901-1903; Crossing the levees; The boll weevil in Texas and Louisiana, 1904-1907; Remedies; The failure of americam ingermuty; The boll weevil and the people.
The Truth about the Boll Weevil
Author: Alfred Holt Stone
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Category : Cotton growing
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Category : Cotton growing
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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A Statistical Study of the Decrease in the Texas Cotton Crop Due to the Mexican Cotton Boll Weevil and the Cotton Acreage of Texas 1899-1904 Inclusive
Author: Dwight Sanderson
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019572979
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This groundbreaking study analyzes the impact of the Mexican cotton boll weevil on the Texas cotton industry between 1899 and 1904. Through meticulous statistical analysis, the authors demonstrate the devastating effects of the insect on the cotton crop, and provide invaluable insights into the challenges faced by Texas farmers during this period. A must-read for historians, economists, and agricultural experts alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019572979
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This groundbreaking study analyzes the impact of the Mexican cotton boll weevil on the Texas cotton industry between 1899 and 1904. Through meticulous statistical analysis, the authors demonstrate the devastating effects of the insect on the cotton crop, and provide invaluable insights into the challenges faced by Texas farmers during this period. A must-read for historians, economists, and agricultural experts alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.