Soil map, Texas, Eastland County sheet

Map displays soil types along with creeks, towns, schools, churches, roads, railroads, mines, and oil well prospects. Includes legend and symbols.
Date: 1917
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Soil survey of Eastland County, Texas (open access)

Soil survey of Eastland County, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of Eastland County, Texas.
Date: 1917
Creator: Smith, William G.; Agee, J. H.; Watkins, W. I. & Rockie, W. A.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Gearing for Peanut-Harvesters. (open access)

Gearing for Peanut-Harvesters.

Patent for an improved type of gearing for peanut harvesters, with illustrations.
Date: November 6, 1917
Creator: Brummett, Sinclair H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Peanut Planter. (open access)

Peanut Planter.

Patent for improvements to peanut-planters in order to plant peanuts without removing or crushing the hulls.
Date: April 10, 1917
Creator: Little, Thomas Dewitt
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Draft-Equalizer (open access)

Draft-Equalizer

Patent for a device that can be attached to the draft tongue of an animal-drawn agricultural machine to equalize resistance and allow it to be drawn evenly in a straight line.
Date: December 25, 1917
Creator: Butts, Jim P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History