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Horse Beans (open access)

Horse Beans

This bulletin discuss the horse bean (or fava bean), which is a legume cultivated widely in many nations and holds great potential as a crop along the Pacific and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
Date: 1918
Creator: McKee, Roland
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Al Hiegel, September 18, 2005 transcript

Oral History Interview with Al Hiegel, September 18, 2005

Transcript of an oral interview with Al Heigel. When Heigel finished high school in June, 1944, he joined the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas and went for boot training at San Diego. He was assigned as a radar operator and reported aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) at Pearl Harbor. Heigel describes the light carrier and its construction and features. He also speaks of the time the Independence was hit by a torpedo off Tarawa in 1943. Heigel then describes events off Okinawa: watching the USS Franklin (CV-13) being bombed off Okinawa; locating and shooting down kamikazes; describing battle stations; aircraft water landings; being in a typhoon, etc. After the war ended, the Independence served as a troop transport taking GIs back home to the US. He describes bunks in the hangar deck and arriving in Portland, Oregon. As the Independence was being prepared for the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, Heigel got off becuase he had the requisite amount of points allowing him to be discharged. He then entered the lumber business, married and raised family.
Date: September 18, 2005
Creator: Heigel, Al
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Al Hiegel, September 18, 2005 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Al Hiegel, September 18, 2005

Transcript of an oral interview with Al Heigel. When Heigel finished high school in June, 1944, he joined the Navy at Little Rock, Arkansas and went for boot training at San Diego. He was assigned as a radar operator and reported aboard the USS Independence (CVL-22) at Pearl Harbor. Heigel describes the light carrier and its construction and features. He also speaks of the time the Independence was hit by a torpedo off Tarawa in 1943. Heigel then describes events off Okinawa: watching the USS Franklin (CV-13) being bombed off Okinawa; locating and shooting down kamikazes; describing battle stations; aircraft water landings; being in a typhoon, etc. After the war ended, the Independence served as a troop transport taking GIs back home to the US. He describes bunks in the hangar deck and arriving in Portland, Oregon. As the Independence was being prepared for the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, Heigel got off becuase he had the requisite amount of points allowing him to be discharged. He then entered the lumber business, married and raised family.
Date: September 18, 2005
Creator: Heigel, Al
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending April 6, 1985 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending April 6, 1985

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending March 2 to the week ending April 6, during 1984 and 1985 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: April 10, 1985
Creator: Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending April 13,1985 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending April 13,1985

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending March 9 to the week ending April 13, during 1984 and 1985 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: April 17, 1985
Creator: Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending December 22, 1984 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending December 22, 1984

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending November 17 to the week ending December 22, during 1983 and 1984 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: December 27, 1984
Creator: Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending December 29, 1984 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending December 29, 1984

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending November 24 to the week ending December 29, during 1983 and 1984 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: January 3, 1985
Creator: Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending February 22, 1986 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending February 22, 1986

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending January 18 to the week ending February 22, during 1985 and 1986 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: February 26, 1986
Creator: Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending January 5, 1985 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending January 5, 1985

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending December 1 to the week ending January 5, during 1983, 1984, and 1985 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: January 9, 1985
Creator: Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending January 12, 1985 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending January 12, 1985

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, from the week ending December 8 to the week ending January 12, during 1983, 1984, and 1985 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: January 16, 1985
Creator: Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending January 18, 1986 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending January 18, 1986

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, the week ending on December 14 to the week ending on January 18, during 1984, 1985, and 1986 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: January 22, 1986
Creator: Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending January 25, 1986 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending January 25, 1986

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, the week ending December 21 to the week ending January 25, during 1984, 1985, and 1986 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: January 29, 1986
Creator: Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Broilers: For Week Ending March 1, 1986 (open access)

Texas Broilers: For Week Ending March 1, 1986

Weekly report of the Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service on broiler chick numbers in Texas and compared with other states. It includes compiled statistics across six consecutive weeks, the week ending on January 25 to the week ending on March 1, during 1985 and 1986 for broiler eggs set, chicks hatched, and chicks placed.
Date: March 5, 1986
Creator: Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History