Soil Survey of the Cooper Area, Texas (open access)

Soil Survey of the Cooper Area, Texas

Text describes climate, agriculture, and soils of the Cooper Area, Texas.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: Rice, Thomas D. (Thomas Donnelly) & Smith, H. C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Soil map, Texas, Cooper sheet

Map displays soil types, creeks, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Date: August 12, 1908
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Axle Straightener (open access)

Axle Straightener

Patent for an axle straightener. Illustration included.
Date: April 14, 1908
Creator: Taylor, John Quincy
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insect Exterminator (open access)

Insect Exterminator

Patent for insect exterminator. This invention is used for the extermination of boll weevils. Illustrations included.
Date: December 1, 1908
Creator: Nanny, Wiley Farest
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Folder for Cotton-Presses. (open access)

Folder for Cotton-Presses.

Patent for a folder for cotton presses, which has better reciprocating rollers than previous versions.
Date: November 24, 1908
Creator: Jordan, Robert M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History