The Pecan in Texas (open access)

The Pecan in Texas

Articles providing detailed information about the cultivation of pecans in Texas, including preferred conditions for orchards, insects and diseases that affect pecan trees, and statistics related to agriculture in the state.
Date: June 1924
Creator: Burkett, J. H.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Warehouse Laws of the State of Texas and List of State Bonded Warehouses (open access)

Warehouse Laws of the State of Texas and List of State Bonded Warehouses

Agriculture bulletin printing selected excerpts of Texas laws related to the state bonding of warehouses and markets, along with a list of warehouses under bond in the state at the time of publication, organized by county.
Date: July 1929
Creator: Davis, Fred W.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweet Potato Certification Program and Regulations Affecting the Production and Distribution of Seed Sweet Potatoes and Sweet Potato Plants (open access)

Sweet Potato Certification Program and Regulations Affecting the Production and Distribution of Seed Sweet Potatoes and Sweet Potato Plants

This pamphlet contains State Proclamation affecting the law of sweet potato slips and seed sweet potatoes
Date: 1932-09-30/1932-10-31
Creator: Del Curto, J. M. & Crozier, E. T.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealer Licensed to Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursey Inspection Laws With Rules and Regulations (open access)

List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealer Licensed to Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursey Inspection Laws With Rules and Regulations

This report discusses the importance of the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law.
Date: 1931-03-31/1931-04-30
Creator: Del Curto, J. M. & McDonald, J. E.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Citrus Fruit Law (open access)

Citrus Fruit Law

This report discusses the Citrus Fruit Law and the prohibition sale of unripe or unwholesome citrus fruit.
Date: 1929-01-01/1929-01-31
Creator: Del Curto, J. M. & Powell, J. C.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Germination and Weed Seed Law (open access)

Germination and Weed Seed Law

Document discussing an act regulating the sale of and defining agricultural seeds and mixed seeds; providing that the commissioner of agriculture may require the filing of samples by seed dealers.
Date: 1930-04~
Creator: Del Curto, J. M. & Robbins, Wynona
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweet Potato Certification Program and List of Authorized Growers of Certified Sweet Potato Plants (open access)

Sweet Potato Certification Program and List of Authorized Growers of Certified Sweet Potato Plants

Agriculture bulletin describing the sweet potato certification project, with a listing of authorized growers and certified sweet potato plants.
Date: May 1930
Creator: Del Curto, J. M., 1897- & Crozier, E. T.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sweet Potato Certification Program and List of Authorized Growers of Certified Sweet Potato Plants (open access)

Sweet Potato Certification Program and List of Authorized Growers of Certified Sweet Potato Plants

Bulletin describing the program to protect the sweet potato industry of Texas. Includes pest control laws, quarantine procedures, and more.
Date: May 1931
Creator: Del Curto, J. M., 1897- & Crozier, E. T.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Citrus Industry in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas (open access)

The Citrus Industry in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas

This bulletin is presented for the primary purpose of aiding the citrus industry in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and by a statement of authentic facts to appraise the public of the magnitude and possibilities of this rapidly developing industry.
Date: 1925-01-01/1925-02-28
Creator: Del Curto, J. M.; Halstead, E. W. & Halstead, Hal F.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Citrus Industry in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas (open access)

The Citrus Industry in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas

This bulletin is presented for the primary purpose of aiding the citrus industry in the Lower Rio Grande Valley and by a statement of authentic facts to apprise the public of the magnitude and possibilities of this rapidly developing industry.
Date: 1923-03-01/1923-04-30
Creator: Del Cutro, J. M.; Halstead, E. W. & Halstead, H. F.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
List of State Registered Plant Breeders and State Certified Seed Growers Licensed to Produce State Registered and State Certified Planting Seed for the Year 1930 (open access)

List of State Registered Plant Breeders and State Certified Seed Growers Licensed to Produce State Registered and State Certified Planting Seed for the Year 1930

Document outlining information related to the Texas Field Seed Certification Law, including information about varieties as well as field inspections and other regulatory information.
Date: September 1930
Creator: Humbert, E. P.; Del Curto, J. M. & Farris, W. D.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Texas Cotton Seed Registration and Certification Act; Rules, Regulations, and Instructions Relative to Its Enforcement. (open access)

The Texas Cotton Seed Registration and Certification Act; Rules, Regulations, and Instructions Relative to Its Enforcement.

One of the fundamental requirements for requirements for registered or certified cotton seed is that they possess a pedigree of merit which has been passed upon by the State Board of Plant Breeder Examiners.
Date: 1927-04-01/1927-04-30
Creator: Humbert, E. P.; McDonald, R. E. & Farris, W. D.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
List of State Registered Cotton Seed Breeders and State Certified Cotton Seed Growers (open access)

List of State Registered Cotton Seed Breeders and State Certified Cotton Seed Growers

Agriculture bulletin discussing the registration and certified laws for cotton seeds.
Date: 1928-10-01/1928-10-30
Creator: Humbert, E. P.; McDonald, R. E.; Farris, W. D. & Del Curto, J. M.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
List of State Registered Plant Breeders and State Certified Seed Growers (open access)

List of State Registered Plant Breeders and State Certified Seed Growers

This report explains the requirements of registered plant breeder licensed to produce registered and certified cotton seed.
Date: September 1929
Creator: Humbery, E. P.; Del Curto, J. M. & Farris, W. D.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Germination and Weed Seed Law: Chapter 304, General and Special Laws, Regular Session of the Forty-First Legislature ; Amended by H.B. No. 375, Forty-Second Legislature (open access)

Germination and Weed Seed Law: Chapter 304, General and Special Laws, Regular Session of the Forty-First Legislature ; Amended by H.B. No. 375, Forty-Second Legislature

Bulletin on germination and weed seed law, with the goal of improving the agricultural prospects in Texas by informing farmers of the relevant recommendations and legislation.
Date: June 1932
Creator: McClung, J. B. & Robbins, Wynona
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boll Weevil: A Review of the Methods of Control (open access)

The Boll Weevil: A Review of the Methods of Control

In presenting this bulletin to the public it is the desire of the Department of Agriculture to furnish cotton growers of the state such information as to the best methods of fighting the boll weevil, as scientific investigation have discovered.
Date: 1923-01-01/1923-02-28
Creator: McDonald, R. E.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers Licensed to do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law with Rules and Regulations (open access)

List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers Licensed to do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law with Rules and Regulations

Agriculture bulletin providing a list of in-state and out-of-state nurserymen, florists, and dealers who have licenses to do business in Texas (as of August 31, 1926), after their premises were inspected by the appropriate authority from the Texas Department of Agriculture. It also provides information about the licensing process and regulations for Texas and other states, as well as other laws and information about selling or importing plants across state lines, quarantines and inspections, and other information that may be relevant to sellers.
Date: August 1926
Creator: Scholl, G. J.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers Licensed to Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law with Rules and Regulations (open access)

List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers Licensed to Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law with Rules and Regulations

Agriculture bulletin listing names of licensed nureserymen, florists, and dealers licensed to do business in the state of Texas. Also includes Texas orchard and nursery inspection law with rules and regulations as enacted in 1927.
Date: August 1927
Creator: Scholl, G. J.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lists of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers Licensed To Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law with Rules and Regulations (open access)

Lists of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers Licensed To Do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law with Rules and Regulations

This bulletin has been prepared for the information of nurserymen, florists and all other people interested in the development of the many phases of horticulture.
Date: 1924-08-01/1924-08-31
Creator: Scholl, G. J.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Strawberry, Blackberry and Dewberry Culture in East Texas (open access)

Strawberry, Blackberry and Dewberry Culture in East Texas

Bulletin discussing the profitable commercial cultivation of berries in east and northeast Texas (areas with moist, sandy-clay loam soils), including various practices to improve planting and production of the best berries, as well as possible concerns such as insects and diseases that affect the plants.
Date: November 1925
Creator: Scholl, Gus J. & Stephens, J. C.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Growing and Marketing Texas Vegetables (open access)

Growing and Marketing Texas Vegetables

Bulletin outlining information regarding vegetable growing and marketing, organized by types of crops. It includes information about each stage of cultivation such as acquiring and planting seeds, transplanting seedlings, water and soil, harvests, and distribution to markets.
Date: August 1927
Creator: Seymour, L. A. & Hunter, J. Austin
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Varietal Purity Certification of Agricultural Field Seed Certification Laws, Rules, Regulations, and Instructions Relative to Enforcement (open access)

Varietal Purity Certification of Agricultural Field Seed Certification Laws, Rules, Regulations, and Instructions Relative to Enforcement

Agriculture bulletin that includes the varietal purity certification. This bulletin also includes certification laws, rules and regulations, and instructions that are relative to enforcement.
Date: November 1930
Creator: Texas. Department of Agriculture.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers Licensed to do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law with Rules and Regulations (open access)

List of Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers Licensed to do Business in Texas and the Texas Orchard and Nursery Inspection Law with Rules and Regulations

Agriculture bulletin that contains a list of the Nurserymen, Florists, and Dealers licensed to do agricultural business in Texas. This bulletin also includes the Nursery inspection of the Texas Orchards and Laws with rules and regulations.
Date: 1925
Creator: Texas. Department of Agriculuture.
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Registration and Certification Act of Cotton Seed: Cotton Seed Law, Rules, Regulations, and Instructions Relative to Its Enforecement (open access)

Texas Registration and Certification Act of Cotton Seed: Cotton Seed Law, Rules, Regulations, and Instructions Relative to Its Enforecement

Bimonthly publication from the Texas Department of Agriculture discussing regulations of the agricultural industry in Texas. This issue explains the Texas Registration and Certification Act of Cotton Seed and includes official tags to help agricultural producers identify certified cotton seed.
Date: September 1928
Creator: Texas. State Board of Plant Breeder Examiners.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History