Crops, 1857-1864

[Annette Bethke]

Re: crops and livestock, Texas

Found the book with lots of information including primary accounts of agriculture in Texas, hogs start on pg. 187.

Jones, Allan C. Texas Roots: Agriculture and Rural Life Before the Civil War. A&M University Press, 2005.

[amity]

Re: Crops, 1857-1864

Yes, probably on your listserver, Annette, rather than here, but I have to beg off until next weekend. Will try to find whatever I have on that.

BTW, would love to find that 1872 listing of over 1000 apple varieties!

Thanks for the book on farming. Will put it on the list. So many books, so little time.

[amity]

Re: Crops, 1857-1864

BTW, Hank, we do have razorbacks here that we usually call Russian boars, the majority of our feral hogs are regular domestic pigs bred in the wild. Don't know the breed name for them. Not the same as the boars at all when you see them.

[LindaTrent]

Re: Crops, 1857-1864

Two more things I found on the Texas hog issue, then I have to get back to Kentucky and Missouri for this year. Anyone wanna post some Missouri stuff? :D

"The wild hog is frequently seen, and is sometimes very furious. These hogs are descended from the domestic swine, and have become wild by running at large in the woods."

Richardson's Texas Almanac.

"All the common kinds of stock are found in Texas, and in all parts of the State. Mast is found almost everywhere, and fails only about once in five years, consisting of pecan and oak. The annual increase of hogs and sheep may be set down at from one hundred to one hundred and seventy per cent; of cattle, from thirty to thirty-three per cent."

Linda.