This groundbreaking study analyzes the impact of the Mexican cotton boll weevil on the Texas cotton industry between 1899 and 1904. Through meticulous statistical analysis, the authors demonstrate the devastating effects of the insect on the cotton crop, and provide invaluable insights into the challenges faced by Texas farmers during this period. A must-read for historians, economists, and agricultural experts alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from The Possibilities of Cotton Manufacturing in Texas Cotton goods are easily moved from one part Of the country to the other. The future Of the Texas cotton industry, therefore, depends to a large extent upon the conditions which rule the industry nationally. For this reason the first chapter Of this bulletin will describe the history and the present economic status Of the industry in the Nation; the second chapter deals with the Texas industry proper. It is only by keeping national as well as Texas conditions in mind that it is possible to arrive at sound conclusions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.