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  1. Boll Weevils and the Destruction of Cotton Crops
    date September 27, 1895map AUSTIN, Texastags Agriculture, Economy

    Cotton: it was one of the most valuable crops in the agricultural South, and it was under attack by a seemingly indestructible new beetle known as the boll weevil. On September 27, 1895, an announcement ran in the Chicago Daily Tribune explaining the recent arrival of the boll weevil population to the United States. The species moved up from Mexico into certain areas of Texas and was wreaking havoc...