Farming in Texas

Farming in Texas: How to Farm the Lands of Our Seashore Countries focuses on the ways in which states and countries can benefit from learning the science behind agriculture. Using cotton as an example of how the American South was successful with the farming industry, the manual posits that Texas could be equally as successful with diversified crops. Texas has over 1,100 different soils within its borders.  With diverse weather conditions that result from two air masses meeting from the Rocky Mountains and the Gulf of Mexico, menagerie crops will grow in the state. Since its independence from Mexico in 1836, Texans worked to develop a sophisticated agriculture economy, using suggestions from experienced scientists and farmers like the author of this volume. Today, Texas is the leading producer of cattle, cotton, sheep, goats, wool, mohair and hay. Agriculture is the second largest industry in the state, generating $80 billion for the economy annually and it has more farms than any other state in the union.