Travis County's Agricultural Crops a Mystery to Many

I recently spoke with an intelligent, thoughtful Central Texan man who told me that he does not know which agricultural crops are being raised on farms in Travis County, Texas.

It is obvious that the vast majority of Travis County residents, myself among them, would also be stumped on that subject.

Travis County, Texas, has an apparent need for a special new museum exhibit or library exhibit that highlights and profiles each of the agricultural crops being raised by farmers in Travis County these days.

According to the entry about Travis County by Vivian Elizabeth Smyrl that is found in the authoritative and copyrighted "The Handbook of Texas Online" by the Texas State Historical Association, sorghum, hay, wheat, and cotton in the early 1980s accounted for about 70 percent of the approximately 94,000 acres harvested in Travis County during that time period.

Other crops being raised by farmers in Travis County in the early 1980s were potatoes, sweet potatoes, peaches, and pecans, according to "The Handbook of Texas Online."

Unfortunately, the otherwise-impressive "Handbook of Texas Online" entry for Travis County has not yet been updated to state which agricultural crops are currently being raised in Travis County by farmers.

The online entry about Travis County, Texas, may be found at the following website address:
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/hct8.html