What I have accomplished: achievements of a pioneer Rio Grande farmer

Creator

John Closner

Identifier

Gulf Coast Magazine v.2 no.2

Files

Creation Date

1906

Disciplines

Labor History | Latin American History

Description

John Closner's account of his account of his success farming in San Juan (Hidalgo County), Texas. Includes photographs: irrigation canal construction, a Brownsville garden, and a basket of produce on a table. Brownsville garden photo by Wheelus.

(EDITOR'S NOTE—Mr. Closner's recital of his fanning experience in the lower Rio Grande Valley is fascinating; indeed, surpassingly so. Fifteen years he made his way into that wilderness, a poor man, but with the aid of the wonderfully fertile soil of that favored region and the life-giving waters of the Rio Grande he is today one of the most substantial men in South Texas. He has demonstrated beyond peradventure, the fact that the lower Rio Grande valley is the premier sugar cane and alfalfa country of the continent, Given the same intelligent energy, any other man can do what Mr. Closner has done, provided he goes to the Rio Grande Valley to do it.

Physical Description

.PDF, Text, Images, 1.723 MB

Recommended Citation

Closner, J. (1906). What I have accomplished: Achievements of a pioneer Rio Grande farmer. Gulf Coast Line Magazine, 2(2), 79–85. https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/gulfcoastmag/6