"Taste of Texas"
(Thursday Night Activity at Hotel)


Texas Young Farmers will treat the NYFEA to a “Taste of Texas”. As you return from your day in downtown San Antonio come experience all the many flavors and experiences found in our state. Texas is a BIG state with Pine Trees in the East, Mountains and Desert in the west, Gulf Coast in the South, Rolling Hills in the Center and North. Each of these areas has something unique to offer. You will be able to sample many flavors of Texas at each of the booths.


In addition, come and learn about the different types of Agriculture found in Texas. Livestock producers focus on raising cattle, sheep, and goats on the grazing areas. Cotton, planted on 60 percent of the state's cultivated acreage, with the heaviest concentration was on the Blackland Prairies, the Coastal Plains around Corpus Christi, and the Southern High Plains. Acreage devoted to corn in the eastern half of the state, while sorghum is the leading livestock feed in the western half. Wheat, which is produced most extensively on the Northern High Plains and in the counties along the Red River. Besides the citrus and vegetable industries in South Texas, such truck-farming goods as tomatoes, watermelons, and peas are marketed in northeastern Texas. On the Coastal Prairie rice is raised, and timber was important in the Piney Woods of East Texas. In most areas of the state cropland is interspersed with pastureland; stock farming is therefore more common than other farming.

To read the interesting and complete history of Texas Ag see:
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/ama01