“The farmer said to the boll weevil, ‘Say, why’d you pick my farm?’ And the boll weevil said to the farmer, ‘I ain’t gonna do you much harm … I’m just lookin’ for a home.’’” – Brook Benton, “The Boll ...

Thanks to that pesky critter called the boll weevil, what is known as "demonstration farming" got its start right here in East Texas. Huddie Ledbetter ("Lead Belly") recorded "The Boll Weevil Song" in ...