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1	Go Texan GO TEXAN promotes the products, culture and communities that call Texas home.	234
2	Texas Department of Agriculture The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) is a state agency established by the Texas Legislature in 1907. The commissioner of agriculture, who is elected in the general election every four years, heads the agency.	180
3	National Watermelon Promotion Board Assorted recipes and also how to select and carve a watermelon, along with a section devoted to recipes for kids.	261
4	National Watermelon Association The National Watermelon Association was organized in 1914. Originally it was called the "Melon Distributors Association," but as the organization grew and the goals became more defined, the name was changed (in 1945) to the "National Watermelon Growers & Distributors Association". In 1979, Growers & Distributors was dropped from the name, resulting in the current "National Watermelon Association."	210

Henderson Packaging Co.
Edinburg, Texas

Syngenta Seed
Weatherford, Texas

Abbott & Cobb, Inc.
McAllen, Texas

Keithly Williams Seed
Pharr, Texas

Majestic Produce
McAllen, Texas

Willhite Seed Co.
Poolville, Texas

Zeraim Gedera
McAllen, Texas

IFCO Systems, Inc.,
McAllen, Texas

Champion Seed Co
McAllen, Texas

Warren Produce
McAllen, Texas

J R Produce Supply Co.
Edinburg, Texas

International Paper Co.
Mandeville, Louisiana

Shippers Supply Co.
Pharr, Texas

Texas Melon Exchange
McAllen, Texas

Temple Inland, Inc.
Edinburg, Texas

Temple Inland, Inc.
Bogalusa, Louisiana

Wiggins Wholesale
Snook, Texas

The first recorded watermelon harvest occurred nearly 5,000 years ago in Egypt.

Over 1,200 varieties of watermelons are grown worldwide in 96 countries.

Watermelons are 92% water.

Watermelon's official name is Citrullus Lanatus of the botanical family Curcurbitaceae. It is cousins to cucumbers, pumpkins and squash.

By weight, watermelon is the most-consumed melon in the U.S., followed by cantaloupe and honeydew.

Texas Watermelon Association