Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-06-13
June MEETING
IN BROWNSVILLE
RIO GRANDE HORTICULTURAL so
CIETY WILL MEET IN THIS CITY
ON THE NINETEENTH AND TWEEN
+. TEETH.
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER BY
BROWNSVILLE CHAMBER OF COM
MERCY. BRIEF PROGRAM.

The program for the two days meet
ing of our Rio Grande Horticultural So
ciety at Brownsville on the Goth and
2lst, is slowly shaping itself. In the
competition for most Of the twenty
two prizes offered, the Society has wisely
filed a provision that 20% shall depend
upon the culture given the plants from
which the fruit was taken and half Of
this 20% shall 90 to the breyity, full
ness and clearness Of the statement.
Now the society has decided that these
statements made to the judges Of the
care and culture of the plants actually
grown in the Valley by the actual grow
ers shall constitute most Of the program
of the day meetings. This Valley is diff
ferent from every other part Of our CJun-
try and experts coming here from else
where may tell us methods good for the
sections they know but not good here.
We are already manufacturing our own
experience by the farmers right in the
Valley and if that experience can u,
gathered into one SpOj and then thor
oughly discussed and SprcaH out. the
most good will be Il nc. Hence thi.
plan of our Horticultural S3cicty foi
these coming meetings is probably til
most va liable they could prepare ant
the farmer who stays away from ii II
missing the most important meeting &c.
held IN the valley.
For the evening dinner given by Tho
Chamber of { mmerce 10 the iI0rticul
tural Society, there will ~ 4 brief but
beautiful mus'ca' program being pre-
pared by Mrs. Freeman of san Bcnito
and Mrs. Hunt Of San Juan. But the
main program is a number # short I'M
dressed by donors to the Socicty's funds
on High Grade Farming and How tn
get it,. Among these speakers viii ~
Mr.. }. :. Pycatt speaking for the Frisco
road who have enc urHgcd the Soc.ctv
from its start by giving special rates
for its mcetignS. DR.. Roberts of the Ii
Blanco Agricultural 90. which company
gave Us yaluab c prizes last wear. Mr..
Sam Robertson of thc san Bcnit0 Land
X Water G.. donor Of the strawberry
prizes. Mr.. Price, President II lhc Am
crican Land 4 Irrigation CO. Of MERGED
es, Mr.. Houston Jones, of the Pharr-
Louisiana Cana Co. Of pharr, Mr. u.
Geo. BOwycr f san BcuitO. donor Of
the Hover prizes Mr. Sc 1t representing
the Chamber of Commerce, etc. etc. In
addition, probably Mr.. Faulkner Of Waco
the president of the State II0rticultur-
al Society, Mr.. Kerr Of Sherman and
Mr.. Ramsey of Austin. officers OF the
State Horticultural Society will be pres
cnt. Further there is 4 possibility Of
Prof. Hume Of the Glen st. Mary MIR
series in Florida the greatest authority
on citrus culture and Mr.. Chambers Of
the Fresno (Calif). Nurscrv. one of the
finest authorities on grape culture. be
ing present and addressing the meeting
The largest number Of prizes given
are for grapes and great interest is he
ing shown i'll this fruit largely because
Of their successful growth at the prcsi-
dents home of La Grania near Donna.
These are now beginning to color M
and Mr.. Pomeroy expects to exhibit from
- to 30 varieties of the ~vinfera cranes
after next year, he will have from GO
20 % varieties f%ruiting Right after this
meeting. he expects to pick and shin a
Mar of grapes and this will he the first
car shipped in the world in june. RI
will probably 90 to New York City to he
luctioned off in the fruit auction. One of
he largest and best fruit houses in y