Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-12-08
PRODUCTION OF
CITRUS FRUITS
FAST GROWING
Continued from page ID

gwen the trees, and every care wa being
taken Ia protect them against the varia-
tionS in the weather.
Mr.. Strain. who wa~ ~ Brownsville YES
tcrday. gave a Herald representative an
interesting account Of what h. and DIR.
Harrington had encountered III the wa, ~
citrus fruit raising and citrus fruits ia
the Valley. lie expressed the opinion that
the grower, of citrus fruits IN this section
are hardly IN need OF assistance now for
the marketing end Of the business. and that
apparently the quality NJ the product was
finding it, market NJ the present time.
THE quality j. absolutely the best | ever
tasted" declared Mr.. Strain. Il am not
saying that for a boost for the Industry
it, 4 fact and a taste 81 the oranges grown
in the Valley will convince any one. The
variety Of grapefruit grown j. what 4,
known n the Marsh >eedless.' Ii l. not
30 very large, and probably not - %attrac-
tive in appearance a. imported fruit. until
YOU get inside II. The rind ~ thin. aud the
center i chuck full IT Juice. There u not
the center rag To be cut ont that YOU will
find in imported fruit. and the flavor i
truly wonderful. Seven out If ten per
sons would van no >ugar-thc taste l.
half sugar.
1--WE ate Of six varieties of oranges on
the Snavely orchard at Harrington. and two
or three of these were quite better than
any Florida oranges ! have ever eaten. Mr..
Snavely has five acres III citrus fruit and
hi trees are four wears Old. He ha~ been
making good money ON his product already
this year. and he now has ON hand more
orders than he can fill. There's 4 man
right here in your city. X. A. Cunningham,
who ha~ orders with Mr.. Snavely for
oranges and grapefruit grown in the
lSnavelv orchard. and he saws he has a
good demand for them. MIR. Cunningham
Iha~ orders also with other growers III the
Valley. and he expects 10 create \ good de-
mand for homegrown citrus fruits.
some of the finest orchards in the Valley
i, that of Captain Ludlum at Raymond
vile. He has 100 trees. They are care
FULLY protected. are bearing some this
wear. and with good luck next wear hc j.
lhiiN f'Ii i''nA luaA Hi~ tifidiN VIII lNl
out two carloads Of oranges and grape
fruits for shipment. either for home con.
sumption or for distant points. n the con
dition> may warrant M the time.
AT Mercedes DIR. III. o. Kalbfleisch has
about four acres each of oranges and
grapefruit. Iii~ orchard j. in beautiful
condition. and j. %fruiting excellcntlv thi.
wear. II u four wears Old. DR.. Kalb-
Ilei~ch was absent from hi~ place about
two wears during the growth of these trees
and the fact that they received little or n,
! attention during that time. added to thcil
} %fruiting this year. makes hi orchard ~
especial Interest. He has now moved bach
on the place. and j. giving the orchard IN,
closest attention.
"Dr. kalbflei~ch expects 10 Increase hi.
citrus fruit acreage next year. He has
experience III the citrus fruit raising in-
du>try in California. and he declares thai
he has greater confidence in the future OF
this industry in the Lower Rio Grandc Val
lcy than H. ha~ in the California fruit
lgrowing districts"
Besides the orchards mentioned ~ Mr.
Strain there are the beautiful orchards 90
Eltwced Pomeroy at Donna. those grown
under the direction Of J. George Bower n
san Renito. and 4 number IT Others IN va.
riou~ parts ~ the Valley. There are nnmer.
ou> pioneers in raising citrus fruits in IN,
Valley who are a optimistic concernin.
the future Of this industry in this section
r. are Mr.. Strain and Dr. Harrington. m,
none are more optimistic concerning H
than those actually engaged IN the indus
try nj the present time. They concede tina.
careful attention must be- given the or
chard~ ~ prevent damage from climati.
conditions. but they point out that the or
chHrd> ~ Florida and California ara sub
icct 10 similar conditions. There are an,
number of orange trees in the city 81
Brownsville that are more than forty wear.
old. and they have never been protccte,
against the weather.
Mr.. Strain stated that the citrus frui
industry IN the Valley has attracted m,
attention Of Benjamin r. Yoakum. who VA.
for years felt that with proper care TIL.
country can put ont unlimited uuantitie.
Of orange and grapefruit trees. and fin,
= ready markets Cor the product.