Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-09-29

y a.. MAaA NAAifts tltb@h8 - ANN 80 F'
. &C may come 10 the Valley citrus
!. 1t may then be too late 10 make
.rationS To combat a freeze such a.
experienced last winter. and which
.lN como again any winter.
IT, history Of the Rio Grandc Valley,
/. - ,sc history of every other citrus coun-
ir. ls!h. L, by undeniable records that
..csi damaging freezes are 10 be expected.
~iil.i-l .cvcral years may pass without tN-
neing a freeze a. severe a. that which
1 mayed the orchards here Hast winter.
autumn the attention Of the citrus
II. Of this valley was called 10 th,
IT. 80 ility 81. a freeze, and the public were.
rsel 10 make preparations m time to.
~. -aeh an emergency: but little heed.
4- paid 10 the warning. with the result
i. nrrh damage was done 10 the citrus
nt;- II. which could have been avoided.
lain | make ihe same appeal, with the
I. -. t,ai the lesson of last winter will
i - demonstrated the necessity If M
ira: and | will again discuss some
= methods of frost protection
s. ~, I eighty per cent 0 fthe damage
-ri.a. from last winters freeze could
ZEN avoided by using the simple
str;.sds II orchard heating NJ that time
amended. In orchards where This adj
- s.a- followed there can be found today
aith an abundant crop of fruit, while
-- adjoining which were not pro-
I II 1 =r, without fruit and are a picture
4. .e frost injury.
Si.o1ld the Rio Grande Valley he visited
milar freeze this comm" winter. Il
IN oa.v reasonable to expect a similar
l4.tssf III damage n sustained last win
rs~ adequate methods OF frost pro-
TETON are employed.
X. tt.t EST METHODS ARE EMPLOYED.
RI N. j. no secret about frost protcc-
;ipa. there j. no new tangled method ~
+. eiin. trees against frost when doe
y -',tail labor and some expense. Frost
pr :crtioi by artificial heating was re
-..r ~ N, in Europe long before citrus trees
r r. .Jpwn commercially in the United
state and many of the simple methods
IL cmployed are employed today by per
wlio have tried MANY new ideas and
VI" hlyc had 10 abandon them principally
ga H. round that they lack practicability
.r' II not economical.
- re people entereing into the citrus in
~'- ~ become ob>e~~ed with the idea than
-r -stul citrus growing and other sub
Horticultural propagation consist
=. Obtaining the proper soll. planting
~ trees of n certain variety. and APP
j system Of textbook cultivation.
III 5 j. FAR from the right idea. Ii l. nee.
RI q, haye Il weIl-adapted soil. COED
mud proper cultivation, but il should
collected that there are many other
-s,r4 equally a. Important IN PLAYING
aiac Of citrus growing p%rotitably. and
frt .spag~i these j. an adequate Sv~-
/ r. f" frost protection.
f~cu~~ion of the frost records for
1890 years past might be very intere-tin.
r~f for the amateur. but for the pur-
: ~h.ch this article j. written it would
> waste Of time.
Beyond any controversy that de-
~-siivr freezes vi>it the Lower Rio
.e,i, Valley. just a. they visit other cit
ssiniry where high class citrus fruits
or ~,wn. and a discussion of their fire.
srrng win not mitigate their severity.
lElf us HERE SHORT IN DURATION.
Ta,re j. one helpful fact to be learned
Pom i.ie~e records. however, which l.:
4 "a iac severe or damaging f%raeeze~ ex-
M r rsrrd III the Rio Grande Valley are uf
'I GEraiion: on some occasions the time
q tae- greatest severity and danger did
7 cx.end over two hours. This j. an I'M
Il riati fact when il Is recollectcd that ia
itic- destructive freezes have lasted
iic entire night and well into the
;s.' iay. and on some Occasions even con
.i. longer.
I'D mot n expensive ~ protect IN or
IA against 4 freeze III tho Rio Grandc
sail,. ~ IN many other places growing
'.'r. rrlit~ profitably. But the great fact
.-: Freezes do come. viii come. and
i~t~tIv. mcahod~ must III devised ~
:n' /. lhr-a.
II fsuld not be commendable to RECON-
ns.a'i ff" installation of high priced heat
cr 2; The present time for two reasons.
H X. owing - the war the price are at-
Z TphIbitive: second. il T. the duty
= ise iigblic To relieve the work of the fac
i,- ; much n possible by devi,ine
made substitutes. thus Facilitating
ihr temperature vi his orchard al least -iN
10 the army.
h.'i the citrus grower need, i, some
devised plan or AN easily construct
MI si'' nnce which will enable him 10 rails,
rtratnre Of hi~ orchard III least IN
'i during the prevalence Of one If the
cave freezes. There are many way.
ms.
VALUE OF THE WINDRRFAk