Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1921-10-02
EARLY TRUCK
SHOWING GOOD
ADVANCEMENT
Cabbage Acreage Continues
Indications OF Exceeding
Last Years Acreage

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Fall planting Of various valley
fall vegetables is well under way
County Agricultural Agent Z. II.
Alsmeyer stated yesterday in reply
TO an inquiry as to crop prospects
this season. and il progressing salts
factorily all over the county.
Cabbage acreage is much extended
over last years figures, indications
being that this will be larger even
than that of 1920 when record
crop was produced. The yield, how
ever, from various reasons Is ex-
pected TO be about the same. Mr..
Alsmeyer declared that he would
like to see the cabbage planting pro-
gram curtailed 90 some extent, rs
with every truck grower making this
his largest production sagging and
poor market might develop when
harvesting begins. This will be par
ticulariy true, he continued, unless
more discrimination Is exercised III
timing" the crop.
In previous seasons. kr. Alsneycr
stated. cabbage has been planted so
that il matured in great quantities
in March. nj which time mr., enormous
quantity Of the vegetable came on
the market from cold storage, inter-
fesing with fresh valley cabbage
This factor should be carefully con-
sidcred. he sxi1. as the cabbage har-
vesting pcriod extends from Feb
rurav d IL Anril 10 and with H.
tie care end foresight the valley
grover can start his crop So that
maturity will not collide with tae
cold stornye outnut.
Tomatoes Aernage "a Heavy
Tomatoes acreage for the fall rron
will be the largest in several vcars
the agent declared. A largo pronor-
ton Of the cron l. bcinp nlanted in
fhn fields N ndditinp ~ fha ord;rarv
mrtl,od ~ tronn-,t. rsi,,v thn ss;r~
Al least 500 cars az tomatoes o,.t ~
Cameron County are expectcd This
fan and winter. while IN the late
spring thev constitute tho valleys
leading truck crop. Drspite this
we'll known fact the agent st.ted.
Mn entirely saf;sfsrtorv variety ~
tomato. bcst suited to tsc vallev
has not vel been fornd Cor,nrc-
hcnsive variety tests are bci-.~ con-
ductcd bv lie aar:cr ltural Office ~
determine the bcst variety. ,hc nvcnt
continue. ard re was cSrer:ellv de-
sirors of getting a Icasf ono nan in
each commrnisv to make a test OF
Ten varieties this fnsl from rced 70
harvcat III order that results might
be comurrcd and somp uniforr
strain decided upon which hereafter
will give the best results.
Manv crcen-wranned tomatoes
were shipped from tho valley last
rprinr. The agent observed. the first
season IN which this has ever been
done from this region. the green
wraps being sent north as fnr as
Canada. TIE experiment proved
ruccessfui. ne added. and this fall
and lext spring increased export of
the immature fruit i expected.
Interest in tomato growing is
spreading although its general de-
velopment Is Of coaparativelv recent
date particularly on account Of the
large return per acre weld. This
makes IL an exceedingly attractive
crop for the small acreage grower.
the agent declared. five acres being
about all one man can manage. One
farmer he met in his travels through
the county. however. has put IN 1870
acres in tomatoes. tie largest indi.