Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-06-30
VALLEY PLANT
TO EXPERIMENT
is ASKED HERE
Citrus School Attendants Ask
The State to Establish
an Experiment Station

County Agent Louis Alsmeycr said this
morning in connection with the citrus
school held during the first four days
Of this week at Harlingen and Browns
Vile had an official registration of
six hundred.
Eight hundred were expected to at
tend the school.
In reporting on the Harlingcn school,
Mr.. Alsmeyer said that il was de-
cided success and excellent crowds
turned out TO all the lectuSes and demo
strations. 4 resolution was passed at
both the Harlingcn school and the school
at Brownsville petitioning the governor
the legislature, the board of control
and the officials of Texas A. & NJ. Col
iege for the establishing and maintain
ing of an experimental station for agri-
culture here. All present at the schools
signed the petitions. 1t is planned TO
take the petition around TO rural COM
manity leaders as soon as possible
At the Harlingcn school. a resolution
was voluntarily adopted by unamions
vote requesting the commissioners court
graphers for the county farm
agent and the home demonstration
agent. in order that they may keep
their correspondence in good shape and
spend more time in the field and in
performing demonstration work.
A petition for soil survey was also
adopted by both schools. The impor-
tance of this will be realized when it
IL taken into consideration. according to
Mr.. Alsmeyer, that an exact knowledge
of all kinds of soils and products which
are most suited TO them can be obtain
ed from such survey.
request came TO Mr.. Alsmeyer from
the people Of Rio Hondo. asking that a
citrus fruit school be put on there. In
reply the county agent said that every
effort would be made to carry the por-
ject through. w. II. Friend Of Rio
Horde rowed and swan through a large
stretch of water in order TO work
toward the holding of this school. 1t is
planned 10 hold it some time during the
summer. but definite date has not been
set as yet.
Another resolution which was adopt
ed nj Harlingen school was one re-
questing the government 10 take steps
toward prohibiting the shipping into
Texas Of California and Florida fruit in
fected with scale and other diseases. At
present both of these states are allowed
to ship citrus fruit into Texas. but Tex
as is not allowed to ship fruit to them.
The proposition of getting citrus
fruit specialist was discussed favorably
at the Iarlingcn school. Prof. ". B.
Lanham, assistant director. Extension
Service. A. a. NJ. College, authorized Mr.
Alsmeyer 20 announce 20 the school that
in case the three counties. Cameron.
Hidalgo and Willacy would raise $4,000
a year. the Extension Service and the
United States Department of Agriculture
would furnish the other 81, 900 necessary
TO employ such an expert here. The
expert Is 10 work the three counties. in
event that the plan is realized.
H. II. Rcppert and A. I. Potts. both
professors at A. a. NJ. College, are still
in Brownsville following the close of the
school, due TO the fact that train serv-
Ice has not been reestablished. They
are doing investigating and routine
work here.
Reports are being sent in today to the
State Department Of Agriculture by both
the county agent and the home demon
strat;on agent. as today is the end o.
their fiscal year.