Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-06-18
CITRUS SCHOOL
PR0CRAMREADY
FOR Big EVENT
Many Experts Scheduled to
Address Growers-Varied
Program is Prepared

County Agent Leuis II. Alsmeyer, al
ter several weeks work in lining up the
program for the Cameron county cit
rus fruit school, to be held at Browns
Vile and Harlingen. on Monday, Tues
day, Wednesday, and Thursday, June
26, 27, 28, and 20, announced Saturday
that the program is complete for the
two schools.
The speakers will be divided into two
groups one to be under the direction
Of George W. Johnson, district farm
agent, and the other under the direction
Of Mr.. Alsmeyer. The Johnson GROUP
will be at Harlingen on Monday and
Tuesday, and the Alsmeyer group ~
Brownsville on those two days The
johnson group will come TO Brownsville
for the last two days Of the school, the
Alsmcyer group going to HarlIngen foi
those days.
The school will be conducted by the
extension service, Texas A. NJ. Col
lege, and the United States Department
operating in the work.
The completed program as it will be
carried out at Brownsville, follows:
MONDAY. JUNE 26
9:O0-9:s 30 a. m.@"Location of the Citrus
fruit orchard and the Use of Wind
breaks ii. Friend, B. S. Texas A. 4
VI. College '2l.
9:4e-9:45-Musical number. Hawaiian
Selection, Mr.. Geo. Dcsha.
9:45-1O: 3O-"Care of the Young Citrus
Fruit Orchard" by Prof. A. T. Potts,
Horticultural Department, Texas A
a. NJ. College.
10: O:3O-ll :l0--"'Orchard Management,
hy Prof. A. T. Potts.
ll:lO-1l:l5-Comic Mologuc. DR.. r. G
Richardson.
1l:l5-N "Subtropical Fruits" BY
Louis II. Alsmeycr, county agent.
1:30-4:O0 p. m.-Showing of two reels
of films. Safeguarding the Citrus
Fruit" and one reel, "Commercial
Date Growing "Field Work in Or
chard Management" by Porf A. T.
Potts.
TUESDAY, JUNE 81.
9:00-9:40 a. embarrassing and Pack
ing Of Citrus Fruits" by Prof a. I
Potts.
a.40-9: s5-Musical number.
9:45-l0: 3o-"The Showing and Display
of Citrus Fruits" by ". IL. Friend OF
Rio Hondo.
1O:30-ll:l0-The proper heating Of the
citrus orchard and frost protection
BY W. b. Lanham, Asst. Director OF
Ext. Service.
1I:lO-ll Musical Number.
Ii:l5-Noon-Ma Marketing OF Fruit, by J
A. Hickman. President OF Lower Rio
Grande Valley Citrus Fruit Growers
Exchange.
I:30-4:O0 p. m.-DemoiistratSon. Or
chard Management, by Prof. A. I
Potts.
7:3O-s:00 p. m.-Band Concert.
8:O0-S :25-"Extension Service Work and
Policies" by ". B. Lanham, assistant
director of extension service, Texas
"A. u Vi. College.
$3.50 ;30-Illustrated lecture, Orchard
management.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2s.
9:O0-9:i0 n. m. Types and Various
Citrus Fruits for the Lower RiC
Grande Valley" by Sam Baker Of Los
FreSnos.
9:40- 10: :30-"Suitable Root Stocks foi
by Ben Chambers Jr.. of Harlingen
IU.oO-ll:l ~ fiantlnE lae Iltrus lTul'
Orchard by Ben Chambers.
:l5-Musical Number.
5-Noon-"Cover Crops for the Or
cbard," by I. G. Richardson, Of Ly
ford.
1:30-4:00 p. m.-Dcmonstration. bud
ding of Citrus Fruits" by Ben Cham
bers.
THURSDAY. June %
5000: i0-"Insects of the Citru:
Grove" by r. r. Reppert, Entomolog
list, Extension Service, Texas A. NJ
College.
9:i0-9:45-Musical Number.
s:45-l0: :30-"Control of Insects in the
Citrus Fruit Orchard by r. r. Rep
pert.
IO:30-ll:lO-"Discase of Citrus Frui
Trees" by +. W. Halstead.
ll:I0-lI:l5-Mu number.
11:l5-Noon-"T Citrus Fruit for th'
Valley Fair" by Paul +. Phipps, Pres
ident Valley Fair Association.
1:30-4:00 y. m.-Dcmonstration. SPRAY
ing of Citrus Fruit Trees" BY X. r
Reppcrt and +. ". Halstead.