Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-06-27
LOCAL PEOPLE
URCEDTOCOTO
CITRUSSCHOOL
Tonight's Meeting Should be
Of Interest to All-Great
Interest Being Shown

There is no excuse. said County Agent
l.. III. Alsmeycr today. for the business
men and other citizens Of brownsville
Lot attending the illustrated citrus fruit
lecture which will be given by Prof.
"A. Il. Potts in the district court room
tonight at = O'Clock. The lecture will
bc on the management If citrus fruit
orchard. and the fact that it will be il
Illustrated with more than two hundred
slides and that music will be furnished
by the Queen Orchestra. should induce
mn;y to attend.
Prof. Potts has brought his own NOV
ing picture machine with him and the
subject will be amply illustrated and
thoroughly discussed. There will be no
charge.
The school session today was as well
attended rs the one yesterday. and in
tcrcst was great. On account of the
flooded condition of the upper Valley.
]. A. Hickman. w. ii. Friend and Prof.
w. Ii. lanham of \. and NJ. College. all
Of whom were supposed 10 deliver lee
turrs here today. were not able to he
present and their talks were delivered
bv Mr. Alsmcycr and Prof Potts.
In talking on the subject The
Showing and Display Of Citrus Fruit.
Prof. Potts said that in order To display
citrus fruit. il has To bc true 10 tyne.
Tree from all blemishes diseases and in
sccts, and all the fruit on the dish
should be as near the same iSZe as il
possible. Ia testing fruit 10 see il
it IL good for display. Prof Potts said
that il should he placed in water and if
more than one-fifth of il remained out
Il the water, il was not good for de-
nionstrarIon.
Other talks OF the morning by Prof.
P,tts and Mr.. Alsmeycr on orchard
heating and frost protection market
iag of ruit and orchard management
proved interesting To the members Of
the school. judged from the number Of
questions asked and the interest taken
In discussion. In discussing methods II
heating. Prof. Potts said that there
shoud always bc draft, that the heat
crs should not throw OF much much
smoke. as was formerly thought best.
"a smoke signified lack Of combustion
and not heat. that the heaters should
resist rust. he hard to damage. and
should rest easily.
Tomorrow and Thursday from 1:30
"a o'cock. Miss Myrtle Lovelacc. coun-
Is home demonstration agent. will give
~ demonstration at the high school for
EIrIs. on an.ing Of cullcd citrus fruit
The demonstration will inclule the rlak-
ing OF marnalade. preserves. jelly and
beverages of n soft nature.
The school Ia Harlingcn i proving
success also n shown by the fact that
nearly enc hundred reoplc are turning
"nt Ia il. Demonstrations and lectures
there are similar to those being given
here. Tonight following Prof. Potts
lecture. those who have been acting as
Instructors here will GO to Harlingcn
and these who have been acting rs in
structors there will come here for the
last two days of the school.
This afternoon the members of the
school went IN IT Jardin where they
were given actual lessons and demon
strntia ms in orchard management. prnn-
ing and tho like. The orchards of Mr..
Paul Tsshcr and Mr. \. H. Allen were
visited
proqram-Wednesday. June %
9:O0-9:iO n. m.-"Types and Various
Citrus Fruits for the Lower Rio
,'rande Valley" by Sam Baker of
l.os FresnoS.
g:i0-10:?o o-" Suitable Root Stocks for
the Valley and Method Of Building"
hy Rem Chambers. Jr.. of lIarlingcn.
1o:3o-11 10" Painting the Citrus fruit
Orchard hy Ecn Chambers.
11:10-11 :15-Musical Number
11:l5-No"n-"C Cover Crops for the Or
chard." by 4. y. Tandy. Browns
Vile
1:30- :O0 y. m.-Demonstration. "Bud-
ding of Citrus Fruits" by Rcn
Chambers