Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-06-28
FRUIT GROWERS
HEAR TALKS ON
BUDDING TREES
Other Valuable Information
Given in Talks By Bak-
er and Chambers

That interst is keeping up in the
citrus fruit school being conducted here
is shown by the fact that as large
crowd attended the school today as on
any previous day, the average attend
ance being considerably more than one
hundred Tomorrow is the last day Of
the school program and q record attend
snce is expected
Sam Baker of Los Frcsnos delivered
the first talk Of the morning, speaking
on "Types and Varieties of Citrus Fruit
for the Lower Rio Grande Valley" He
discussed fully the grapefruit. taking
up the Marshs Seedless, Duncan and
Foster. Under oranges, Mr.. Baker dis
cussed the Washington navel, Valencia
Late. Lue Gin Gong, Parson Brown,
Pineapple, Jaffa. lie also discussed
Oriental oranges under which class
come the King, Dancy Tangerine and
others.
Cont nuing the discussion, Mr.. Baker
took up lemons, dealing with the Eureka
Lisbon, Villa Fernaca and Ponderosa-
Under the head of lines he talked of the
Mexican lime, the Tahita and the Rang
pur.
Mr.. Baker spent a short while discus
sing books and bulletins for students,
saying that n large number Of agricul-
tural, citrus and other kinds of valu-
able pamphlets and books are issued by
the Department of Agriculture and may
be had for the asking. He advised those
present to study up on citrus fruit. and
expressed his hope that the school might
prove of value TO them.
Ben Chambers of Haringen this year
graduate OF Texas Agricultural and Me-
chanical College, delivered the other
talk of the morning. speaking on suit
able root stocks. methods of planting.
and methods Of budding. Among the root
stocks which might be used he mention
ed cour orange. rough lemon. sweet seed
l'ngs. Pomelo. Trifolate. Chinese Lemon,
and lime. He discussed the advantages
and disadvantages OF each. and favored
the sour orange as the best all around
stock.
The method of planting seeds was next
discussed by Mr.. Chambers. He gave
the depth at which they should be plant
ed. the time when seed that were sown
should be reset, and when they should
be buddcd.
Under budding. Mr.. Chambers describ-
ed the process at length and in detail
stating that the budwood should be
healthy and free from disease, and that
the tree should be budded three inches
from the ground, at any time when the
bark slips.
In his second talk Of the morning on
planting the orchard, Mr.. Chambers
dealt with the different shapes which
might be used declaring that the ma
jor points 70 be remembered were SYM
metry of appearance. economy of space
and facility for future use. He gave the
different spaces that should be allowed
between different kinds of trees when
planted in orchard rows.
Selling trees was also discussed by
Mr.. Chambers.
Professor r. r. Rcppert. who presid-
cd at the school this morning. told the
mepbcrs TO appear in the afternoon at
the nursery of II. G. Stilwell, near West
Brownsville, where a budding demon
stration was conducted by Mr.. Chambers.
The demonstration was a decided sue
cess, the buajcd trees of Mr.. Stilwcll
being demonstrated as budded on the
various l,nds of stocks and at d..ferent
times Of tac year.
The program for Thursday follows:
5000: 45-lnsects of the Citrus Grove.
by II. r. Reppcrt. Entomologist. Ex
tens onServicc, Texas A. < NJ. College.
s:40-9: 9:45-Musical number.
9:45-l0:39-Control OF Insects in the
Citrus Fruit Orchard, by. r. Il. Rep
pert.
observation-disclosures of Citrss Fruit
Trees, by +. W. Halstead.
ll:l5-Musical number.
lI:l5--Noon-Th Citrus Fruit for the
Valley Fair. by Paul +. Phipps. Pres
ident Valley Fair Association.
1.30-4:00 p. m.-Demon stration. Spray
ing of Citrus Fruit Trees, by r. Il.
Reppcrt and L. W. Halstcad
This afternoon Miss Myrtle Lovelace,
county home demonstration agent gave
a demonstration TO girls ut the high
school using culled citrus fruit in max
ing preserves, jellics. marmalades and
soft drinks. The demonstration was well
attended and will be continued tomorrow
afternoon from 1889 TO p. m. at the
high Srhooi