Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1923-01-03
LARGE ACREAGE
OF COTTON FOR
ELJARDIN, Plan
Community Meeting Hears
Opinions of Various Ex-
perts on Cotton Growing
and Marketing

MI previous records al cotton t.lani 4
luz ~ the Brownsville section ~ the
Valley will be- broken this year. II the
opinions expressed AZ the community
meeting in II Jardin lasi night are 10
be taken rs Il criterion Their. were
IFS persons present at The meeting. most
ot whom were farmers. AMI ihey wrrc
unanimously Of the opinion thar big
cotton acreage would prove highly prifii
able this season.
Many Of the III .Iardin farmers ar.
frcm the north end aud are nni familiar
with all the details If cotton grow ing
ana the meeting was called prin, ipaily
for the purpose of securing advice from
men who are Well acquainted with every
phase oi the industry. = e. Tucker
who has probably been IN closer touch
with the cotton industry in the Vale,
Tor longer period than any other
Vale, resident. gave q very interesting
talk. lie gave the farmers the benefit
az his extensive experience. pointing ont
mistakes that have hecn made il the
Valley and successes that have been at
tanned. lie assured them facilities n the
HruN nsyIic gin would De found ample
70 meet the demand ..reated iy the ill.,
cr.as. a acreage. and thar the owners ii
the sin could be reied upon to give
the tarmerS all possible cooperation Ia
making the 1873 crop a highl, profitable
one.
T. =. Sanders Of Ia Felil gave Il
very Interesting tall on cotton growing.
eiupla.sizlng early planting 10 escape the
fGsaa.~ of the cotton boil wscvil rs we'll
a. securing the advantage of the early
market. Tie advised planting ~ the
middle 81 February. He also gave sain-
ai,,e Information ou boil w""yil cenirol.
AMI exhibited a patented holl we"vil ,at-
cher which b. believes viii prove NJ
vaaic III the Nall.y 10 eradi,a ate TIE. early
weryi.S.
J. W. Caborg. representative oi
the Texas Farm bureau Cotton Mar
k.tiAg Association gave ru nnflire ~
the plans ~ the association ant numh.
Of ~ Jardin farmers Sisae,i t. market
their crops through The bur-au.
Wit Make Variety TESTS.
TIE suggestion was made that seed
dealers in Brownsville ~npI,y The farn-
erS ~ III Jardin with five bushels ~
cotton seed O. be- used ia a variety ties,
wLieh will BE- conducted on five different
faruls. This Suggestion Was a.. sP'-f
~ the dealers. who offered ~ supply
Ten bushels ~ seed instead II five.
Three varieties. tho Wei.hcr Sold "a ih.
Peoples Ice 4 Manufacturing -. Ben
nett. sold hv McJasitg Bros. and AcaIa
sold rs the springer Seed Co. viii ~
planted On most VI Iardin farms thiS
year. These varieties have been selected
after exhaustive investigation hs the
dealers. aud have proven we'll adapted
10 Valley conditions. Earh ~ the-"
vaI aIia:i,S viii bc given a thorough test.
aud future planting on the tract will a.
pend largely upon the results.
LARGE Acreage in County.
In the course of the discussion At
teniiun waS called in he fact The IN
crease in acreage will Dc general over
th. county Estimates mad" ul,an re-
ports received from the water districts
stated thar the Cameron counfs cotton
acreage wou'i ~ appr"SiInatrls J5.u'O.
as compared Miih .G.t@p in l.s... TIE
acreage in the brownsville Srstion will
be increased from ..he q" approxi-
matciy S.tsO. according G." he estimate.
4 f.w minutes were devoted to dis
cu~si0n az fhr broom corn situa ION. huf
III. general opinion among the farmers
ul,carcd IL favor cotton rather than
broofncorn. owing 10 itc overhead eN-
pens. Of the latter crop No doubt was
expressed Fhai il would prnvr a profit
a'Ir crop this year. but inr tendency
of THE brooncvrn market Z" flnt'nair
L. extremes Wa~ emphasized. anil some
dnubled the ad.i>ahility "f going e. the
expense ~ building sheds AMI shreshrr>
Inr alIlN s-lnfl.