Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-02-27
GROVES
OF VALLEY NOT
HURTDYFROST
Reports Received This Morn.
ing Indicate Truck Crops
Damaged, Bu' Citrus Es-
capped UnscaI d

tRnrRtFt a't@ tft AlifuEF thrt tI-uf
but the citrue Of the Valley had
escaped praf unharmed. WAS cyi-
dent from a received in Browns
Vile today v III parts of tn. Nallr.'.
the fros b rra>t yesterday hy the
dIrownsvi weather burcan. hit NIL
parts of se Valley but the temperature
did not lsop as low as was expected. and
'he damage i mostly confined % beans.
'"niat1es l0taloes and other tender
trop~. he corn and cotton that II
'hr se ground. was hard hit grow
CT safs.
20. An estimate Of the damage will not bc
Val for several days as the grow
luT iate that many fields. which ap
w 70 have been damaged. may come
n I all right, aud il is impossible az the
ka resent time 10 estimate the full amount
prf loss. The frost was apparently IN
5 'frcaks as many fields were practically
: lniou he'd f.. whereas the tender plants
IN adjoining fields show evidence of con
siderable damaee
Citrus growers. reporting from MI
points between Mission and brownsville.
expressed the opinion that citrus trees
had not been damaged. but reported that
the heavy gale Monday night had blown
off some blossoms. The trees are
blooming heavily this year. and neither
the frost or wind damage Is expected g.
effect the seasons crop 10 any extent.
The sun did not come ont hot this morn
ing. the rise in temperature being very
gradual. and this unqucslionably pre-
vented heavier damage to both citrus
and truck.
Charles Yolz. one of the prominent
citrus growers of the Mission district.
reported that he bad ben obliged 10 fire
his orchard heaters for the first time
this this season. Ground temperatures
in that vicinity ranged between - and
20. Beans. tomatoes. and other tender
srops were evidenfls damaged. Mr. Nolz
stated. but the extent Guild net be sie-
tcrmined ~fn"
Albert Kalbfleisch. Mercedes citrus
grower. reported minimum temper
atnrc of - ~ n o'clock this morning,
but expressed the opinion that no dam
age had been sustained ~ the citrus
trees AIr kalhflciSch has Just finished
planting many trees. and he stated that
a careful examination this morning re-
vealed no damage 10 the most tcnG
trees blossoms on the mature citrus
trees showed no signs Of damage. b.
stated adding that the gale Monday
night did more damage ~ citrus than
the frost Tuesday nignt. The frost wa
sufficient f. seriously damage tender
truck crops III the Merceslcs see tiun.
i. A. Hickman ~ Rio IIpmdo stated
that there was no evidence of damage
90 citrus in that section. whore mini
mum temperature IL - was re- corded.
Beans. tomatoes aud potatoes sustained
some damage. the extent of which has
not yet been determined.
w. r. Palmer of I.os Frcsuos reported
considerable damage 10 truck crops ~
the Los Fresnns section. bnt no damage
20 citrus. 80 far rs hc could as er;ain al
nm early hour this morning
Reports from IA Ferris anA iIarlingcn
districts also Indicated that the citrus
had escaped damage. bnt TIE damage ~
truck trepS IN lhOsr sections may prove
heavy. Many farmers have large acre
ages ~ cotton and corn planted. bnt
fortunately very little % \ was through
the ground San Iseniio also report cl
that no damage was disc' rniblc io itrn,
trees. and the extent 81 damage a. fi~la
crops could not be asrcriaincd fnr scr-
cral days.
In the Brownsville section the Toy
ernmcnt weather bureau repaired =
minimum of 3G but growers reported
ground temperature minimum of - ~
: o'clock this morning. Citrus tree.
escaped sericns damage. ~ al growcrs
report. and the estimates " damage T.
the potato and bean crops are very con.
iliciing. Several growers report that
their potato creps passed through tbs
ordeal rra ticnly without damage. Aui
cfhers estimate their w. s-om - /,
81 per cent. The latter state however
that owing 10 the fact the sun did not
come ont warm this morning. The ininrs
10 the plants may not be- " great rs III
first Indicated. Several days mus
eaapse before ANYTHING Ike dcfini',
estimate on ihe damage il this isnmcd
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