Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-22

damage DolHS 10 Tie IIulI diiu
nursery stock, according to W.
J. Schnurbusch, local meteoIO-
logist, and Harry L. Sexton, OF
Mission, publicity agent for the
Citrus exchange.
This morning the temperature rose
above 32, and continued to rise graiu
ally during the day, until it stood near
40 degrees by noon. The forecast for
tonight and tomorrow is cloudy weather,
and somewhat warmer, prbably with
occas ional light rains and light to MOI
{ ate northerly to easterly winds.
Tn cold here broke simultaneously
with weather over most of the state as
the coldJ st in the state last night was
eight degrees above zero at Amarillo.
with Abilene, Galveston and Palestine
showing temperatures cf 80 degrees.
and Brownsville 81.
Fruit on Trees Hurt
1.-The continued weather below frecz-
ing over number of hours is mere
damaging than sudden drop, said
Mr. Scnurbusch. although the fact
that the present cold weather is moder-
ating gradually, and the trees will thaw
out slowly is a factor in lessening the
damage"
Damage to the crop Of citrus fruit
on trees in the Valley is the heaviest
damage that has been done by thu
FRI eze, said-Mr. Sexton. In many
parts Of the Valley the fruit was froz-
en- although the old trees are not hurt
Seriously and the damage to nursery
stock, which was frozen down some
will be very slight, as the tops will be
cut off. and the trees vii sprcut out
again and make just as large tops next
year.
The Valleys crop Of cabbage vii.
probably weather the freeze, and com"
out with very little actual damage Il
the present cloudy weather continues
was the opinion of Mr. Sexton. and Y.
f. McDavitt. local shipper Cabbage will
stand more cold than most vegetables.
they said, as it is punched thicker, and
if the sun does not come out soon. the
cabbage vii thaw out and make good
crop.
Truck Damage Light
ny Damage to beets, carrots, turnips and
other similar vegetables will be practic-
ally negligible the shippers said. as hs
and the vegetables are not hurt, as the
ground did not freeze. The beans which
were still net picked were frozen. al
though only very small acreage ~
net in. most Of the crop having been
shipped. Tomatoes were also frozen
but this crop was correspo ondIngly small.
Damage to the Valley was mnimzcd
50 far as truck crops were conct rhed
by the fact that most fall vegetables
have already been shipped, while the
spring crop is just being planted.
Temperatures over the entire Valley
were practically the same" said Mr..
Schnurbusch. while no official rcad-
ings were available for the upper Val
ley, there was probably no difference
in the temperature. since the temprra
lures at San Antonio. Del RIO. and Ccr-
pus Christi were uniformly degret or
two lower than the temperature at
| Brownsville. and it il natural to CON
clude that the temperature in the inter-
mediate section was the same, with
cloudy weather prevailing, and with the
winds uniform over the section"
Official weather reports, given BY NJ.
Schnurbusch this morning, show that -
| degrees was the lowest tempe ratu~c
reached during the cold spell that point
| having been touched Saturday night.
| Consecutive temperature readings show
| the following: Friday. 8 p. m, first
freeze. 80; II m.. 50; Saturday, a. M.
/ 81; a. M. 80; Ia. m, %; 10 a. m. q;
1890 p. M. 20; p. M, %; p. m., q;
10 p. M, %; IL m %. Sunday: a. M,
| 27; 4:30 a. M. 26 lowest temperaturc):
\ Z a. M, %; 10 a. M, 20; 1890 o. m,
! 80; 80 p. M. 80; 5 p. M. 32; p. m,
80; 10 m. 80; Monday: 2 a. m 81;
a. M, 50; a. m. 32, with rising
| temperatures after that time.