Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-18
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acre-on Valley land.
More bushels Of spuds TO the
aere-on Valley land.
More 10 the acre of everything
that should produce more here IN
comparison with other lands.
W. S. Blackshear. citizen Of
Brownsville, writing to The Herald
on the subject, says:
''In this weeks Golfers, there Is
an article entitled The Best Is Yet
to Be-
1T states that in Germany, farm
ers apply 70 their soil more than
eleven pounds of nitrogen TO each
acre; that il increases the yield Of
potatoes 100 pounds to each pound
used, sugar beets $50 pounds and all
other root vegetables ESQ pounds.
Nitrogen costs nine cents per
pound in Germany. We know that
our rich soil needs more nitrogen
and it might be we'll IL our truck
growers would give this trial.
II AN INFORMED by Germans
reared in Germany. that one to four
acres supports a family there. but
they use fertilizers and cultivate the
crops we'll.
81 am sure we lay by nearly all Of
our crops too soon, and without
sufficient tilling. Mr.. McFarlane,
who made three bales of cotton per
acre in the sandy land near Pal
estine three years ago, states that
he plowed that five acres almost
constantly. and while il was a very
dry year, he took the prize over all
others in Texas.
ITO years ago a plumber OF Tyler
moveduto a farm, used the same tac-
tics and made about the same per
acre.
"Fertilizing properly, mulching
sufficiently. and eternal vigilance is
what is necessary in farming.
Il am not capable of advising our
farmers from experience, but
read all can get about what is be-
ing done on farms. and when ! see
articles that ! think would benefit
our farmers, like to pass them on. :
GUHPRECKT OF FLORIDA, who
with a shrug dismisses the posi-
bility of grapefruit competition in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley, doesn't
find agreement among those who
know and those who have investi-
gated.
George White Of Davenport, Iowa,
i who has interests in the Valley and
y has the winter habit in the Valley,
writes briefly in comment on Gump-
=. dts statement:
"In reading your most interesting
column IN The Brownsville Herald
of Sunday, my attention is attracted
10 the article by Mr.. Gumpreeht as
TO his reaction following his investi-
CATION Of the Rio Grande Valley
citrus outlook.
"While in the Valley this winter,
took occasion one day TO 80 up TO
the A. & VI. College Experiment Sta
ton just above Mercedes, and spent
considerable time, being very gra-
ciously received by the gentleman in
charge. and in the course Of our
conversation the subject of frost
was discussed.
at that particular time. as ! re-
member il, government statistics
had just been received covering q
period of fifteen years in which II
was shown that the Lower Rio
Grande Valley averaged three frosts
per year during that time. whereas
Florida over the same period had a
record Of six frosts and California
nine.
"WHILE PLAYING golf here the
other day with one Of the partners
of our largest wholesale fruit con-
Germs that has branches in several OF
the adjoining cities and distributes a
tremendous amount OF fruits and
vegetables. this gentleman volun-
teered his opinion 10 me that IL was
his conclusion that the Rio Grande
Valley grapefruit would put the
Florida grapefruit out Of the market
in less than ten years"
The weather bureau records three
degrees of frost; namely, light,
heavy and killing.
The records do not show rs many
rs three killing frosts a year. Some
winters there are 10 frosts, but
there may be extremely cold weather,
as occurred about Christmas. 1924,
and again about Christmas, 1925.
Both of these spells" damaged
more Of the fruit on the trees. but
only slightly damaged the trees,
and doubtless reduced the following
years crop.
But those two spells" were the
first of that intensity since 1899.
MATAMOR0S ANNOUNCES that a
contract has been awarded for the
ravement of the streets surrounding
the plaza.
Three cheers for those who are
responsible for this progressive
movement
IL Is more than miles Of such paw
ing in an American city, for Nata-
moros is unable TO vote and sell
bonds for such a purpose.
And when this work is completed
they propose to pave Sixth street
down 70 the international bridge.
Every visitor will applaud that
undertaking, and wish IL greatest
success
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