Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-05-26
I'm OUR
VALLEY

frur growers Wednesday IN talk
before the Rotary club.
He was discussing methods ~
combating the Mexican fruit fly;
discovery Of which In the Valley has
made possible an embargo on the
shipment of Texas fruits.
lie declared that TO rid the Val
ley Of this fly Is just as important
TO the Valley as the entry Of the
Southern Pacific. and even more so.
IL may result not only in the fruit
embargo. but IL is possible also that
shipments of certain types Of veg
etables may be interfered with.
Very little is known here Of this
fly. so far The present task. Dep
uty declares, is TO rid every or
ehard Of every sour orange and
every other old. ripened fruit The
fly. or worm, does not attack green
fruit.
THERE ARE MANY sour orange
trees in Brownsville. and along the
river.
Many Of these trees have been
permitted to hold their fruit for dec
oTative purposes.
This fruit should be cleaned off
Immediately: in fact, Il must be
done within weeks time, else diff
ficulties may ensue.
NJ only should II be cleaned off.
hut every fruit should be buried at
least three feet deep.
DO not throw them into garbage
cans. Bury them. Bury them deep.
Boy Scouts will probably be- used
ia the local campaign. Owners Of
fruit trees who are approached by
the boys will be asked TO cooperate
IN every manner.
Of course. every good citizen will
cooperate. The sour oranges are
worthless and useless; in addition 70
that. they have now been discovered
10 be harboring "A menace.
Rid the Valley Of the fruit fly. DO
IL today. II will save US lot Of
trouble later on.
SAN BENITO. leading shipping
point in the Valley and center Of one
of the most productive sections Of
the Valley. il looking forward 20
increased importance for its po-
sition with the building Of the
Spiderweb extension sout n ca 4
toward the coast.
San Benito is operating center for
the Spiderweh. This lo0-mile or
more road-George Winsor will cor
rect us II the figure j. wrong-me-
anders both northeast and west
from San Benito. II now proposes TO
Increase lis territory by going
southeast also. IL will penetrate
new agricultural territory.
The Spiderweh now touches Rio
Fiondo. San Benito. Santa Maria. In
Paloma. Los Indios. Iiidalgo. Mis-
Sion and Monte Christie. II is an
important part Of the transporta-
tien system of the Lower Rio
Grande Valley
NEARLY $50 prominent business
men Of Texas will leave Dallas June
10 on the "Ali Texas Special for a
tour OF northern and eastern cities.
II will not be "hurrah" trip.
Mith brass bands and lots Of noise.
II will be dignified trip. its pur-
pose being 70 meet businessmen of
the north. bankers and manufactur-
ers. % impress upon them that they
are All wrong N they believe that
Texas l. purely a eotton-growing
state. with its prosperity dependent
entirely uopn cotton.
Thcy--the northern men-will he
told about the other enormous re-
sources ~ the state which contrib
A. a. maintain the great values of
Texas crops even though the cot
tor crop does not yield what X
should
II Is ali part Of the Texas Daily
Press Leagues program q educa-
tion on the fact that Texas has
other resources than cotton.
TT IN THE RaymondvilleH HargilI
district watermelon patches are be
inr robbed.
BEING done ~ coyotes es-four-iegEed
variety
Growers complain the coyotes
seem a. he able 20 spot the ripe
melons They leave the unripe ones
untouched No doubt. however. they
are clever enough 10 mark them for
future reference.
All of which means that farmers
will have a. stand guard over their
r. ehes for twrnty-four hours every
day. 4 they hope 20 have melons
for the market.
REV. MrNEA. Methods. pastor at
Harrill, has leased a place where he
viii operatc poultry farm. says the
IIsrgiii Progress,
or the principle. no doubt, that
Methods ministers have something
81 a reputation to maintain when II
h. = matter 81 producing poultry for
table purposes
However that NAV be. the Harglll
minister = showing mighty good
farm sense. A fryer 0r hroiler
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