Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

corn moved out Of the Valley in
1922 and q total Of % cars was ship
ped that year. BY 1924 the number
was increased to 224 cars and last
season d total OF 925 cars was reach
ca, making green corn fourth in the
total volume Of shipments.
There has been an ever increasing
demand for green corn since the first
shipments moved out Of the Valley in
1922. and the market for this COM
modify has been extended to ell parts
Of the United States. The Valley
green corn generally gets onto the
markets first. with Florida following
a few days later. and the early ship
ments almost invariably represent a
big profit for the growers.
Tomatoes Rank Fifth
Tomatoes rank fifth in the volume
Of shipments but in a good season
often represent more actual cash to
the growers than other products
which may exceed them III the num-
Der az carloads shipped. The first
carload shipment Of tomatoes went
out in 1919. when 81 cars we're moved.
and the peak was reached in 1926
with a total of So5 cars. Last season
SIS cars moved out Of the Valley. and
shipments 81 this commodity are ex-
pected to show 2 material increase
next season.
Green beans and spinach are al
most a tie for sixth place in the list
Of Valley vegetable shipments, with
spinach having an advantage Of ten
cars during the 1926 shipping season.
Neither OF these vegetables was
shipped in heavy volume until 1925
when 100 cars Of spinach and $50
cars Of green beans were moved. In
1926 12a cars Of spinach and 155
cars Of beans were shipped. and last
season the number was 1B4 cars Of
spinach and lT4 cars Of beans.
Lettuce, which was shipped in
large quantities during the early
days Of Valley development, TO longer
ranks among the important ship
ments. The peak OF the lettuce ship
ments was reached in 1918, when I'll
cars were marketed. but in 1915 the
number decreased 10 "a and was
down 10 II last season. Watermelons
we're also among the important crops
Of the early years, ISL ears being
shipped out Of the Valley in 1911.
and 1875 cars in 1915. No heavy
paintings OF melons were made until
last year. but weather conditions
were unfavorable for a large yield
and only 50 cars were shipped.
Raises Great Variety
No winter vegetable section Of the
United States produces a greater
variety OF vegetables than che Low sr
Rio Grande Valley. In addition to
all the staple vegetables, q great var
iety Of the so-called fancy" vegeta-
bles, including asparagus and celery
are grown. Shipments Of this class
during the past season included Chi
cory, ~ cars: English peas. 2; shall
lots, 5; parsley. So; brocolli or Ital-
ian rauliflower. "a; dandelions. III;
radishes. i; romaine lettuce, M; -
yoy, IL; escarol, 3; squash, l.. Large
shipments Of these latter vegetables
were also included in the mixed cars.
and the straight car shipments are
not representative Of the total pro-
duction.
The demand for the fancy vege-
tables has shown q heavy increase in
recent years, and growers are devot-
ing more attention and greater acre
age to this class. Many Of the Val
ley's customers are demanding more
OF these In their mixed car shipments
and growers find them q source Of
considerable profit.
The growing of asparagus, which
was recently introduced into the
Valley. is probably making more pro-