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

ICED 10 produce the winter and spring
crops OF onions and other vegetables,
70 be followed BY q crop Of cotton
next summer.
Paintings VIII Be Heavy
The paintings Of onions and winter
vegetables will break all records,
growers state. Several thousand
acres will be planted to onions, and
the acreage Of English peas, beets,
carrots, cabbages and other winter
and spring vegetables will show q
material increase over former years.
For several years Willacy county
onions have been the first onto the
markets, leading other onion produc-
ing sections by several weeks The
high grade OF the Willacy county
product, the careful manner III which
il is handled and packed by the
growers and shippers has given il
high standing in ali the large mar
kets and Is rapidly creating a demand
that promises future profits for the
growers.
The short crop OF cotton this year
will not affect paintings next season,
the growers state. With q produc-
htQA "a 4RRkQAAlAA4LGA1 QrtN0 O44GEa
the yield was only about so per cent
Of the 1925 total, but the growers
point out that 1927 was the first
short crop in several years. A pro-
duction Of $4,000 to 10000 bales for
1928 is predicted If normal weather
conditions prevail
The large acreage devoted 70 cotton
will be in better shape for the 1928
crop than In any previous year. Most
Of the land already has been prepared
for the fall and spring rains which
usually supply an abundance Of mois-
ture TO mature the crop.
"Willacy county has never been in
better shape TO break all records for
cotton and vegetable production"
was the statement OF s. L. Gill, Will
acy county developer and farmer. who
has extensive interests throughout
the county. "The large acreages re-
Gently cleared will come under cul-
tivation for the first time; practs-
cally all cleared land in the county
has been prepared and is in better
shape than ever before, and Willacy
county farmers and business inter
ests are decidedly optimistic over the
outlook"
Many Farmers Coming In
The non-irrigated sections OF the
Valley have proved very attractive
TO cotton and truck farmers in NORTH
and East Texas. and a large part Of
the acreage Is being sold 70 farmers
Of this class. They are thoroughly
practical farmers, experienced in the
production Of these crops, and they
have found soil and climatic condi-
tons in this section ideal. Many
Farmers from the irrigated sections
Of the Valley have also invested "a
non-irrigsted lands which they are
developing for cotton production.
Cities Grow Rapidly
Raymondviile, the county seat. has
trebled in population in the past
three years, due to the extensive
development following the railroad
extensions both east and west. II is
rapidly becoming one Of the import
ant centers on the Gulf Coast sec
tion Of the Missouri pscific Lines,
and Is also the trade center for large
territories 70 the west, north and
east.
Lyford, five miles south Of Ray
mondville, one Of the oldest COM
munities In the Valley is also .
thriving center for a territory that Is
RAPIDLY developing, and Sebastian on
the Willacy-Cameron county line,
which until last year was merely a
loading station. Is rapidly assuming