Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-21

OF TRUCK CROP
Being URGED
Co-operatives Propose
To Extend Mixed
Car Deal This Sea-
son; Offer Program

Truck growers in the Brownsville
section will produce a more diversi-
fled fall and winter crop is the
prediction OF ". s. Gillett, manager
Of the Delta Growers association,
the local unit OF the Rio Grande
Valley Vegetable Growers Exchange.
Mr.. Gillett reports that the de-
mand for seed indicates an in
crease in both fall and spring z
tables. and seed purchases also in
dictate that the diversification cam
paign is having considerable effect.
The manager reported that the CO.
operative is growing steadily and now
has around 100 members. Last year
the association shipped 100 cars
from Brownsville and expects to
double that number this year.
Members report that planting Of
potatoes for the holiday marketing
is well under way. and that the
fall potato crop will be greatly in
excess OF last year. Preparations
are also being made to plant the
spring potato crop earlier. it was
NAAhF HiaNAAnE 10 NAdfL lHG AdLltl
part OF November. which would bring
the crop onto the market two 70 four
wekes earlier than in former years.
Want Mixed Cars
An effort Is being made 10 inter-
est the growers in the mixed car
deal, and the diversification cam
paign is expected to result in a big
increase in mixed car shipments.
Heretofore many Of the Brownsville
cars have completed loading at up
per Valley points In order TO secure
the desired mixtures. causing on
siderable delay and loss. IL ~ be-
lieyed this can be eliminated BY
proper Investigation and that the
Brownsville section will ship as
many mixed cars in proportion 10 the
total moved as any shipping point
in the Valley.
In connection with the diversified
tion campaign the cooperation is
sending TO all members a planting
program for fall and spring for a
i0-acre unit. Over thirty commodi-
ties are listed, the program setting
out the time required for maturity
and the most profitable harvesting
period. Following are the acre
ages recommended and the data sup
piled on the various commodities:
Cabbage Glody. Copenhagen.
Danish: z acres; mature 120-i50
days; harvest Dec. | 10 May 1; heavy
Feb. Is to April 10.
Bcets-Cross. Egt. Ear. Wonder;
( acres; mature so 10 rs days; har-
vest Dec. | to May /; heavy Feb.
Is to April Is.
Carrots-Chautenay. Danyers; 10
acres: mature 70 to 100 days; har-
vest Dec. ] to May i; heavy Feb.
Is to April 10.
Beans-G. s.. > acres; mature 50
70 10 days: harvest Oct. Is to Dec.
Is: also in March and April.
Eggplant-Black Beauty; ! acre;
mature 90 10 $50 days; harvest Oct.
Is TO Dec. Is; also April and May.
Peppers-World Beater; ] acre;
mature 100 to 140 days: harvest
Oct. Is to Dec. Is; also March and
April.
Spinach-Savoy: | acre; mature
as to 65 days; harvest Dec. Is to
March 80.
Cauliflower-Snowball; ! acre;
mature 100 to 100 days; harvest
Dec. Is 70 March +.
Parsley-Curly so per cent. plain
20 per cent: 1 acre; mature 100
days; harvest Dec. TO May.
TomatoeS-Globes; ) acres; ma
ture 100 70 $50 days: harvest Oct.
Is TO frost: also in April and May
Turnips-P. r.. Globes: ! acre; ma
ture 60 70 rs days; harvest Nov
to April Is.
Mustsrd-Curly; IL acre; mature
60 TO 70 days; harvest Nov. TO April
10.
Endive-Curly; IL acre: mature
so to rs days; harvest Dee. Is to
April 1.
Squash-Esrly White; IL acre;
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