Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-16
10 ATTEND 5
CITRUS MEETS
DURING WEEK
Rosborough of A. & M.
Speaks on Clover;
Calendar Of Prac-
tees Announced

SAN BENITO, Sept. 15.-One hun
dred and ten Valley residents attend
ed the five citrus demonstration
meetings conducted in the Valley this
week with ". F. Rosborough. extern
sion h0rticulturist of the JAW IN nj.
College, as the principle speaker.
Details Of the meetings were an
nouneed here BY Henry Alsmeyer,
county farm agent, who arranged the
meetings
Rosborough spoke on the care OK
citrus orchards, winter cover crops
and other prases Of citrus growing.
He said that the yellow blooming
sweet clover IN the best winter cover
crop for citrus III the Valley, stating
that TX should ~ planted in October
and November. The seed should be
soaked in hot water before planting
for quicker termination, and should
be planted SD I'D 40 pounds Nv the acre
in seedbeds. Az should be diEked IN
| der later In the year, he said.
Other speakers during the citrus
| meetings include r.. G.. Tejada. feder-
al inspector for the Mexican gov
eminent stationed in Matnmoros,
WI. III Friend, NV. w. Bach, and ~ WI
Clark az the Valley Experiment sta
tion at Weslaco. John T.. Floore, man
ager Of the Valley Fair, and Ais
meyer. ~. R. Jimenez, another Mex
lean official stationed in Matamoross
was &C the meeting in Brownsville
with Senior Tejada, but did not speak.
Rosbor0ugh also spoke on the care
Of orchards during the winter to pre-
vent damage from cold He said that
where the trees are to be banked they
should be first painted with bor-
dezu.
Figures were cited By officials Of
the Valley experiment station show
ing the practical value Of cover crops.
and also III irrigation AZ che proper
time. Experiments made NJ the (
tion on the old orchard there showed
that 100 trees on one acre, given
|. three inches or water above rainfall.
produced 263 pounds WI fruit tc tn
tree, another 100 trees given six
inches OF water produced 40 pounds
Of fruit, another 100 given six inches
Of water with winter lcgumes pro-
duced SIS pounds 10 the tree. and IA
fourth acre with six inches of water
and s0d produced ass pounds to the
tree, or an average Of 40 pounds 70
the tree or 1000 pounds to the acre
advantage where legumes we're used
over sod.
The below calendar of orchard
practices for aged citrus orchards az
the Lower Rio Grande Vale yof Tex
as was compiled by the Valley e1r
pertinent station acting upon the re-
quest WI state. federal, and railroad
agents engaged in agricultural extern
sion work in the Lower Rio Grandg
Valley. In an open meeting of the
above agents, held at Mercedes, Tex,
on February 1O, 1928. the recommen-
dati0ns az the experiment station
we're read and discussed and finally
approved as they appear above.
The Calendar
Janunrv-Prune: Finish heavy
pruning work before the hlossoming
period Y
FertiIize: Use quick acting nitro
genous fertilizers q to 5 lbs. per
treel.
I~rrirate: Bc sure that the trees
have sufficient water to finish blos-
som period.
February-Finish work not attend
ed to in January. Use furrow irri-
garion TO avoid chilling the ground
if irrigation is necessary during the
bossoming period.
March-Spray: Pse lime-sulphur
for rust mite control (l:50l. Use
G:40) strength if scab j. present in
the orchard.
ApriI-Irriratc: Give W thorough
irrigation after fruit is set Give
a thorough inspection for diseases
and insect pests. Treat any dis
eased trees found in the orchard
Fertilize. Apply complete fertil-
izer mo to III lbs. per trecl l5-5-5s
1866.
May-Irrigate: Apply water early
in preparation for spraying with Oh
emulsion.
Disk; incorporate cover crop with
the soil by diskinE.
Spray: Give trees a thorough APP
plication Of some reliable oil emuis
sion-
June-Dust: Give trees IA thor
ough application of dry sulphur for
mite control.
Disk: incorporate weeds and cover
crop residue with the soil.
July--IrriTate: Apply water carly
in preparation for spraying with
oil emulsion.
Disk: Disk down weeds and level
irrigation borders.
Spray: Give trees "a second appli-
cation of oil emulsion spray, if
VII necessary
August-Irrigate: Give "A thorough
irrigation early in the month.
I~rrigate: Give a second irrigation
during the second half Oh the month.
No cultivation given between irrri-
cations
September-Dust: Give a thorough
application Of sulphur in the dry
form early In the month.
Disk: Incorporate weeds grown
during August with the soil.
October-Irrigate: Apply irriga-
tion water early in month IL Sep
TENDER rainfall was less than nor-
NAL t3 inches).
November-Disk: Prepare soil for
winter cover crop
Plant: Cover crop or Melilotus
Indica $50 TO 40 lbs. per acre.
I~rrigate: Prepare irrigation bor-
ders and ~irr:Rate-
Observation-Disclosures Apply water
early in the month. Fall irriga-
tions will delay maturity and in
terfere with harvesting early varie-
ties. but increase sire and total
yield w fruit.
Prune: Pruning may NV started
Immediately after the removal of
the fruit crop. Amore thorough job
Of pruning will be done when the
grower does not zee how much fruit
me is removing from the trees
Place heaters: If orchard heaters
are to be used. they should be
placed in the orchard early in the
month. and n supply of reserve fuel
provided that will take care WIKI any