Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-17

ebony and huisachc trees fringe the
resaca bank. forming a domestic
with . natural setting that could
not be surpassed for beauty. A boat
pier and bathing facilities have been
provided on the reslca at a point
where the water is aDcut rs feet in
depth. On the opposite side Of the
resaca. Acacia island. one Of the Val
ley's beauty spots. adds 10 the at
tractiveness Of the white domestic.
The erection Of q backing shed and
implement storage building. los BY
80 feet IN size. has neen completed,
and a residence has been erected for
his farm superintendent. r. K. Al
corn. formerly Of McAllen. an ex.
perienced truck grower who has been
in the Valley several years. A large
water tank supplies water for al
buildings and electric power in Sc
cured over the Central Electric and
Power lines.
Likes Valley Farm Life
Il am enjoying every day in the
Valley" was the comment OF the for
mer Davenport, Iowa. banker. a. he
halted his tractor. pulled q big ban
&1lA AA0AA hAn HONANk anu NlIEu the
pe-spiratson from his face.
The tractor was a little ~one-cylin-
der affair. constructed for truck
farming. and its operation necessi-
tated walking beside IL and manipu-
lating the controls. II blitheIy chug-
ged its way around The field dragging
a heSvy float 10 mulch the land Mr..
Whitew as preparing for strawber-
ries and he manfully plodded along
beside II.
Il am getting a real kick out of
this. and talk about an appetite.
eat more in a day than | formerly ate
IN q week. | am not troubled with
insomnia. When | so to bed after
. day devoted TO following Betsy
(the TRACTOR around the field, | am
ready 70 20 TO Sleep."
Mr.. White concluded that Betsy
needed a rest and sought the shade
of { huge ebony while he recounted
his experience as a Valley farmer.
The only thing | regret is that I
did not come to the Valley several
yeats ago he said. Il did not real
ize what / was missing. Iowa il a
splendid state; I nave many friends
back there. but the rest of my years
wall be spent IN she Valley where
both the people and climate are al
ways c~ongenisl. | suppose every man
enjoys getting back 10 nature and
| know that / am getting all the
Enjoyment there is in life. A year
ago could mo- play over nine holes
Of golf without stopping TO rest an
hour 40 least: now can follow
'Betsy' around the field all day, and
quit 81 night feeling fine nd fit"
Plans Future Development
Plans for development Of the S.
acre tract are being formulated. and
the entire acreage with the excep-
tion Of a few acres fronting the
resacs. which will be reserved for
homesites. will be brought under in
tensive cultivation. The land is we'll
drained. the slope west from the re-
SAGA being sufficient 20 carry off all
surplus water in neavy rains and
drainage will be facilitated BY bitches
now under construction.
Besutificstion Of Ire tract i part
q the development plan. All the
larger trees along the resacs were
lett standing when the land was clear
ed. sthol has been planted along the
north and south sides 10 serve the
dual purposes Of windbreak and beau
LITIGATION. and Spanish daggers are
being planted at 50-foot intervals
along the well graded roadway which
traverses the acreage. Part Of the
tract will probably be set to citrus
fruit. but the major portion will be
reserved for future extensions Of the
overhead irrigation system with
which the owner proposes 10 supply
the Valley demands for "out-of-sea-
son" vegetables.