Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-20
Sees PROFITS
FOR Growers
IN TRUCK CROP
Combination of Condi-
tons Point to Sue
cessful Year, Ship
pers Declare

The outlook for profitable mar
kets for the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley winter and spring vegetable crop
was never brighter. was the asser-
tion Of ". Z. McDavitt, pioneer deal
er Of Brownsville.
$50 far as / can ascertain the
stocks Of vegetables going into stor-
q in the north and east. with the
exception Of potatoes, are less than
at any time in recent years" Mr..
McDavitt said. "This IS especially
true OF cabbage. The amount going
into storage. according to the gov
eminent report, is $4,000 tons less
than last season. and growers have
received from SIS to $40 per ton for
this cabbage"
Referring to the potato situation.
Mr.. McDavitt stated he expected the
acreage in the Valley would be cut
so TO 50 per cent. Practically all
early potato producing sections are
reporting similar cuts. indicating the
supply will be no more than the de-
mand.
The fall vegetable crop. new Ie-
ginning TO move, is meeting a good
market. The first carload shipments
OF green beans moved out the latter
part OF last week. Express ship
ments have been underway nearly
two weeks, and growers are netting
around $50 per hamper. Straight
carloads will begin moving N hea'y
volume by the last Of the week.
Fall tomatoes, which have also
been moving in express shipments
for a week or ten days, viii soon
Join the carload movement. ship
pers report. The acreage 10 not e.
tensive. but the quality Is exception
ally good. and shippers are confident
a good market will be secured. FAN
cabbage, beets and carrots will also
begin moving in straight cars by the
last Of the week, according 70 re-
ports from various parts Of the VAL
lev A heavy movement Of mixed
cars is anticipated before the last q
the month.
New Rates Favor Valley
Shippers report the new south
western rates are proving decidedly
advantageous 10 the Valley. and the
new southeastern rates will also ard
this section by opening up new mar
kets from which Valley products
have heretofore practically Deea
barred. The movement into south
eastern territory. which in former
wears was confined 10 a few hundred
cars. Is expected 70 reach 1900 70
1000 this season, shippers state.
Florida heretofore has been the mann
source Of supply for southeastern
territory but the new rates and MINI
NUNS place the Valley on a Compel
tive basis and assure a large move
ment into that section. The reduc-
ton in the southeastern minimum
from $4,000 10 "a 200 pounds VIII
proye especially valuable in opeslng
new markets for Valley production.
Shippers who are maintaining
close contact with Valley paintings
report that the mixed ear deal VIII
Be more pronounced this season than
ever before, and that the movement
OF mixed cars will break al former
records. Mixed car shipments last
year exceeded $500 cars, an increase
OF approximately 1900 cars over the
previous season, and a similar IN
crease il predicted this year.
Mixed Cars Profitable
"The mixed car deal has proved
very profitable for the Valley grow
ers and has opened scores Of new
markets for Valley products Mr..
McDavitt said. Each community
should endegyor to diversity its
truck crop 70 provide the proper
mixtures. The only handicap en-,
tered in connection with the mixed
car deal in the Brownsville section
has been the fact that II Is often
necessary TO secure part Of the mix
ture at other shipping points, rs
cessitating NECESSARY delay, and add
ing 10 the cost Of handling. Inc
most profitable way TO handle the
deal is for the farmers in each COM
munity 10 diversity their truck crop
assuring the proper mixtures
shipping reports last season indi-
Gated the majority Of mixed cars
moved into small markets which
could not ha7 .' s-~rfrtt cars O.
any one commodity. Many shippe
have estabI.s-e. J-e MaEAeee
bv securing orders for mixtures 70
meet the requirements q the small
markets and filling the orders AZ
carlots in much the same manner as
: grocer fills the order q the house
wife. Scores Of markets throughout
the central west. which a few years
ago received their winter vegetables
in express shipments from the large
market centers. now place orders for
mixed cars. designating the mixture
w,aaf heal rpuulrcmputN.