Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-11
GROWER RAPS

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then the method 70 pursue seems 70
be to change the green fruit reg
ulations. But the change should not
be such as TO bar Shipping Of ripe
fruit"
Mr.. Loyctt said that IL seemed adj
vIsable TO secure n competent chem
ist TO work out a green fruit test. ii
the present one is not satisfactory.
He declared that even now the Val
ley has a much higher test than
Florida. principally because Florida's
test Is a sliding one, which takes
into account the changes IN sugar
content which usually results in IN
inverse ratio TO the changes in solids
after a rain.
Florida has a test OF , i-2 to I
as a minimum Of sugar content 10
acid, he pointed out. but there
must be a large solid content when
the sugar content is low. The Val
ley has p set scale Of no Of solid
to = OF TO | Of acid.
Would Mean Big Loss
Sometimes fruit and especially
Duncan. will ripen. and then. in case
II can not be shipped immediately.
a rain viii cause a big change. II
might at first test ~ to Z to !, and
then after the rain il might change
TO IA to 8 to j, but still be ripe.
The Duncan citrus fruit in the
Valley D. an early fruit, and We can
expect II 10 ripen even earlier in
the future than this year, which was
an unusually slow year for ripen-
ing" Mr.. Lovett continued. 40 de-
lay the opening Of the shipping sea
son TO November l would mean prac-
tically total loss TO of Dun
car fruit. The reasons for this are
that the fruit goes back after y
rain, and also that il will not stand
the competition Of Marsh Seedless
grapefruit, which comes on a little
later than Duncan.
To Ripcn Earlier
There is also a strong likelihood
that much of the Marsh Seedless
and other grapefruit will ripsn soon
er IN the future than in the past.
due to the fact that hundreds Of
Valley growers are fcrtilizing now.
when they have never fortified be-
fore" Mr.. Lovctt explained. Those
who are now fertilizing would SUI
fer q great loss in market value of
the fruit. in addition to loss or an
the effects of fcrtilizing. II the sea
son were delayed.
Another reaso why II seems en-
tIrely unSound to me to delay the
beginning Of the shipping season"
Mr.. Lovett continued. lis that az
would give Florida n month ia which
to take the pick Of the markets and
prices, while the Valley stood b.
and watched.
Il am informed that the federal
inspection force handling the fruit
fly situation is not advocating any
change in the opening Of the sea
son | have been unable 10 find any
growers or shippers who are in fa-
vor or delaying the beginnin Of
the season. and in fact 7 am at =
loss to understand who is behind the
move 10 delay the starting Of the
season"
Favors Green Fruit Ban
Mr.. Lovett mentioned that this
year. with the fruit unusually slow
IN developing. the Valley shipped a
a h0IANNk VI AaAc ONAAHk Inv
month Of October. Next year, and
in the following seasons, with mors
fruit coming into bearing all the
time. and with the fruit ripeuinr
sooner. there will be a larger amount
ready TO shin during October.
IL this fruit il not moved during
October, some Of il will go back
and may never meet the test again.
The other part Of it will all be pick
ed. and congested. and every ship
per in the Valley will have from six
"a ten carloads Of fruit ready 20
move the day the season opens. with
a flooded market and drop in price
as n certain result. he declared.
"All Of us should be in favor Of
regulations TO keep any green fruit
from going out of the Valley. he
said. Il am IN favor Of such ~
lations. But ! will oppose any regu-
latons which keep ripe fruit from
being moved out, and believe most Of
the other growers and shippers in
the Valley will do the Sgme."