Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-15
LARGE NURSERY
PLANNED HERE
La Paloma Growers Will
Have Complete Service
For Citrus Orchards

A complete service for the care OF
citrus orchards and 200-acre nur-
sery producing all varieties of citrus
stock and ornamentals Is included
in plans OF the La Paloma Growers
co. OF Brownsville. organization OF
which was announced Tuesday.
The company has received a Tex
as charter and Is capitalized Tor
100000.
Included in the assets Of the COM
pany Is a 35O-acre farm at La Pa
Iona, now the property OF w. j.
Ehlers, an officer of the company.
F. L. Rockwell, New York business
man. IS president and treasurer OF
the company: Ehlers. who has been
farming In the Valley since 1918, Is
vice president, and r. c. Robertson
an expert In citrus culture who re-
ceived his education and experience
in California. Is secretary. These
three men form the board Of direc-
tors.
All three members Of the firm live
In Brownsville and offices will be
opened here In a few days.
Modern equipment. including ma
chimes for spraying and duSting
cultjvators, tractors and other de-
vices, have been purchased and art
expected to be in Brownsville be-
fore June /, the date on which thu
firm expects to begin operating.
Contracts viii be made with own,
ers OF orchards. or with land com
panieS for the complete care OF th'
trees. This service will include nee
essary cultivation, irrigation. prun'
ing. spraying and busting. Contrac
also will be made with individual
owners for one spraying or on
busting Of an orchard.
All varieties of citrus trees are \,
be grown in the nursery. which |
rs believed will be the largest in tn
valley. In addition to the citru,
trees. wind breaks and all kinds O
ornamentals are tc be grown.
The Valley some day Is going d
be known as a great citrus grOwinI
section" Ehlers said today in speak
ing Of plans for the company. ITO
day the greatest need Of Valley or
chards is that they be given prope
care by an experienced person.
Many orchards today are faili-u
to produce any fruit because OF tn
lack OF attention and others are no
| producing anything but very 10y
grade fruit because in imprope
care.
The citrus orchards of the Val
ley which are being given the car
and attention they deserve are uni
formally paying a profit to thei
owners. We REALIZED the need fC
this service and IL was to meet thi
need our company was formed.
large per cent of the orchards G
California are care for on this sam
plan and 1t has been found very ef
H fective."
The charge for care of an orchar
will be about $50 per acre. Ehler
said. This will depend to some ex
tent on the size of the orchard an
ether factors. he said.
1T is our opinion that man
thousand acres Of land i'm Oh
Brownsville section now undevel0pe
Socn will be cleared and On lare
part OF this acreage will be plante
to citrus. II Is to supply the de
mand for high class stock for plant
i ing this and other new acreage tha
i our company has been formed. w
Il already are marking trees OF know
II quality and quantity production
Valley orchards and when huddin
| time comes will be prepared TO guar
antee the quality of our trees"
The company will do buddin
work for individuals.