Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-24
ACREAGE CUT
RECOMMENDED
u. S. Bureau Urges
Stabilized Fruit
Truck Prices

800 49, @@h"
The annual agriculture outlook re-
port, which will be released by the
department Of agriculture on Monday,
January 2s, i expected to recon-
mend a general reduction in
cial acreage Of most vegetables and
some fruits to restore farm prices
to a more favorable basis. Growers
throughout the United States will be
interested to read the report in de-
tail. It's several parts apply to all
the important farm products.
During the past week, potato prices
mostly held their recent gains;
onions advanced further but cabbage
registered some losses. Sweet pota-
toes showed practically no change,
though carlot movement Of that prod
uce decreased about one-fourth. "A
slight downward tendency was OBJ
served in wholesale prices Of spinach,
tomatoes and lettuce. Celery markets
held firm; shipments Of Florida
celery were rapidly increasing.
Carlot movement OF twenty-five i'm
portant fruits and vegetables still
totaled about 1920 cars for the
week. Shipments exceeded last Ian
uary corresponding record by 5000
cars, because Of heavier outputs OF
apples. oranges, grapefruit, lemons,
spinach and potatoes. Apple for
warnings increased to 1000 cars
from western states and s55 from the
cast. Though orange shipments
dropped 20 per cent TO a total OF
1900 cars they were still twice rs
heavy as a year ago. Most Of the
decrease the past week was In Cali
fornia.
The market supply Of green peas
was almost exclusively from Mexico.
About l25 cars Of peas arrived from
hat country. compared with 60 dur
ing the same time last season. Re
cent reports indicated that $500
acres on the Mexican west coast were
planted to vegetables this season or
about 1000 more than last year. Most
Of the gain j. in tomato acreage in
the Sinatoa Valley, where about five
sixths Of he mace are grown. The
large acreage Of peas Is almost en-
tirely in the Sonora district. Local
estimates are for 1000 70 5000 cars
Of vegetables from western Mexico
this season.
The Potato Situation
Potato growers and shippers are
interested in the report of the de-
partment Of agriculture which shows
I3l, 000,0 900 bushels Of merchantable
potatoes on hand January 4, 1928,
while the sixteen deficient producing
late potato states had an excess Of
100000 bushels or 81 per cent over
last season. Reports Of intentions
to plant potatoes indicate a total 1923
acreage possibly III per cent below
that of last year which with recent
average yields would likely give a
moderate crop Of about 400, UOO, 900
bushels.
The 1928 production Of potatoes in
thirty-fiye late or main crop states
was estimated at 420,S9l 600 bushels.
With the lower price this season
there - a tendency for growers IN
all parts Of he country TO hold some
what larger supplies for their own
use as food and the reports received
Indicate that the quantity OF potatoes
planted per acre will average eight
tenths Of a bushel heavier than last
year. The total quantity saved for
food on the farms where grown -
estimated at about "a, 100000 bushels
and the quantity held for seed is esti-
mated at 81, 100000 bushels. Sub
tracing from the total quantity esti-
mated to have been grown, the culls
and the quantities left in the ground,
fed. saved for food and saved for
seed, leaves a balance Of 1861 Sal 900
bushels most Of which has either
been sold or II still available for sale.
More Cabbage This Spring
Cabbage probably will be more
plentiful than last season in sew
en- early sttaes, which report intended
acreage Of 26,36O compared with
22,130 in the 1928 season. Increases
South Carolina and Alabama. The
Eastern Shore and Norfolk Section
OF Virginia have $3.50 acres. Prices
were maintained fairly well although
some declines were reported in GER
tain cities. Bulk stock was returning
$500 per ton in New York shipping
districts. Wisconsin (. D. b. market
was luower at $4,000. New stock de-
clined rapidly in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Of Texas TO a range Of
~S30.000-35.00 per ton or $2.00-2.25 per
barrel crate. The city range on
northern and New York Danish type
was S+8. 00-5T 100 a ton. The / IL
bushel hampers Of pointed type cab
bage from Florida ruled ~$2.00-2.T5;
Texas crates sold in terminal markets
at ~$3.T5-5.00 and poor stock from
Louisiana brought S2.25-2.T5 In Chi
cago. About twenty-three carloads Of
cabbage arrived from Holland, and
movement Of old stock from storage
in the United States totaled 6i5 cars
Is compared with 100 the preceding
week. Western New York's output
held close TO 400 cars, but Wisconsin
shipments decreased to u.s. New
stock shipments increased to $50
cars ~ which Texas Eunnlipd On and