Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-11
Want FLORIDA
FRUIT STAND
TEXAS TESTS
Growers Propose In
spection Tax Apply
To All Fruit Brought
Into the State

Jan. iA-AN cirrus
fruit shipped into Texas wii! BE- re-
CURED I'd rass the test prescribed
for Texas fruit and also pay q z t.
cent inspection stamp taA per box.
tne same ~ Texas fruit, II amend
mentS 10 the green fruit law, recon-
mendcd ~ Valley grover, arc &C
ccpted by the legislature.
The growers also recommended
that 7 sliding scale test be adopted
for Duncans and other early sceGed
varieties. and that a holc-orer period,
not 20 exceed - hours be allowed
for fruit 10 come un 90 tho test.
The meeting. winch wss called by
J.. u. Del Cgrto, representing the
state department OF agriculture. Tor
the purpose OF ascertainIag views of
Valley growers on proposed amend
ments 70 the green fruit Law. was at
tended b. 20 representative growers
from al parts Of The Valley.
One Of the first motions before the
netting provided an increase DR. the
inspection stamp tax from J l-2 10
? l-2 cents per box. This was amend
I'd to include fruit coming into the
state from Florida or California. and
accepted by the meeting without a
dissenting vote. This motion also
carried 2 recommendation that tho
state legislature he requested 70 an
pfoprlste $4,000 % finance IIgId en-
lofcemcnt Of the green fruit laW.
The recommendation Of the meet
ing were presented 10 j. II. Del 1urto
sy G.. q. White. acting secretary. and
Viii be incorporated In the amend
ments 20 be drawn up b. the state
department Of agriculture n intro
dueed IN the house BY Representa-
tive W. II. Montgomery.
Discuss Sweating
Dc! IUrto stated that his object
IN calling the meeting was to asccI-
tain the opinion Of rowe with re-
spect 70 needed amendments. aud
added that the department would en-
deavor 10 secure passage u such
amendments AL would prove salts
factory to growers. iic asserted that
Ii u the objective of the department
u cooperate With the growers in the
effort 10 prevent immature and gn-
desirable fruit going onto the mar
kets, but that the law must be work
able In order 10 assure the protection
the Valley industry demands.
Most Of the discussion ccniered
upon the sweating process 10 bring
fruit up 70 test. II was asserted that
during the early part Of the season
fruit was kept N the sweat rooms Of
some packing plants over a week.
This fruit. IT was said. tested low
when brought to the plant, but was
xweated until }. came up 20 the test.
a motion to recommend orchard an
Ep-ction instead Of tho present sys-
tenn OF inspecting - the packing
plant. was rejected when represent
EtfysE Of the state department assert
"a il would require an army ~ in
Ssectogs and would he impraCticablc.
livery roweF ID was sttRed. " eN-
nscted a. make his own orchard tests
before picking the fruit and the rec
cras or the past season Indicate that
where this was done there were few
reflections.
a motion was offered that fruit
be required to pass the test within "a
hours after picking. bot this lost
unon the argument that the orchard
test is not infaiiible. and u = 2i-hour
rule were adopted II would mean that
any fruit brought TO the packing
plant. which failed 10 pass the test,
would he dumped At once. where@
such fruit could be brought up TO
test without injuung its quality by
placing IL IN the sweat room n few
hours. After considerable discussion
the 72-hour period WAS agreed upon.
This, however. foes not prevent ad-
d%itIcnal sweating IN order 70 bring
up the color. II was stated.
The Sliding Scale
Proponents Of the sliding scale ior
Duncan and other early varieties XXI
seeded fruit pointed out that Florida
had adopted Tie scale and that X had
proved very satisfactory. Il was
stated nv packers that the "a z
acid test should be made more flick
ible fer the early varieties. and that
adoption or TIE sliding scale would
prove valuable 70 Duncan growers.
n the amendment Is included m the
green fruit law the scale viii be cs-
tsblished hy the state department o.
agriculture. 20 go IN elfert after Oc-
teher Is o. each year
To the assertion that the Valley
should be- very careful not 10 lower
the standard Of tho fruit. proponents
cf the sliding scale fer Duncan paint
ID out that this fruit. though we'll
mRtured. often fails ~ reach the 1-l
rstio. though it. soluble solid content
W far above the average. " M Del
Surto stated that the test vs. not an
infallihie test N quality. and that
while II y y fair test for Marsh fruit.
prime Duncan often fails t0 come ur
a. the ratio prcscrioet.
lrge \ alley Cleanup
Or. n. NJ. TODD 81 Mercedes urged
ne growers 70 extend an possible
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