Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-30
GroWers In Florida
Ask U.S.. To PayFor
Citrus Destruction

WASHINGTON. d. C., May 30
II Is not yet determined that Sec
retary Of Agriculture Hyde will ap-
prove OF inc proposal for reimburs-
ng the Florida farmers and fruit
growers for losses incurred and
which may be sustained as a result
d the destruction OF their crops IN
ne campaign tor the eradication OF
The Mediterranean fruit fly.
senator Duncan u. Fletcher. who
nas taken this matter up with Sec
rotary Hyde, said early this week
that he had not been advised as 10
the action, II any. the department
Of agriculture may take. He ex-
planned that legislation OF the ma
.ure proposed was always best pro-
noted II the approval OF the depart
ment OF agriculture was first OBJ
tanned. as any legislative action
which imposes the task and re-
s~ponsibility OF administration on the
department head is usually approved
beforehand by the official so desig-
mated III the act. Senator Fletcher
deemed It wise TO ascertain TO some
extent the damages to which farm
ers and growers were fairly entitled
20 before placing this matter before
the senate
Representative Grail of California
has introduced a bill into the sem
ate calling for So. O00, 900 TO reimburse
the growers and landowners who
nave suffered losses by destruction
or Their crops. He declared that the
only way to Ike petite fruit fly from
other sections Of the country was
20 destroy the crops and trees where
the Fly has been found.
WINTER GARDEN. Fla, Nav 30
Government agencies engaged in
cleaning up the Mediterranean flv
pest in cetral Florida have DESTROYED
approximately 5000 boxes of late
valencia oranges and grapefruit.
having q net value to the growers
Of vi ,O00.0 The eradication forces
nave destroyed some other fruit and
vegetables, beside a lot of ornamen-
al shrubbery that went in the first
hectic sweep. However. the ouaran-
tine officials have modified their
first drastic orders to destroy every
most plant. To have literally car
fied out this far-reaching threat
would have put Florida completely
OFF the map.
Notifications OF several kinds
nave been announced this week. No
more guava bushes or cherry trees
wil be destroyed except with the
permission Of the owners. No other
plants will be destroyed except with
The consent Of the owner When
shese plants or trees bear ripe fruit
Or buds which would become host
20 the fruit fly. then they will be
taken care of as the occasion de-
naands. II the fly should devotion
I large colony. intensive spraying
with molssses and arsenate Of lead
E1ll follow. This dose has proven
remarkably successful up To date
Should the fly have gotten out Of
bounds as far as spraying Is O =
.eTned. then more intensive meth
ods would be followed.
The spraying Of the various
svamps along the river. as well az
some OF the marshes where plant
life Is prolific. it's done in order to
torestall the chances OF stray flies
landing on palmetto buds. which ex-
lde a sticky sweet Juice az blossom
time. that MIGHT be an appetizer
Tor the fly. No experiments along
that particular line of research have
ever been made bv the state experi-
n1ent station. with anv degree OF
certainty. hence precautions are be-
Ing taken to forestall any chance
OF the swamps becoming a rendez-
vous for stray flies.
Changes and additions 10 the fed
eral restrictions are:
Hold citrus in approved cold
storage. after June Is. or DESTROY
2-Shipment Of lines allowed
from Monroe and Dade counties.
3.-PermisSion 10 use packing
houses In lightly infested zones.
when other facilities are absent. for
packing fruit from surrounding pro-
tective zones.
4-Permission 10 serve citrus and
other host fruits on interstate rail-
road and river diners
5-Prohibiting movement Of host
vegetables or fruits in bulk by mail
or auto truck.
Changes and additions 10 the state
slant board rules and regulations in
clude:
IA more complete list Of the