Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-13
VALLEY CROP
REPORT G.
q. S. Estimator Re
Conditions In New :
Bulletin

Effect Of rains on truck crops II
.he Valley and general crop condi-
Ions in this and competing areas
S show in a report issued this week
oy {. ID. Clark OF Austin, U. s. de-
oartment Of agriculture crop estl-
nator.
That part OF his report Of interest
10 the Valley follows:
The preliminary tomato acreage
indicates an increase OF seven per
lent in Texas over the final acreage
Of a year Ago.. The increase In the
IPwer Rio Grande Valley is % per
cent and in the Winter Garden
area so per cent. but other counties
show heavy decreases.
III the Lower Valley. where nearly
half of the crop is located, plant
ings were considerably in excess of
reported acreages, but hot weather
in early September and wet weather
in October caused heavy loss Of
plants and some abandonment OF
acreage.
Heavy rains delayed the move
raent from the Winter Garden dis
trict. First CARROTS were shipped
the first week in November. The
Lower Valley crop was injured by
rains and will be somewhat later
than the Winter Garden crop. The
Parker county crop is now being
harvested and good yields are being
obtained. Bulk OF the crop In that
county is being absorbed by nearby
north Texas markets and is not a
factor in the carlot movement.
The reported condition of the
crop on November / was rs per
cent.
Paintings Greater
Paintings were much greater for
Texas than was indicated in the
intention to plant report released
in August. An abundance of cheap
seed at planting time caused grow
ers to put out a larger acreage than
at first intended. particularly in
the Lower Rio Grande Valley where
20 per cent OF the acreage is To-
Gated. Wet weather during Oc-
tober ruined some acreage IN the
Valley, but an attempt has been
made to allow for this in the above
report.
In addition TO reducing prospective
y yields and causing some abandon
plent Of acreage. heavy rains delay
ed harvest. Carlot shipments started
the first week in November. Move
ment will be in solid CARROTS, mixed
cars and Lei. The reported con
dition on November / was SIS pei
cent, a decline OF % points during
the month of October.
Paintings Of fall potatoes in Tex
a5 total $500 acres compared to 65C
acres a year ago. About Is per CEN
of this acreage is in Colorado. Fort
Berd and Wharton counties ano
Le salance in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. There was an un-
usually large amount Of seed carried
over from the spring crop in local
and nearby cold storage plants
most of which was planted this fall
Total movements from the state
in CARROTS last fall was II cars. The
bulk OF the crop was shipped in
mixed cars. With favorable con-
Gitions the carlot loadings are ex-
pected 10 be much heavier this fall
Harvest will start the latter half
of November.
The crop came up to a good stand
and made excellent progress until
midi October. Since then rains have
caused some deterioration Of the
crop. The reported condition on
November / was rs per cent.
Preliminary eggplant acreage fig
ures for Texas show an increase
Of IL per cent ovcr a year ago About
so per cent OF the paintings are III
the Lover Rio Grande VALLEY and
practically all OF the remainder Is
in the Winter Garden area.