Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-29

quite as nea realization but there
are forces at work in this direction
also and when their ends are
realized further success In market
ing Of the Valleys increasing citrus
crop in the fact o. competition Is
anticipated.
A most encouraging thing to
Valley producers OF citrus fruits Is
the fact that not only America but
Europe offers a market for their
products. England. particularly, has
been very receptive TO Valley grape
fruit and the market In many other
countries is practically untouched.
It will be a matter Of educating
European consumers In the same
way that it was necessary to con-
vince Americans that grapefruit Is
not a luxury but q necessity. The
tendency towards a greater con-
sumption OF fruits for the sake Of
health is world wide. not Just
prevalent in the United States.
Like Smaller Fruit
The pleasant aspect Of the En-
glish market Is the fact that il
likes smaller fruit than the Ameri-
cans consume. Thus the Valley
will be able TO supply both the
American and Europeans with their
choice Of sizes. the large fruit going
TO the former ~ Tie SnIa-IeI ~
the latter. This also IS true OF Cana
da in ON respects, the Canadians
showing a preference for smaller
fruit. This IS partly explained by
the fact that the English have a
dish for the serving grapefruit
which is not very large. The smaller
fruit grown here and not SO
desirable on the American market
which likes big fruit can be sent
to the English markets.
Their should be no question about
tie ability OF the foreign markets
TO aescrp quit q bit OF the Texas
crop for the reason that this Sec
TIN Is unable 70 supply it now.
Wien English importers order fruit
they do not do 1t in a half-hearted
manner They order 1t by the ship
loao Shippers have been reluctant
TO feed this VA wing market before
they could supply the Americans.
II Is palpable that II Valley pro-
duction should ever reach the point
where 1t could supply al demands
OF American markets that they
would still have a large available
market where they could dispose Of
their surplus.
About Foreign Fruit
Time and again figures have been
printed showing the acreage OF cit
rus fruits In various tropical coun-
rriss such a. South Africa. Spain,
ItaIy, Porto Rico. Brazil and 9TH
ers. II has been the experience Of
European markets to have these
fruit dumped upon then by the
shipload. Dumped Is literally true
for they are not graded. sorted or
palked Oftentimes such fruit Is
bar died With shovels and IL can
easily be imagined what conditions
it must Be IN BY the time IL reach
es the consumer and the loss there
must be il transportation. The
wsu-packed Valley fruit would not
suffer from competition OF this
kind Most OF the foreign citrus
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extensively produced In the Valley.
Another market for Valley fruit
which might be mentioned Is the
for culls offered by various
canning and processing plants IN
this section. No negligible quantity
Of fruit Is expected TO be processed
In variou ways offering q market
&c. fruit which Is Of good eating
quality, although not OF good out
varo appearance.
Citrus Land Limited
After all Is saio and done. the
acl eagt suitable for citrus fruits
In the United States Is limited
There are three major CROWNS
secf .ons an< IL each Of them not
Gil land II suitable for citrus grow
ii.g and II It were II Is doubtful
uhaff - II wodlid all be DlantAd To