Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-23
EFFECT
TRUCK CROPS
Vegetable Growing Areas
Over State Get Too
Much Moisture

Practically all fall and winter
truck growing areas of the state
received too much rain during the
first IS days OF November, accord
ing TO a report received in the VAL
ley from G.. d. Clark. u. S. truck
crop estimator with offices in Aus
tin.
His latest bulletin follows:
Harvesting of matured crops was
delayed. Seeding and transplanting
of winter and spring crops was him
dered and in some instances may
result in lower acreages than con-
templated earlier in the season. Such
tender crops as tomatoes and snap
beans were injured in most areas
and in some localities the damage
vas sever Peppers and eggplant
withstood the wet weather reason
ably well. First settings of some
crops we're lost due to inability Of
growers to get into fields and pick
them. Shipments of miscellaneous
fall and winter vegetables will rap
idly increase during the last half
OF the month If weather conditions
are favorable.
Light at First
First setting of tomatoes and pep
pers in the Winter Garden and adj
jacent areas was light due to rain.
but later settings are heavy and
Yields will be good IL frost holds off
until December. Only a few cars
Of tomatoes had been loaded the
first half Of the month, but with
favorable weather shipments will
be moderately heavy the last half
OF the month. Stock will be packed
III lug boxes green wrapped. Move
mont Of pepers. beans and cucum-
beTs was only Lei and in mixed
cars. Snap bean movement will not
last much longer. Eggplant ship
ments should continue until frost.
Onion plants in seed beds are in coed
condition and have made excellent
growth.
A light movement Of cabbage
Is expected from the San Antonio
district starting the last half Of the
month. Shipment will be made IN
solid CARROTS and in mixed cars. SO
csrlots were shipped from this dis
t-ict during the 1928-29 season. but
loadings last year were considerably
liehter. Bulk of the tonnage pro-
duced IS consumed locally and the
volume shipped depends upon mar
ket conditions.
Soil and moisture conditions were
good the middle of the month in
Wilson. Bee. San Patricio and Nu-
Gees counties. Practically all plant
cd truck crops were up to a good
stand and making excellent pro-
gress. Most of the cabbage has been
bit in the fields. Carlot shipments
are expected to start in January
with bulk Of movement between
February ID and April ]. Spinach
will start in a light way during De
ccmber. but will not become active
until January or later. A large part
Of the onion crop had been planted
and up to an exceptionally good
stand. Plants have made good
growth.
Much Broccoli
Carlot shipments Of green sprout-
liz DIOCCOl SldL lCd liz AASN 1A -
Tho month and with favorable wea-
tner will continue during the win
te- months. There is a large acre
age OF this crop in the Lower Rio
Grande Valley. Webb county and the
Winter Garden area.
III the Lower Rio Grande Valley,
excessive fall rains prior to Novem-
her Is. damage fall tomatoes 10 per
cent. fall beans 65 per cent and fall
potatoes 20 per cent. Early beets
ard carrots were hurt some. but
later paintings were in satisfactory
condition. however. acreage may be
cut somewhat from the earlier in
tentions. Early cabbage was dam
aged some, but later prospects were
favorable. Growers were actively
transulanting the middle OF the
month. Early crop expected to last