Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-08-07
in OUR
VALLEY

or phone G. X. Wildermuth, Los
Fresnos.
There's a classified ad that makes
this column.
Ran in Thursdays Herald, is run
ming again today.
If that isn't something. then we
know.
what in the world" said we as
according to custom we read every
line Of our favorite Brownsville
paper does anybody want Of 1000
pounds OF Valley sunflower seed?'
And being that finding out about
this sort Of thing Is one Of the rea-
sons for Dur drawing pay, we pro-
ceeded TO find out.
Valley sunflowers have made good.
Their raison d'etre has been es-
tGblished.
They make windbreaks par ex-
c~ellence.
The Kansas %sunflower, oft ed
for windbreak purposes among small
citrus trees, has met its doom.
Exit Kansas, enter Valley sun
flowers.
Mr.. Wildermuth, who shows ex-
cellent judgement by advertising for
surflower seed when he wants sun
flower seed, is head caretaker for
the Bayview citrus development
people.
lie plants Valley sunflowers be
tween the rows Of the young citrus
trees.
And Valley sunflowers make good.
They protect the young trees from
the hot spring and summer sun.
They keep off the winds.
And one planting OF Valley sun
flower seed will last twice a. long
as one planting OF Kansas sun
glover seed.
Produces a larger growth Of leaves
for one thing.
doesn't dry out as quickly, for
two >things.
We repeat, Valley sunflowers have
made good.
And that's something.
HARLINGEN CHAMBER of COM
merce sends us a letter.
Same letter was evidently sent 10
everybody, at least everybody around
Harlingen.
Advertises the fact that a straw
berry meeting is 20 be held at the
city hall tonight at 8 o'clock.
Sponsored by the Lower Rio
Grande Valley Strawberry associa-
ton.
Says among other things, after
quoting a bunch Of facts and figures,
that lone can readily understand
what all this strawberry fuss IS
about"
Here are some Of the facts and
figures.
Possible to grow from 300 10 500
pint crates OF strawberries per acre
in the Valley.
Government figures show large
market centers In the north and east
last January, February and March
averaged a price Of $500 per pint
crate.
Deducting express and selling
charges, it is figured the grower
should receive $3.50 to $500 per pint
crate.
Multiply that by 500 crates to the
acre.
Sounds good.
Only thing needed IS sufficient
scrne cage to insure a lot shipments.
EXACTLY AZ IL per cent Of our
life has been spent in the Valley.
Maybe that is not long enough for
us to advance the claim Of being an
oldtimer.
But 1t should be long enough for
us TO be considered al least as home
folks.
Hence the slight irritation when
a Brownsville taxi driver offered 10
take us on a sight seeing tou Of
the city and Valley the other MORN
ing.
At that, we probably should have
been complimented by the implied
compliment in our financial stand
ing.
HERE'S a threat.
We are going to meet Col. Sam
Robertson halfway OH this winter
bathing a. .Ioca Chica.
We are going to give it a tryout
a. least once a Teek.
p. S. Northe-s barred.
BROWNSVILLE, attention,
Vote on city charter amendments
set for Wednesday. Aug. u.
Practically every amendment
proposed simply represents an eE
fort on the part Of the charter COM
mission TO bring the rules and
regulations governing the city up
TO date.
It's your civic duty TO vote.
Personally. we are for the amend
mentS in toto.
But we urge You to vote, for or
against, but vote