Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1923 Page: 1 of 4
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For a Greater, Better Palacios Country —Agriculture, Industry. Commerce, Living
SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
PALACIOS, MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1923
VOLUME XVI NUMBER 6
Citrus and Other Fruits
In Matagorda County
By Dr. T. F. Driskill in Farm and Ranch
THE NORTHER
During the past year I have
read a great deal in daily papers
about the Valley being the orange
and grapefruit district of Texas.
Some editorials have led me to
believe that it is not generally
known that Farmers' Bulletin
1122, United States Department
of Agriculture, in its outline
map, shows that there is a vast
strip of land from the southern
portion of Florida to the extreme
southern district of Texas on
which citrus fruit may be com-
mercially grown.
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Dr. T F. Driskill, Palacios, Texas, picking oranges from one of his
eleven-year-old Dugat orange trees.
thousands of citrus trees
The citrus industry has grown
to such proportions in Matagorda
county thai the State maintains
two or more inspectors the year
around. In what is known as
the Palacios dissrict we have
thousands of citrus trees. The
Satsuma orange, so far, has the
preeminence, yet we have quite
a variety pf the different kinds
pf round oranges. Grape fruit
and the kumquat are in large
numbers and experts tell me that
we raise as fine fruit here as can
be grown in any section of the
ynited States. Mr. B. F. Bry-
ant, ope of our county inspectors,
Now that the heaters are being
installed by a few men who are
awake to their advantages in
frost protections, it is very im-
portant that all the growers keep
abreast of the times.
In the bulletin mentioned above
the author states that the aver-
age amount of fruit produced by
each orange tree in Flqrida is
about one and one-half boxes.
Our Mr. Bryant tells me that our
trees in this district will far sur-
pass that average. The city
grove shown in the photograph
averaged rpore than two boxes of
commercial Satsumas per tree.
The bulletin tells us that the
Sat3uma oranges from Mrtagorda County, Texas. Samples passed upon
by the Farm and Ranch staff were pronounced superior in
size, flavor and sweetness.
considers the value ofj|he citrus
industry in the Palacios district
at several hundred thousand dol-
lars, This season will record
thousands of young trees trans-
planted. We have passed beyond
the experimental stage, as we
have a number of groves ten
years old or more.
The photo is taken from a
large, one-fourth city block, upon
which there are about one hun-
dred citrus tree, number of which
are more than ten years old. It
is really a Satsuma grove, yet
there are several as fine Dugat
trees as ever grew in any or-
phard. Also a number qf t^e
poster and the Duncan grape
fruit, one commercial lemon and
a few Kumquat trees. In this
orchard you will find a dozen of
the celedrated Magnolia fig trees,
ten years old or more, and heavy
bearers. It also has a half doz-
en Stuart, ten years old, paper
shell pecans which are coming
nicely into bearing large, beauti-
ful nuts. It also has pears,
peaches and plums of fine quality
and variety, sufficient for any
family. The garden is never
without a fine variety of vege-
tables, according to season.
The Magnolia fig industry in
the county is growing by leaps
and bounds. Thousands of trees
are being set out this season,
and thousands of cuttings are
going into the nursery. Pa-
lacios has two fig preserving
plants that have have passed far
beyond the experimental stage,
The daily papers have done a
very good job of advertising our
recent cold spell and while it may
have been all they claimed for it
in their localities, Palacios was
not nearly so hard "hit." The
lowest temperature here was 28
degrees which is decidedly cold
for the coast country. Tenber
vegetation was hurt of course,
but such vegetables as cabbage,
carrots and other things seem
better for the cold. Some of the
stockmen lost cattle, but not in
any great numbers and there
would have been no losses if the
cattle had had any protection at
all. One man who has large
herds said that in one pasture
where there is some scrub bush-
es he did not lose an animal.
The Texas cattle cannot stand
rains followed by severe cold un-
less they have shelter of some
sort. In a week or so of Texas
sunshine the gardens will be as
good as new.
Mrs. J. L. Koerber happily en-
tertained about twenty-five of
the little ones yesterday after-
noon complimentary to her son
and daughter, Louis Jr., and
Gertrude, whose birthdays were
and will be last Sunday and next
Sunday. A dear'little valentine
bade the guest come and the dec-
orations and entertainment took
their color from the season.
There was a huge birthday cake
with a valentine on top sur-
rounded by the tiny wax tapers.
The favors, jumping-jacks for
the boys and clothes-pin dolls,
prettily dressed in red and white
for the girls, were a delight to
the responsive guests. Light
refreshments were served.
The next regular meeting of
the P. T. A. will be held at the
East Bay school house next
Tuesday afternoon.
Poultry Specialist
Will Be Here
On Thursday
Mr. F. W. Kazmeier, Poultry
Specialist, will be in Matagorda
County, February 15th, to deliv-
er a series of lcctures on the
poultry industry, covering every
side of the question in a most ef-
ficient way. Coops of poultry of
the difforent breeds will be avail-
able for practical demonstrations
in culling for more egg produc-
tion, and general care of the
flock. Also there will be availa-
ble, a bunch of baby chicks so
that emphasis can be placed on
the care and importance of prop-
er feeding.
I am sure most of the poultry
fanciers in this county are famil-
iar with Mr. Kazmeier's record
made in the poultry industry,
and his unquestionable ability as
a Poultry Husbandman. Mr.
Kazemeier was for eight years
connected with the A. & M. Col-
lege as professor in this indus-
try. He held the position of as-
sistant in the Poultry Depart-
ment of Cornell University for
one year before coming to Texas.
He has managed successfully two
of the largest poultry farms in
the North and East before taking
up his work in Texas. He is at
this time, managing a large
hatchery and poultry breeding
establishment at Bryan, Texas.
I feel that we are indeed fortu-
nate in securing his services for
this day. The information that
he will give us at these lectures
is based on experience as well as
scientific training.
We will leave Bay City with a
truck loaded with some of the
best chickens in the county and
will be in Wadsworth from nine
o'clock until ten, leaving there
for Bay City, where he will talk
to us from 10:30 until 12 o'clock.
We will attend the Business
Men's Luncheon and leave for
Palacios about 1:30 p. m., where
he will deliver his last lecture
from 3:30 to 5:30 p. m.
Please, those of you who read
this, tell everyhgfir* of these
meetings. You f(ral<f-not render
your neighbor a better* service
than to acquaint him with this
opportunity to hear one of the
best and most efficient poultry
men in the United States today.
Now don't forget the date,
February 15th, and the time of
the day that he will be nearest
to you. At Wadsworth from 9
a. m. to 10 a. m. Bay City from
10:30 to 12. Palacios from 3:30
to 5:30 p. m.
E. D. Harris,
County Agr. Agent.
Easily the best entertainment
that has come to Palacios this
wintor and possibly the best that
has come for several winters,
was the Clifford Foote Trio that
came yesterday and entertained
an enthusiastic audience at the
High School Auditorium last
night. The Trio has for its mem-
bers, Mr. Clifford Foote, who is
a graduate of the Cincinnati Col-
lege of Music, and who does
credit to his college. He is also
a reader of great proficiency and
rendered with equal ability the
selections whether grave or
whether gay. Another gifted
member of the Trio is Miss Mar-
cella Franks, who has a voice of
wonderful range and held her
hearers spell bound. The third
member of this talented trio is
Mr. Gerald Pell, who had a
splendid tenor voice and a pleas-
ing personality. He amused the
audience by his water-color
drawing and was especially im-
pressive as an Indian chief. The
whole entertainment was good,
the more serious numbers were
pleasing and the comical ones
funny—not merely silly. May
we have many such.
Big Musical
Extravaganza
A big Musical Extravaganza
with a cast of 50 i.urje people,
will be staged at the High School
auditorium Thursday night, Feb.
15th, under the auspices of the
Mothers Club and under the di-
rection of Madam Hartzell of
New York City, whose work has
carried her from coast to coast.
She comes to Palacios highly
recommended. Besides the High
School girls and boys there will
be several of the best lady sing-
ers of the city who will take part.
Negro Holds Up Woodey
Calloway in San Antonio
Woody Calloway and wife in
San Antonio experienced all the
thrills they need for awhile.
Woody has a position in a shoe
store but at night relieves Mr.
James Martin of the Martin
Pharmacy. Last Friday night
his wife and little daughter came
to the store to go home with him
and just before closing time a
big negro came in and when ask-
ed if there was something he
wanted he pointed a gun full at
Woody and demanded the cash.
Woody hesitated and received
encouragement from the negro
to speed up. The fellow was
rather proficient along this line
as that was the sixth drug store
he had ulleved of its loose
change in twj week's time. How-
ever he has been caught and
while that does not restore the
lost money it will keep him from
getting any more at least for
awhile.
Miss Nora Mae Boyd came from
Houston Wednesday, having
spent the week with friends and
feasting on the many good things
musical that has been given there
within the past week.
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Florida orchards receive fertilir
nation from the beginning and
that it must be increased to fif-
teen pounds, thirty, fifty and
even over 100 pounds as the trees
advance in age.
In Matagorda county, trees
grow rapidly for the first two
or three years without fertiliza-
tion, and our soil is of such a
nature that the problem will
never be a serious one. Yet,
when the trees come into bear-
ing a minimum amount of fertil-
izers should be judiciously used.
Matagorda county is reputed to
have mqre cattle than any other
county in the United States and
is the center of the Brahma cattle
industry of the United States.
It also has more irrigating canals
than any other county in the
State. Her fish, oyster, crushed
shell, and general farming have
long since been in the editorial
columns of our large papers, and
now it is time for the citrus in-
dustry to be a feature qf editqrjal
comment.
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Grant, Mrs. Earl. Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, February 9, 1923, newspaper, February 9, 1923; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth411620/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.