Magnolia fig boom at Algoa boosts Texas agriculture
R H Bushway addresses South Texas Truck and Fruit Growers' Association in Algoa praising Magnolia fig as a premier fruit. He outlines cultivation from land preparation to Bushway pruning, notes strong early profits, and highlights growing demand with contracts and a planned preserving plant at Algoa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Bushway
South Texas Truck and Fruit Growers’ Association
Algoa
Texas
Alberta
Ben Davis
Satsuma
South Texas
Gilbert Onderdonk
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Native Palms in Texas Described as Vanishing National Treasure
The article describes a palm grove along the lower Rio Grande once spanning Edinburg to Brazos Santiago as unique in the United States. It laments heavy destruction by farming and development, notes few surviving trees, and urges preservation as a state monument with efforts by landowners to halt further loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
California
United States
Rio Grande
America
Egypt
Florida
Edinburg
Hidalgo
Brazos Santiago
Rio Grande Valley
Harvey Stiles
Brownsville
Continued weekly feature promises added appeal this July
The paper plans a weekly short story while awaiting a longer feature starting in July. The aim is to publish from type and improve appeal. The Ohio problem remains isolation of the lid and bringing Foraker under it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Foraker
Also Mentioned on This Page
Noble Grove
BANK
Jaeger
WM. Jaeger, Mer
Shiner Oil Mill
D. C
Bismark
J. H. Heubner
Walters Bros
Opera House
Albert Berckenhoff
the Palace
E. J. Wangemann
F. T. Fehrenkamp
Moulton