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...transport plane passed over the farm daily, he was able to locate the farm, help the FBI trap the kidnappers. *A term used by Texans, notorious braggarts about Texas, to describe their opinion of their state. Those who have "demonstrated ability" in such bragging will be feted by Texas Citrus & Vegetable Growers Association in Washington at the first Texas Brag dinner...
...returns. Over the years more & more chemicals are needed to do the same job. Two arsenical washes once controlled the coding moth on apple trees; now five to seven are needed in the same orchards. Four years ago tartar emetic was hailed as the new and perfect control for citrus thrips in California. Within two years a more hardy variety of thrips appeared and tartar emetic ceased to work. Dr. Wigglesworth suspects that even powerful DDT may begin to need some extra strength one of these days...
...makes his living as a citrus farmer...
After a quick look at the citrus fruit market, OPA decided that this year's bumper crop was more than enough to meet demand. So last week it removed citrus ceilings until Jan. 13. The effect was like jabbing a grapefruit: instantly citrus prices squirted skyhigh all over the U.S. Example: in Seattle, lemons went up within two hours from the ceiling of $5.76 a crate to $9.50. Grapefruit went up $1.25 a crate. Oranges jumped from $4.63 to $7.50 a crate...
...week's end, chiefly because of public resentment, citrus prices were already dropping. OPA ruefully admitted that maybe ceilings had been lifted too soon. But it was confident that the new crop in December would bring prices down to normal...