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438 TEXAS ALMANAC-1978-1979
TEXAS FRUIT-VEGETABLE CARLOT SHIPMENTS
Rail *Truck Rail 'Truck
Commodity- 1974 1975 1976 1974 1975 1976 Commodity-- 1974 1975 1976 1974 1975 1976
Beans ........
Broccoli . ......
Cabbage . . . . .
Cantaloupes
Carrots . . . .
Cauliflower ...
Celery . .
Green Corn .
Cucumbers . .
Escarole-Endive ...
Grapefruit .....
Greens . ... ..
Honeydews. ...
Lettuce-Romaine
Mixed Citrus
Fruit. .. ....
Mixed Misc.
Melons . .
Mixed Vegetables
S 0
0
817 1,751
8 0
81 110
35 19
2 0
6 0
528 496
t
53
5,761
1,855
1,093
8
62
23
738
1
8,458
273
719
927
0
08
178
0
50
7,415
2,549
2,552
22
34
32
1,176
0
7,640
389
434
1,621
0
0
0
1
114
8,180
2,436
2,109
41
0
41
1,072
0
9,234
643
721
1,104
0
0
0
Onions ........
Oranges-Satsumas .
Peppers .......
Potatoes .
Radishes .
Spinach .......
Tangerines.
Tomatoes .
Watermelons .
8,444
3,605
1,489
4,453
1
340
23
323
4.596
9,484
4,215
1,671
4,848
0
852
6
408
4,805
13,505
4,761
1,913
4,995
0
767
35
218
4,708
Total . ..... .. 747 4,748 6, 58443,423150,203r56,598
'All Lower Valley only except cabbage, carrots,
cucumbers, greens, lettuce, peppers and potatoes in-
clude Hereford and Winter Garden districts; onions in-
clude both these districts plus Coastal Bend, Laredo
and Presidio districts; spinach includes Winter Gar-
den district; cantaloupes include Hereford district;
and watermelons include South Central district.
FRUIT-VEGETABLE CARLOT SHIPMENTS BY COUNTIES, 1973-1976
(U.S. Department of Agriculture. Includes shipments by rail only; see table above for truck shipments from
the Rio Grande Valley.)
County- 11973 11974 1975 1976
Broccoli
Hidalgo 2 2 7
Total . 2 2 7
Cabbage
Cameron 646 437 189 582
Hidalgo 1,686 1,047 601 161
Knox... 1 0 0
Medina 1 0 0 0
Presidio . 6 0 0
Reeves . . 13 ( 0
San Patricio 22 0 0
Uvalde 7 27 20 0
Webb . 49 22 C 0
Willacy 111 113 54 41
Zavala 63 14 0 0
Total . 2,67 1,692 869 789
Cantaloupes
Cameron 31
Hidalgo 391 101 0
Presidio 1 6 0
Reeves . 0 0
Uvalde . 0
Webb. .... 0
Total 171 1 52
Carrots
Bexar. I 2 27
Cameron . 18 99 68 303
Castro .0
Deaf Smith 125 58 60 2
Hidalgo 481 141 251 110
Medina . . 0
Reeves . 0
Uvalde 149 40 1 0
Webb 8 11 0
Zavala . 6 11
*Unknown 4 1
Total . 1,0 541 454
Cauliflower
Celery
Starr 2 174 0
Total 2 17 5 0
Green Corn
Bexar . . .
Uvalde .
Total... 7
Cucumber
Hidalgo I 8
Starr ... .
Total . . 11 10
1
0
1
0
O0
0
County- 11973 1974 11975 1976
Grapefruit
Cameron 0
Hidalgo 136 0
'Unknown . 61 331 81 1,751
Total 7 8171,751
Greens, Except Spinach
Hidalgo 1 1 0
Uvalde . 3 0
Willacy 9 0
Zavala . 1 1 0
Total 71 2 0
Honeydews
Cameron H w 25
Hidalgo 290 108 40
Starr . . 111 69 13 45
Webb .. . 42 0
Total . . 177 81 110
Lettuce
Bexar . 1 1
Deaf Smith 44 4 11 1
Hidalgo .57 0
Starr 31 28 17 17
Uvalde ... . . 7 1 0
Webb 2 0
Zavala 0
Total 121 9 35 19
Mixed Citrus Fruits
Cameron . 1. 0
Hidalgo . . 1 0
Total . 2 1 0
Mixed Misc. Melons
Hidalgo . 0
Total .... 0
Mixed Vegetables
Bexar 6 2 2
Cameron . 280 1 24 339
Hidalgo 1,436 1,037 499 152
Starr 3 1 0
Uvalde . . 3 0
County- 1973 1974 1975 1976
Presidio 159 212 3 26
Reeves. 74 04 0
San Patricio 34 12
Uvalde 33 131 10 0
Webb . 192 1 100 195
Willacy . 48 39 78
Zavala . 257 151 60 65
'Uknown 132 134 362
Total . 1, 3,285 1,274 2, 370
Oranges-Satsumas
Cameron 1 0
Hidalgo ... 2 0
Unknown 47
Total . . . 47
Peppers
Cameron . 1
Hale 0
Hidalgo 16 1 1
Starr.... 7
Total ... 5721 9
Potatoes
Bailey . C 0
Bexar. . . 1 C 0
Cameron . 16 0
Castro . 0 0
Deaf Smith 127 13 5 20
Frio . 0
Hale .. 20 4 0 0
Hidalgo . . . 5 6
Knox . 1. . 17 0
Willacy . . . 72 36 47
Zavala . . 1 0
Total . . . 27 206 1 73
Spinach
Bexar 12 108 93 261
Frio . . . 3 7223 31
Maverick . 47 84 94 0
Uvalde . . 24 216 149 0
Willacy . . 1 0 C 0
Zavala . . . 191 146 161 110
Total . . 7 62 5 402
weob ...... 54 61 C 0 Tangerines
Willacy ....I 15 3
Zavala... 176 68 0 Hidalgo . .
Total .... 2,014 1,335 52 496 Total 1 0
Onions Tomatoes
Bexar ..... C 68 Cameron. . . 16
Cameron . 9 769 Hidalgo . . 1
Castro .... Total. 19 0 0
Deaf Smith 45 89 6 Watermelons
El Paso . 7 C 0 Bexar .
Hale ..... 170 Brooks . . .
Hidalgo . . 721,64 75 617 Hidalgo ...
Lubbock . .. 27 4 Total . . . . 1
Pecos .... 12 Unknown (boat) shipments.
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