Sugar Cane in the Rio Grande Valley

 One of the things we were able to experience while here in Texas was the harvesting of sugar cane.  The sugar cane fields are approximately 1/2 mile from our resort.  On the far side of the fields is the Rio Grande River where the Mexicans swim across and try to enter the US by hiding in the sugar cane fields.  Opposite is a picture of a border patrol lookout, scouting for the illegals in the fields.  It took 3 days to harvest the sugar cane.  The combines cut off the green tops of the cane and the stalks are sent along the conveyer to the large trucks.  From here they are taken by trucks to the mills to be made into sugar.  When this is done, the field is burned.  Unfortunately we saw the fields burning but could not catch a close-up photo of it.  Large pieces of ash landed in the RV park, on our patio and in the pool as well as on us.  Fortunately we had not washed or waxed the rig yet.  For more info on harvesting the sugar cane in the Rio Grande Valley see http://www.rgvsugar.com/process.