The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01
COUNTIES In TEXAS.
schools with good teachers are numerous.
The trade goes TO San Antonio. The chief
towns are Iagurto and Oakville.
WHITMAN.
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towns are Iagurto and 0akville.
MiLPNNAN.
"a req 900 ouare miles. Population about
$4,000. -,
Situated in central Texas, a beautiful
olling prairie, but well watered. WIN a
McLennan is one of the foremost counties
in the state, and among the most populons.
The county is admirably adapted 10 either
agriculture or stock-raising. The bottom
lands of the Brazos are among the richest
in the world, and produce generously OF
cotton and corn. The grasses on the
~prairies are very plentiful and nutritious.
About one.fourth of the county is under
cultivation. Improved land is worth from
So To $40 per acre, governed by extent OF
improvements and distance from market.
Cash wages are paid, OF land is worked on
shares, Farm labor is in demand. A good
market Is afforded at Waco, and the ship
ping facilities are excellent, as McLennan
has two or three lines Of road run
ming through 1.-THE Gull, Colorado
& Santa Fe, the Texas e. st. Louis,
the Missouri Pacific, and O northwestern
branch of the Texas Central. About 5000
bales of cotton and a great amount OF grain,
live stock, hides and wool are annually
shipped. The educational facilities are
many and good, and SO with religious con-
yeniences. The health OF MoLenpan is
! goad nm rs situation every wav desirable.
Inc only type Of disease is malarial. The
terms upon which land can be bought are
easy, and the farmer can obtain a soil which
mieht be cultivated proftably for over a
quarter Of a century without fertilizers.
McLennan may be taken as representative
Of central Texas, both In its products, phys
icsl appearance, climate, etc. Waco Is the
chief Town, a place Of 5000 or 10000 popu-
Ilation, and now quite Nv important railroad
point. The county is admirably admins
Tered. the tax being for the county only Is
cents on the 500. The climate is very
pleasant In winter, but In summer very hot.
NAVARRO.
AREA 1000 square miles; Population, es-
timated, 23,0o0.)
Navarro IL one of the central counties In
the state, sometimes 50 classed and some
times as q northern county. IL Is a prairie
county with black soil, timber being plenti.
frl along the river and creek bottoms.
The Trinity and branches with creeks water
The county. The water for domestic pur-
poses is supplied by wells. principally; The
chief industries are farming and stock and
sbeep-rnising. Lands sell from 81 TO $40 per
acre for unimproved, and from IS TO $20f for
cultivated. Cotton from onelhalf 70 three
fourths Of q bale, corn about thirty-hve
bushels, wheat twenty bushels, Insh
| and sweet potatoes from 100 10 800 bushels
per acre II the average yield and the pre-
vaning crops. The prevailing system Of
labor Is that Of hired labor. Wages are
ehout AIS per month Land c1n be rented
for from 60 70 IS per acre. Inc county
~ rapsdiy increasing In populsfiOD.
The amOunt Of live stock In the county is
% follows. Cette, 4ogJg bead horses a
ruies. 1904 sheep, 1900. and hogs about
1sOa The PRICES of this stock are about
81 an AVERAGE with tbose in Texas eeDfr
ALE. The educational fsclities q Navarro
tfe rrrallem. and- al religious deuomiDa-
ti,rs are r~eprs4nted. The demand for Ia
Dor q not specially great and what there L
co.foesfteeif 20 farm labor. The county 4
ui-ndid f0r stock, but equally efapted 20
Agriculture. and this latter II becoming The
chiaf Industry. Navarro h really one q
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