The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-04-26
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CAMERON COUNTY:

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separated from Mexico by the Rio
Grande on the south aud has about
100 miles Of gulf coast as its eastern
boundary. 1t was organized in l64S,
and contains 330S square miles.
Farming and stock raising are the
principal industries of the people.
the location, climate and soil being
admirably adapted for both. The
greater portion of the soil is rich
laom, and produces an exceedingly
heavy yield of both cotton and corn,
the chief farm products. Two, and
sometimes three crops of corn, aver
aging from fifty to seventy bushels
per acre, are raised yearly, while
cotton will easily yield from one to
two bales per acre: Grasses grow
all the year, aud stock find pastur-
age without being fed or sheltered
during the winter. But the soil and
climate of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley are by nature best adapted
for the production of vegetables and
fruits. Vegetables of all kinds grow
all the year around, and northern
people are astonished to find toma.
toes, lettuce. spinach, English pease,
etc., served fresh from the gardens
in midwinter. This is undoubtedly
the paradise of truck gardeners, and
SO soon as rail transportation is OBJ
tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the car load will be shipped to
northern markets during winter and
early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices, as there will he no
competition. This is due to our ex
ceedingly mild climate. Frequently
the entire winter passes without
single frost, and there is rsrely ever
any cold weather before Christmas
Fruit Gu 'ture has not been attempted
in this county on a large scale. bni
there is one large banana plantation
on which this delicious fruit yields
most abundantly and in the greatest
perfection Grapes are also raised
extensively, growing 10 almost every
yard. They ripen from two to four
weeks earlier than in any other sec
ton, Many planters here make
all of their own table wines. Oranges
and lemons also grow in profusi0n,
and this section could easily be made
to rival Florida in the production of
oranges. Sugar cane is also one Of
the most important products of this
valley. Toe Rio Grande plantation
of Mr.. Geo. Br0lay and the Rabbi
Stark plantation produce great guam
titles Of cane, which is all manufae-
'ured on the Rio Grsnde plantation.
his cane makes sugar which is pro-
nounced by experts to be even supe-
rior to the best Louisiana product
Havana tobacco has also proven
success here, Col. J. G. Tucker hav-
ing made some most successful ex-
perinents with it; his samples were
classed by New Yotk buyers as equal
to the best Havana.
The county is wstered by the Rio
Grande with its ample flow along
the southern boundary. and INNER
Gus small streams called "arroyosN
and "resacas."
The population of Cameron county,
according 10 the census Vi 1O0O' IL
1924. Brownsville, the count,
seat, has population of about 1000.
PCiut Isabel. the seaport of the
county. has aboat 400 inhabitants.
I'D Santa Maria, growing little
yer settlement, has about $50.
Improved lands sell for rom SIS to
S25 per acre, unimproved Tor from 81
to Sc per acre The average taxi
Die vllue of land is 81. There are
1920 acres Of. sc .ool land in the
comfy. The comfy has total school
population Of 327l. and gives EN-
ployment to = teachers The aver
age length of The school term is FIVE