The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-06-21
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cAmeRoS COUNTY:

Southern county of Tens. It is
separated from Mexico by the Rio
Grande on the south and ha. about
100 miles Of gulf coast as its eastern
boundary. It was organized in 1S48,
and contains S3OS 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 tortion of the soil is rich
lsom, and produces an exceedingly
heavy yield of both cotton and corn,
tie chief farm products. Two, and
sometimes three crops of corn, aver.
aging from fifty to seventy bushels
per sere. are raised yearly, while
cotton will easily yield from one to
two bales per acre. Grasses grow
all the year, and 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 al kinds grow
all the year around, and northern
people are aslonished to fad tona-
toes, lettuce. spinach, English pease,
ETC., served fresh from the gardens
m midwinter. This is undoubtedly
ths paradise Of truck gardeners, and
so soon Is rail transportation is OBJ
tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the car losd will be shipped to
northern markets during winter and
early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices, as there t.wiIl Le no
competition. This is due to our ex
eeediugly mild climate. Frequently
the entire winter passes without
single Frost and there is rsrely ever
any cold weather before Christmas. |
Fruit culture has not been attempted |
No this county on large scale, bat /
there is one large banana plantation
On which this delicious fruit yields
most sbnndantly aud in the greatest
perfection. Grapes are also raised
extensively, growing in almost every
gard They ri7en from, two 10 four
Weeks earlier than in any other sec
sionr Many planters here make
al of their own table wines. Oranges
add lemons also grow in profusi0n,
sud this section could easily be made
50 rival Florida in The production OF
OFsBges. Sugar cane is also one of
sybe- most important produces of this
valley. Tae Rie GraDde plantation
Of Ar. Geo. Bralay and the Rabh-
Stark plantation produce great quau-
tihes Of caue, which is ell manufac-
'ured on the Rio Grande plantation.
Ehis cane makes sugar whieh is pro-
nonuced BY experts to be even supe
,ior to the best Louisiana product
Ravana tobeeeo has also proven
saceese here, Col. j. 6 Tucker bav-
iag made some moot successful ex
perlDents with 1t; his samples were
ciassed by New Yo,k buyers as eqna
~ the best Havana.
Tire county is wstered by the Rio
drsnds with its ample flow along
the southern boundary, and rumeI-
,us stnah streams called "arroyoS"
,ud "resscas"
The population of Cameron county,
to the census of 1890. is
I3. 424. Brownsville. the comfy
eat. has population Of about 1000.
Point Isabel, the seaport of thu
county. has about 400 Inhabitants.
nd Santa Maria, growing little
liver settlement. he's about $50.
Improved lands sell tor from So 10 4
rs per acre, uhimproved Tor from 81 !,
% Sc per acre The average taxa !,
Sic value Of lanl is 81. There are Z
2, 240 acres Of school land in the ;
'ouniy. The county has total school 5
,opnistion f 3g7l, aud give en- :
,ioyw@ni to teachers The aver z
re length Of tbs. school term IS Eve !.
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