The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-05-10
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cAnmos COUNTY.

southern County Of Texas. It Is
separated from Mexico by the Eio
Grauae en Tue south aed has abeat
Ice miles Of saif coast rs IFS ~a1teru
boundary, 1t was orgeui5ed ia 1873,
aud contains S30S square miles.
Forming sud stock raising are the
principal Industries Of the people.
the location, climate aad soil being
admirably adapted for both, The
greater t%ortion of che scii is a rich
laom, and produces an exceedingly
heavy yield of both cotton aud cora,
the chief farm products. Two, and
sometimes three crops of corn. aver.
aging from Gf'y to seventy bushels
per acre, are raised yearly, while
cotton will easily yield from u to
two bales per acre: Grasses grow
all the year, and stock fnd pastur-
age without being fed or sheltered
during tue winter. But the soil and
climate Of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley are by nature best adapted
for tho production of vegetables and
fruits. Vegetables of all kinds grow
all the year arouud, and northern
people are astonished to End toma-
toes. lettuce. spinach, English pease,
ETC., served fresh from the gardens
/ n midwinter. This Is undoubtedly
the paradise of truck gardeners. and
so soon as rail transportation is ob.
tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the car load will be shipped to
northern N rkets during winter ard
early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices, as there will lie no
competition. This is due TO cur ex
cecaingly mild climate. Frequently
the entire winter passes without a
single frost, and there is rsrely ever
any cold weather before Christmas.
Fruit culture has not been attempted
in this county on a large scale; bat
there is one large b,nana plantation
on which this delicious fruit Yields
most sbundantly and in the greatest
perfection Grapes are also raised
extensively. growing in almost every
yard. They riren from two 10 four
weeks earlier than in any other Sec
tiop. Many planters here make
all of their own table wines. Oranges
and lemons also grow in p~rofusion.
and this section could easily be made
to rival FIor1 la in the production OF
oranges. Sugar cane is also one of
the most important products of this
valley. Tue Rio Grande plantation
of AIR. Geo. Bralay and the rabbi
S'ar"k pkn'ation produce great guam
titi.s Of cane, which is ell manufac-
.ured on the Rio Grande plantation
I'his cane makes sugar which is pro-
nounced by experts to be ever supe-
rior to The best Louisiana product
Havana tobf Geo has also proven a
success Lere, Col. j. G Tucker BAY
iug made some most successful ex-
perinents with it; his samples were
classed by New Yo'k buJerSas equal
20 the best Havana.
The county is watered by the Rio
Grande with its ample flow along
the southern boundary. and rumer-
Gus small streams called "arroyos"
md ~"resacas."
The population OF cameron county,
according to the census Of 1890. il
1924. Brownsville. the cnnnt,
seat, has a population of about 1000.
Point Isabel. the seaport of the
county, has about 400 inhabitants.
aud Santa Maria, a growing it'll,
yer settlement. has about $50.
Improved lands sell tor from S. to
s25 per acre, uuimproved Tor from 81
to Sc per acre The average taxa-
BILE value of land is 81. There are
80, 24O acres IF school lard in The
The comfy has a total school
population If 1921. ard gives EN-
ployuent to - teachers The aver
age length OF the school term is five
months. The total tuition revenue