The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-04-05
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cAMERoN COUNTY:

separated from Mexico by the Rio
Grande on the south aud has about
100 miles of gulf coast as IFS eastern
boundary. It was organized in lS4S,
and contains 1908 square miles.
Farming and stcck-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 q rich
laom, aud produces an exceedingly
heavy yield of both cotton and corn,
the chief farm products. Two, aud
sometimes three crops of corn, aver
aging from ffty 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 fnd pastur
sge without being fed or sheltered
during the winter. But the soil and
climate Of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley are by mature best adapted
for the production of vegetables and
fruits. Vegetables of al 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 CD
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 lie no
competition. This Is dne to our ex
ceedingly mild climate. Frequently
she entire winter passes without =
single frost, and there is rarely ever
any cold weather before Christmas
Fruit culture has not been attempted
j in this county on large scale. -bn'
] there is one large banana plantation
on which this delicious fruit yield
5 most abundantly and in the creates
perfection. Grapes are also raise'
= extensively. growing in almost every
yard. They ripen from two 10 fou
weeks earlier than in any other sec
tor, Many planters here max
all of their own tabie vines. Orange
= and lemons also grow in profusidn
= and this section could easily &c mad
/ to rival Tiorila ID The production o
4 orauges. SugGr cane is also one c
II the most important products of tb'
r. valley. Tee Rio Graude PLANTATION
x of Mr. Geo Brolay and the Rabb
n Stark plantation .2roduco great quaa
IS titles Of cane. which is all mauufac
3 .ured en- the Rio Grande plantation
- his care makes sugar whieh is pro
nounced by experts to be even supo
rior to The best Louisiana product
Havana tobacco has also proven
success i ere, Col. j. G Tucker hav
L ing made some most successful ez
Il perimeuts with it; his samples wer
4 classed by New Yo,k LuJers as eqna
If to the best Havana.
) The county is waterel by the Ri
ie Grande with its ample flow alonl
II The southern boundary. and runner
t. GUS small streams called "a,Foyos
d and ''reeacas."
The population of Cameron county
20 according to the census Of 1890,
y 1924. Brownsville, the count
seat. has population Of about 70Oi
Pcius Isabel, the seaport of III
ls county. has about 400 inhabitant
n I'd Santa Maria, growing lit
a yer settlement. has about 250.
r. Improved lands sell Tor nom So t
3 s25 per acre, uainproved Tor from s
;, to $6 per acre. The average tax.
= Die value If Land is 81. There al
g, go acres of school land in Il
county. The comfy bas total scho
ss population OF 327l, and gives en-
pIovment to = teachers The ave
nc see length of the school term is f'