The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-05-22
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CAMERON COUNTY:

southern county of Texas. 1t Is
separated from Mexico by the Rio
Granda on the south aud has about
100 miles of gulf coast as lis eastern
boundary. 1t was organized in IS4S,
and contains S30S square miles.
Farming and stock raising are the
principal industries of the people,
The location, ciimate and soil being
admirably adapted for both. The
, greater ortion of the soil is a rich
lsom, and produces an exceedingl,
hesvy yield of both cotton and corn.
the chief farm products. Two, and
sometimes three crops of corn. aver
aging from ff'y to seventy bushels
per acre. are raised yearly, while
cotton viii easily yield from one TO
two bales per acre: Grasses grow
all the year, aud stock fud pas,ur-
age without being I'D or sheltered
during the winter. But the soil and
climate af tue lower Rio Granle
VALLEY are by mature best adapted
FOR tho production of vegetables and
fruits. Vegetables of al kinds grow
all the year around, and northern
people are asionished 10 find toma-
toes, lettuce. spinach, English pease,
etc, served fresh from the gardens
IN midwinter. This is undoubtedly
tie paradise of truck gardeners. and
so soon as rail transportation is cb.
tanned Cameron county vegetables
% the car load will be shipped to
northern mfrkets during winter AID
early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices, as there will be no
competition. This is dae to cur ex
eeedingly mild climate. Frequently
the entire winter passes without
single frost, and there is rarely ever
any cold weather before Christmas.
Fruit Gu ture has not been attempted
in this county on large scale. bat
there is one large banana pl.ntaticn
on which this delicious fruit yields
nest abuniantly aud in The greatest
perfection G,apes are also raised
extensively. growing in almost every
yard. They ripen from two 20 four
weeks earlier than in any other sec
zion, Many planters here make
all of their own table wines. Oranges
and lemons also grow in profusion.
and this section coald easily be made |
to rival Florida in the production of |
oranges. Sugar care is also one Of |
the most important produc s of tbs
valley. Tee Bic Graude plantation
Of Mr.. Geo. Bralsy aud the Rabb
Slar~k plan alton produce great qnau-
titles of cane, which is all mannfac-
'nred on the Rio Grsnde plantation.
his cane makes sugar whieh is pro-
noaucei by experts TO be even snpe
rior to the best Louisiana product
Havana tobacco has also proven
SUCCESS here, Col. J. G. Tucker hay
lag made some most successful ex-
pefinents with it; his samples were
classed by New 70 K buyers as equal
to the best Havana.
The county is wstered by the Rio
Grnnde with its ample flow along
Lbs southern boundary. and rnmer-
ous small streams called "arroyos"
and 'resscas.
The population Of Cameron county,
according to the census Of 1890, is
Is. 42A. Brownsville. tue CONT,
seat. has population of about 1000.
PCiut isabel. the seaport of the
county. has abOat 400 inhabitants,
ard Sauta Maria. growing littl'
YER settlement, has about $50.
Improved lands sell tor from s5 to
.25 per acre, usimptoved Tor from s.
to SIS per scre The average tax
bic value of land is 81. There are
32,240 acres Of school lard IN tn
.onnty. The county has total school
. pnI4iico Of 327l. aud gives EN-
,i,,l ms pi to - teachers lh- aver
y 9 leu4th-oi the schooI term IS five
aoptss. The toia! tuition revenue
rsceived fr III tie State Is SIS Geo.
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