The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-04-21
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southern county ct Texas. II l.
separated from Mexico by the Rio
Grande on the south aud has about
LOO miles of gulf coast as its eastern
boundary. Il was organized in lS4S,
and contains 33OS 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 com,
the chief farm products. Two, aud
sometimes three crops of corn, aver
aging from ffly to seventy bushels
per acre; are raised yearly. while
cotton will easily yield from one to
two bales per acre: Grasses grow
sll the year, and stock find pas;ur
age without being Fed or sheltered
during tie winter. But the soil and
climate IF the Lower Rio Grande
Valley ere by nature best adapted
loF tue production of vegetables and
fruits. Vegetables of all kinds grow
all the year around, and northern
people are nstonished to fud toma-
toes, lettuce. spinach, English pcase,
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 aud
early spring, ana will obtain the
highest pricea, SIS there will be no
| competition. T6is IS due to ou- ex
! ceeliusIy mild climate. frequently
the entire winter passes without q
single frost. and there is rarely ever
any cold weather before Christmas
Fruit culture has not been sttempted
in this county on q large scale, bat
there Is one large banana plantation
on which this delicious fruit yields
most abunaauily anl il the greatest
perfection. Grapes are also raised
/ extensively, growing in almost every
RAID. They ripen from two 20 four
weeks earlier than in any other sec
tion, Many planters here make
all Of their own table wines. Oranges
and lemons also grow 10 profusicn,
/ and this section could easily be made
70 rival FloriIa in the production Of
oranges. Sugar cane is also one Of
/ Tire most important produc s If this
! galley. Tee Bic Grapde plantation
of AEr. SEQ. Br2Isy and the Rabb-
Ssar"l, plantation 4roduce great guam
titles Of cape, which IS al wanufae-
1red on the Bio Grande plantation.
his care makes sugar whish IL pro
nonrcal By experts to be even sape-
rio- to The best Louisiana prodnct
Havana toJs eco has also proven .
success Lore, Col. J. G. Tucker hav
log made some most successful ex-
periments with it; his samples were
classed l,y New York buyers as oqaai
TO the best Havaaa.
1 The county is waterel by the Rio
Grsnda with lis ample flow ulone
the southern boundary. aud rumer-
9as small streams ollled "erroyos'
apd "roeacas."
The population of Cameron county,
according to the census Of 1890, is
1924. Brownsville. the count!
seat, has population Of about 1000.
Po.u5 Isatel the seaport Of the
county, has aboat 400 inhabitants.
nd Santa Maria, a growing little
yer settlement. he's about $50.
Ipproved lands sell tor from IS to
/ 535 per acre, uuimproved FOR from g
20 Sc per acre The average taxi
Die vliue IF land Is 81. There are
APE acres IF school lard IL The
coInty. The county has a total school
D p1latioD of 1911. AID gives EN-
oioymuEt 70 - teachers The nver-