The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-04-17
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oAzxox COUNTY:

5oaiaeTa caanty Of Te11s. It Is
separated from Mexico oy the Rio
Grande on thu south asd has about
100 niles Of gull coast as its eastern
boundary. It was orgsaised in 1913,
and contains S3cs 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
lsom, and produces an exceedingly
heavy yield OF both cotton and coiu.
the chief farm products. Two, and
sometimes three crops of corr, aver
aging from fifty to seventy bushels
per acre, sre raised yearly, while
cotton will easily yield frou one TO
tTo bales per acre: Grasses grow
all the year, and stock fad 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 all kinds grow
all the year around, and northern
people are astonished to End toma-
toes, lettuce. spinach, English pease,
etc.; served fresh from the gardens
in midwinter. This is undoubtedly
the paradise of truck gardeners, apdS
SO coon as rsil transportation is OBJ
tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the car load will be shipped 10
northern mqrkets during winter and
early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices, as there will he no
competition. This "a due to cur ex
cee1iugly 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 large scale. buf
there is one large banana plantation
on which this delicious frait yields
most sbundantly and 10 The greatest
perfection. G tapes are also raised |
extensively. growing in almost every
yard. They ripen from two to four
weeks earlier than in any other sec
tor, Many planters here make |
Gil Of their own table vines. Oranges |
and Iemons also grow 10 profGsion.
and this section could easily be made |
to rival Florida in the production OF
oranges. Sugar cane is elso one CT
TIE most important products IF this !
valley. Toe Ric- Grande plnutst ton |
Of Mr.. Geo BrGlsy and the Rabbi
) ar"ll plantation produce great guam
titirs Of cane, which is all manufnc-
iured on the Rio Grande plantation.
I'his caue makes sugar which is pro-
nOuoced by experts to be even sape-
rior to the best Louisiana product
Havana tobacco has also proven
SUCCESS here, Col. j. G. Tucker hav-
ius wads some most successful ex-
oeriments with it; his samples were
,lassed by New York buyers az equal
to the best Havana.
The county is watered by the Rio
iyande with lis ample flow along
he southern boundary. and uumer-
,as snail streams called "arroyos"
md "rcsacas."
The population Of Cameron county,
according to the census of 1899. il
I3. 424. Brownsville. the county
seat, has population Of about 1000.
Point Isabel, the seaport of the
county, has about 400 inhabitants.
nd Santa Maria, growing little
:ver settlement. has about $50.
Improved lands sell for from So to
52J per acre, unimproved Tor from s.
o Sc per acre The average taxi
Die value of land is 81. There are
y 30 acres Of school lard in the
county. The county hes a total school
,nPula;ion If 1871, aud gives en-
1loymeat TO - teachers The aver
roc length of the school term is FIVE