The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-05-14
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f ICE niles Of gag coast SIS It's eastern
Z beHAdaTS, ct was -oTgz1i@od II 15aS,
and conEains 39o8 square miles.
FasfzinS eua stooa raising arc Che
principal 5ndustries Of the people,
the location, climate end sell being
admirably adapted for Goth, The
:. grestec terkon eff abe s0ii is q rich
laoo, and predaces an exceedingly
heavy yield OF beta cotton and cora,
Z the chief farm products. Two, aud
/ sometimes three crops Of corn, aver
aging froa df'y to seveaty bushels
I per acre. ere raised yearly, while
cotton wiE easily yield froa Que To-
tive bales per acne, Grasses grow;
all The gear, and stock Cad pasiur-
age withoet beiag Sd or sheltered
/ during the winter. Bat the soil and
I climate e the Lower Bio GraRie
Valley are by natare best adapted
1 for the production of vegetables aad
/ fruits. Vegetables of al kinds grew
! all the year aroEnd. and northern
1 people are asteuished to Cad toma,
toes, lettuce. spinach, Esgiish pease,
ETC.. served fresh from the gardens
IN midwinter, This is undoubtedly
the paradise Of truck gardeners. aud
sc soon as rail transportation is cb-
tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the car load will be shipped to
northern n raets during wiuter ead
early spring, and viii obtain the
highest prices. as there will lie no
competition. This IS due to our ex
! cee.iinsiy nild climate. Frequently
The entire winter passes without I
single frost, and there is rsrely ever
any cold weather before Christmas. |
Fruit Gu tnre has not been attempted !
in this county on g large scale, 5nt !
there is one large banana plantation !
on which this delicious fruit yields |
most abuadantly and IN the greatest /
perfection. Grapes are also raised |
extensively, growing in almost every
yard. They riPen from two TO four
weeks earli.r than i'll any other sec
ton, Many planters here make
al of their own tibie wines. Oranges
and lemons also grow in profusi6n,
and this section could easily be made
to rival Florida in the production Of
oranges. Sugar cane is also one Of
the most important products of this
valley. Tue Rio Grande plantation
of Mr.. Geo. Bcalay and the Rabb-
S.ar"k plantation produce great guam
tit.ts of cane, which is all mauufac-
'ured on The Rio Graude plantation.
I'his cane makes sugar which is pro-
nouocei By experts to be even supe-
rior to the best Louisiana product
Havana tobacco has also proven a
success here, Col. J. G Tucker hav-
lug made some most successful ex.
perimeuts with it; his samples were
elassed by New Yo'k buyers as equal
10 the best Havana.
The county is watered by the Rio
Grande with its ample flow along
the southern boundary. and runner
Gus snali streams called "arroyos"
and ''resacas."
The population of Cameron county.
according to the census Of 1890. is
1924, Brownsville. the count,
seat, has population Of about 1000.
Point Isabel. the seaport of the
county, has about 400 inhabitants
and Santa Maria. growing little
;ver settlement. hes about $50.
Improved lands sell tor from IS to
$25 per acre, unimproved Tor from g
10 Sc per acre The average taxa
Die value Of land is 81. There a:t
22,240 acres cf school Iaud in th.
county. The comfy has total school
of 1911, aud gives en-
ploYuent to - teachers The aver
age length OF the school term is FIVE
months. The total tuition revenue