The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-04-04
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eesad&ry, 1t wks organised ia 1898,
sud eonssins 53oS square miles.
Farming aud stock raising age the
pytacipai Industries Of the people.
the iocatsSb, climate snd seis being
sdEis&biy adapted for both, The
greater psrtioE Of tke ssil is rich
.son. and produces al exceedingly
heavy yield of tota cettoa and corn.
the chief fsrn prodacts. Two, and
sometimes three crops Of corn. aver.
aging from fifty to seveoty bushels
per asre, are raised yearly, while
cotton will easily yield from one to
two bales per acre; Grasses grow
all the year, and stock end 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 al kinds grow
all the yesr around, aud northern
people are astonished to end toms
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.
tsined Cameron county vegetables
by the car load will be shipped to
northern markets during winter ard
early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices. as there will lie no
competition. This is due to our ex
ceediugly 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, but
there is one large banana plantation
on which this delicious fruit yields
most abundantly and in the greatest
perfection. Grapes are also raised
extensively, growing in almost every
yard. They ripen from two 10 four
weeks earlier than in sny other Sec
tior, Many planters here make
all of their own table wines. Oranges
and lemons also grow in profusiOn,
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 Bralsy and the Rabb
s:at"k plantation produce great guam
titles of cane, which is all manufac-
iured on the Rio Grande plantation.
I'his cane makes sugar which is pro-
nounced by experts to be even supe-
rior to The best Louisiana product
Havana tobscco has also proven
success tere, Col. j. G. Tucker bav-
ing made some most successful ex-
perinents with it; his samples were
classed by New York buJe els as eqnal
to the best HaTana.
The county is watered by the Rio
Grande with its ample flow along
the southern boundary. and rumer-
Gus small streams called "arroyos"
and "resacas."
Thepopulation of Cameron county,
according to the census of 1890, is
1924. Brownsville. the county
seat, has population Of about 1000.
PGiut Isabel, the seaport of the
county, has about 400 inhabitants.
nd Santa Maria, a growing little
yer settlement, he's about $50.
Improved lands sell for rom So to
$25 per acre, unimproyed Tor from 81
to Sc per acre. The average taxa
BILE value of land is 81. There are
90 ,240 acres Of school land in the
county. The county has total school
population OF 327l. snd gives EN-
ployment to - teachers The aver
age length of the school term is FIVE
months. The total tuition revenue