The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-06-25
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CAMERON COUNTY:

Grande on the south aad has about
100 miles Of gulf coast as its eastern
boundary. 1t was organized in 164S,
and contains 1908 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 ortion of the soil is rich
laom, aud produces an exceedingly
heavy yield OF both cotton and corn,
the chief farm products. Two, and
sometimes three crops of corn, aver
aging from fifty to seventy bushels
per acre, are raised yearly, while
cotton will easily yield from one to
two bales per acre. Grasses grow
all the year, aud stock find pastur-
age without being fed or sheltered
during the winter. But the soil and
climate Of the Lower Rio Grande
Valley are by mature best adapted
for the production of vegetables and
fruits. Vegetables of all kinds grow
aIl the year around, aud northern
people are astonished to find tona-
toes, lettuce. spinach, English pease,
ETC., served fresh from the gardens
In midwinter. This is undoubtedly
Che paradise of truck gardeners. and
so soon ss rail transportation is OBJ
famed Cameron county vegetables
by the car load will be shipped to
northern markets during winter and
early springs and will obtain the
highest prices, Is there will he no
competition. This is due to OUT ex
ceedingly mild climate. frequently
The entire winter passes without
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 abnndsntly and In the greatest
perfection. Grapes are also raised
extensively, growing in almost every
!srd. They ripen from two TO four
weeks earlier than ia any other Sec
fionS Many planters here make
all of their own table wines. Oranges
and lemons also grow IN profdsion,
and this section could easily be made
TO rival Florida in the production of
oranges. Sugar cane is also one of |
she most important products of this
valley. Toe Ri" Grapde plantation
Of AIR. Geo. Bfolsy and the Rabb-
Sisr"k plantation produces great guam
tities of cane, which is all manufac- /
fufed on the Rio Grande plantstion
Ihis cane makes sugar which rs pro-
nonDced by experts to be even supe- |
sfor TO the best Louisiana product !
Ha9sna tobacco has also proven q
success here, Col. J. G Tucker hav-
tug made some most successful ex-
perinenfs with it; his samples we're
Chased by New York buyers sssequal
10 the best Havana.
The county is watered by the Rio
Grs nde with its ample flow along
the southern boundary. and uurner-
GUS small streams called "arroyos"
and "resacas."
The population of Cameron county,
according to the census of 1890. is
TS,42A Brownsville. the county
seat, has population Of about 1000.
Poiut Isabel the seaport of the
county. has about 400 inhabita nts.
knd Santa Maria, growing little
settlement. has about $50.
Improved lands sell for from SIS to
$25 per ecre, uninprosed ior from 81
70 Sc per acre The average taxa
BILE value of land is 81. There are
80, 246' acres of school land in the
county. The county has total school
population Of 327li.- aud gives en-
pigment to- teachers The aver
age length of the school term is FIVE
months. The total tuition revenue
received fir ID ths State is $4,000.
There are number OF pHblic schools
n