The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-04-20
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csNEnoS COUNTY.

separated from Mexico by the lsie
Grande on ihe south and has about
100 miles of gulf coast as IFS eastern
boundary. 1t was organized in lSaS.
aud contains 33OS square miles.
Farming aud stock raising arc The
principal industries of the people
the location. climate aud soil being
admirably adapted for both, The
greater rorii5n OF the soil is rich
laom. and produces an exceedingly
heavy yield of both cotton md com.
The chief farn produuts- Two, and
SONS times three crops OF corn, aver
aging from df'y to seventy bushels
per acre. are raised yearly, while
cotton will easily yield from one TO
tvo bates per ec:e. Grasses grow
! all the year, and stsck fad pastuF
age witbont being fed or sheltered
doripg The winter. But the coil and
climate Of the Lower Rio Granie
Valley ere By natqre best adapted
for the production OF vegetables and
fruits. Vegetables Of al kinds grow
sill tbe gear around. and northern
people are as.ouished to find toms-
toe5, lettuce. spinach, Easlish peasc,
ste, served fresh from the. gardens
in nidwiDler. This is undoubtedly
tho paradise 81 truck gardeners. and
so soon as rsii transportation is ob-
!ained Cameron county vegetables
By the car load will be shipfNi to
northern markets during winter and
early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices, as there will i.e 20
competition. This is das to our ez
eeelingly mild climate. Frequently
the entire winter passes without 8
single frost, AMI there IS rsrely. ever
any cold weather before Christmas.
Fruit Gu ture has not been attempted
in this coan.y Oh large scale, but
there is one large b,nana Pl4ntation
on which this delicious fruit yields
most abupdeu:ls aud in the greatest
perfection. G apes are also raised
extensively. growing in almost every
yard They ripeu from two 70 four
weeks earliss than in any other sec
tion. Many planters here mske
al q their own table Mines. Oranges
AID lemons also grow il pfefns;0n,
aud THE section could easily be n.eds
TO rival Fiosiia il the production g
oraDgss. Sugar cane Is also 0ne Of
TIE most important products of this
valley. Tee Ri,, Grande plantation
OF Sir. Geo. Br2lAy and the Rabb
S.aT"R plan alton produce great guam
Til. Of cane, which is all manuiae-
.arsd on tie Rio Grande plantation.
his care makes sugar which is pro-
noercel by experts to be even snps-
rior to the best Louisiana product
Havana tobacco bss also proven :
saceess here. Col. J. G Tucker hay
ioe made some moat successful ez-
pesineuts with II; his samples we're
slassed 10y New Yo'k buyers as eqna.
10 tie best Ha.aaa.
The county IS wAterel by the Rio
Brands with its ample fsw along
Tie southern boundary. and elmer
7ds small streams called "aIroyOs'
.ad ,eaacas."
TIE population If Cameron county
a-sorli0g to the census Of 1890. l.
Is 43A Brownsville. The count.
ssa', has population Of about 1000.
Fciut Isal el. tie seaport Of the
,onaly. has aboat 400 Inhabitants.
ID Sauta Maria, growing little
settlement. hes about $50.
Iuprovcd lau3s sell ior rom IS to
s25 pay acre, uniFnpfoveu Tor from 81
70 Sc per erre Tbs aTelaso TAXI
/ Die vJue # laul j. 81. There are
4 ., 24G acres # school lard in th-
-oluiy. The county has total school
p pal4.ion Of 327l. AID gives EN-
/ oluvneut u = teachers The aver
lie leugth OF tie school term IS five