The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-04-18
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cAasERoN COUNTY:

ooutAciH COuoAN vi 1tA4S' II y
separated from Mexico by the Rio
Granda on the south aud has about
100 miles of gulf coast as IFS eastern
boundary. It vas organized IN lS4S,
and contains 3308 sqnare miles.
Farming Ond stock raising are the
principal industries OF the people.
the location, climate aDG soil being
admirably adapted for both. The
greater portion of the soil is a rich
laom, and produces on exceedingly
beAvy yield OF both cotton and corn,
the chief farm products. T9o, and
sometimes three crops Of corn. aver.
aging from Gfy to seventy bushels
per asEe, are raised yearly. while
cotton will easily yield from one to
two bales per acre. Grasses grow
all the year, and stock ind pastur
age without being fed or sheltered
duriug the winter. Bat the soil and
climate Of the Lower Rio Granie
Valley are by nntnfo best adapted
FOR tho production Of vegetables and
fruits. Vegetables of al kinds grow
all the year around, ani northern
people are aslonished to fud toma-
toes, lettcce. spinach, Eaglish pease,,
etc., served fresh from the gardens
IN midwinter. This is undoubtedly
the paradise of track gardeners. and
so soon as rail transportation is OBJ
tanned Cameron county vegetables
By the ear load will be shipped to
northern markets during winter aud
early spring, aud will obtain the
highest prices. as thare will he nc
competition. This is dae to CUR ex
eeedingly mild climate. Frcqneutly
the entire wia;er passes without 9
single frost. end there IS rsFely ever
any cold aealher before Christmas
Fruit culture has no; been attempted
in this county on = large scale. bat
there is oae large b,naaa RI .n;a.ion
OF which This delicious fruit yields
most gbun1antly and IN the greatest
psrfec.ion. Grapes sre also raised
extensively. growing ia almost every
yard. They sipen from tuo to four
weeks earlier than in any other Sec
ton, Many planters here make
all Of their own table vines. Oranges
and lemons slso grow in profusion,
and THE section could easily be made
to rival Florida in the production Of
oranges. Sugar cane is also I CT
the most important products nf tbs
valley. Toe RH Grande piantstion
Of air. Geo. DrGlsy and The Rsbb-
Stark plantation produce great guam
titles Of csne, utich is al manuiac-
.orsd on the Rio Grsnde plantation.
his caue mikes sugar which Is pro-
nounced by experts to be even supe-
rior to tie best Louisiana product
Havana tobsceo has also proven 4
success Iers, Col. J. G. Tucker bav-
iue made same. most successful OK
perineuts with it; his samples we're
classed by New Yo5k buyers as eq1al
10 tho bsst Havana.
Tie county is watsred by the Rio
Grands with its ample flow along
The southern boundary, and rumer-
Gus small ssreaus clIled ~"srroyOs"
sad ~"resacas."
The population CT Cameron county,
according TO the census Of 1890. is
IS. 424. Brownsville. the count,
scat. has a population Of about 1000.
Point Isabel. TIE seaport Of the
county, has about 400 inhabitants.
nd Santa Maria. a growing little
.ver settlement. has ab0nt $50.
Improved lands sell Tor nom IS to
525 per acre, unimproved ior irom 81
to So per acre TIE average Taxa.
bic value of lanl ia 81. There arc
g, 80 acres Ct school land in the
comfy. The comfy has a total school
population OF 327i. and gives en-
lniovfee1f 70 teachers The aver