The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-05-15
VaIaaiIi Inflammation.
oAaERox COUNTY:

loo miles of gulf coast as lis easter q
boundary. 1t was organised in 1913.
and contains s3OS 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, and produces an exceedingl;
heavy yield of both cotton and corn,
the chief farm products. Two, aud
sometimes three crops of corn, aver
aging from ffy to seventy bushels
per ssre, are raised yearly, while
cotton will easily yield from one to
two bales per acre; Grasses grow
all the year, and stock End pas,ur-
age without being fed or sheltered
during the whites. 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 year around, aud northern
people are astonished to find toma
toes, lettuce. spinach, English pease,
etc. served fresh from the gardens
IN midwiDter, This is undoubtedly
the paradise of truck gardeners. and
so soon as rail transportation is OBJ
tanned Cameron county vegetables
oy The car load will be shipped to
northern m rkets during wiuter aud
early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices, as there will be no
competition. This is due to cur ex
ceelingly mild climate. Frequently
the entire winter passes without
single frost, and there is rsrely ever
any cold weather before Christmas.
Fruit Gu ture has not been attempted
in this county on large scale. bat
there is one large blnana plantation
on which this delicious fruit yields
most abuudan,ly and in the greatest
perfection G apes are also raised
extensively. growing in almost every
yard They ripen from two 10 four
weeks earlier than in any other sec
ton, Many planters here make
all of their own table wines. Oranges
and lemons also grow in profusicn.
and this section could easily be mad,
to rival Florida in the production oil
oranges. Sugar cane is also one Ct
the most important products of this
valley. Tue Rio Grande plantation
of Mr.. Geo. Bralay and the Rebb-
5 ark plan alton produce great guam
titiss Of cane, which is all mannfac-
'ured on the Rio Grande plantation
Ibis cane makes sugar which is pro-
nonncei by experts to be even supe-
rior to the best Louisiana product
Havana tobec Geo has also proven :
here, Col. J. G Tucker hav
ing made some most successful ex.
periments with it; his samples were
,lassed by New Yo'k buyers as eqnal
@ the best Havana.
The county is watered by the Rio
5rands with its ample flow along
he southern boundary, and rumer-
,us small streams called "arroyos"
md "reaacas."
The population of Cameron county,
according to the census of 1890. is
1924. Brownsville. the conni,
seat. has population Of about 1000
Point IsaLel, the seaport of tb'
comfy, has abOnt 400 inhabitants
ana Sauta Maria. growing littl'
iver settlement. has about 250.
Improved lands sell Tor from S. to
;25 per acre. unimproved Tor from 81
0 Sc per acre The average taxa
lie value Of land is 81. There az,
2, 240 acres of school land in th
.ouniy The county has a total school
population Of 327l, sad gives en-
,loYnert to = teschers The aver
ge leuglh of the school term is fv,
months. The total tuition revenu,
eceived firm the State is SI3. 00G
There are number of pnblic schools
4 the county, afording ample sdr-
ational advantages.
Homeseekers are gradually begin
ling to End their Way to this lant.