The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-06-12
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CAMERON COUNTY:

Ceunty Is The extreme
southern county of Texas. It is
separated from Mexico by the Rio
Grande on the south aud has about
400 miles Of gull coast as its eastern
boundary. 1t was organized in 1913,
and contains 1908 square miles.
Farming and st~ock-raising are the
priucipsi industries of the people.
the location. climate and soil being
admirably adapted for both. The
greater PORTION of the coil is a rich
iaom, and 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, and 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 nature best adapted
for the production of vegetables ana
fruits. Vegetables of all 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
III midwinter. This is undoubtedly
the paradise of truck gardeners. and
so soon as rail transportation is OBJ
tanned Cameron county Vegetables
by the car load will be shipped to
northern markets during winter and
early spring; and will obtain the
highest prices, as there will lie no
competition. This is due to cur ex
ceedingly mild climate. frequently !
Che entire winter passes without, q
Single frost. and there is rsrely ever
&ny cold weather before Christmas.
Fruit culture has not been attempted
ii this county on a 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 to four
weeks earlier than in any other sec
tiSD5 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
Che most important products of this
valley. Toe Rir Grande plantation
ST Mr.. Geo. Brolsy and the Rabb
Stdr"k plantation produce great guam
fities of cane, which is all manufac-
'ured on the Rio Grande plantation.
This cane makes sugar which is pro-
hounced by experts to be even supe
FLOR to the best Louisiana product
Havana tobacco has also proven +
success here, Col. J. G Tucker bav-
Jug made some most successful ex-
periments with it; his samples wert
elassed by New Yo.k buyers a-ieqnsi
TO the best Havana.
The county is watered by the Ri,
Grands with its ample flow alou.
Fbe southern boundary. and uume,-
5us small streams called %"arroyos"
Snd "~resacas."
Inc population OF Cameron county,
according to the census of 1890, is
1924. Brownsville. the county
seat, has a population Of about 1000.
Poiut Isabel. the seaport of the
has about 400 inhabitants,
and Santa Maria. a growing little
river settlement. has about $50.
Improved lands sell tor from SIS to !
s25 per acre, unimproved Tor from 81 (.
to Sc per acre The average taxa. /
BILE value of land is 81. There are +:
S2,240 acres Of school land in thu /:
county. The county has a total school
of 1871. aud gives en-
nIormapt In - feachare The avar