The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-05-16
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I Ice niles q e1E coast as lis eastern
boaHdery. 1t was organised in 1S4S,
and contains SSea square mics.
Farming and stock raising are the
j principal Industries OF the people.
/ the location, climate aud soil being
admirably adapted for both, The
greater iortion OF the soil is rich
laor, and produces an exceedingly
heavy yield of beth cotton and corn,
the chief farm products. Two. aud
sometimes three crops of corn, aver
aging froea fifty &c se7eaty bnshels
/ per acre, are raised yearly, while
cotton will easily yield from one to
TIVE bales per acre. Grasses grow
all the year, and stock End pastur-
age withoet being fed er 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 and
fruits. Vegetables Of al kinds grow
all the year around, and northern
people are astonished to find toma-
toes, lettuce. spinsck, English pease,
ETC., served fresh from the gardens
in midwinter, 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 N rkets during winter ard
early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices. as there viii he no
competition. This is due to our ex
ceediugly mild climate. Frequently
the entire winter passes without a
single frost. aud there is rsrely ever
any cold weather before Christmas.
Fruit Gu ture has not been attempted
in this county on q large scale, but
there is one large banana plantation
on which this delicious fruit yields |
most abuudantIy 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
tioD, 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 CT
the most important products of this
valley. Toe Rio Grande plantation
of Mr. Geo. Br2iay and the Rabbi
Stark plantation produce great guam
titles of cane, which is all manufac-
'ured on the Rio Grande plantation.
Ibis cane makes sugar which is pro-
nounced by experts to be even snpe-
rior to the best Louisiana product
Havana tobccco has also proven a
here, Col. j. G Tucker hav-
ing made some most successful ex-
periments with it; his samples were
classed by New York buyers as equal
10 the best Havana.
The county is watered by the Rio
Grende with IFS ample flow along
the southern boundary. and rumer-
Gus small streams called "arroyos"
md "resacas.
The population of Cameron county.
according to the census of 1890. lie
13. 424. Brownsville. the count,
seat. has a population Of about 1000.
PCiut Isabel, the seaport of the
county. has about 400 inhabitants.
and Santa Maria, a growing little
yer settlement. has about $50.
Improved lands sell for from SIS to
$25 per acre, unimproved Tor from 81
to Sc per acre. The average taxa.
BILE value of land is 81. There are
%, 240 acres Ct school lard in th,
county. The county has total school
population of 327I. and gives EN-
ployment to = teachers The aver
age length of the school term is FIVE
months. The total tuition revenue
received from the State is $4,000.