The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1894-04-03
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separated Scoa Mexico by she Rio
Grsnes 81 the soata ezd has aacnt
Ice uaes o. gall coast as It's eastern
boundary. It was orgsaieed IN 1875.
ana contains ss0S square miles.
Farning and stock raising are the
principal Industries Of the people.
the location, climate and soil being
admirably adapted for both, The
greater portion eff the scil is rich
laon. and produces an exceedingly
heavy yield of both cotton and corn.
the chief farm products. Two, snd
sometimes three crops of corn, aver
aging from fifty to seventy bushels
peg sSre, are raised yearly, while
cotton will easily yield frem enc to
two bales per acre: Grasses grow
all the year, and stock End psstur
age without being fed CIR 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 all kinds grow
all the year around, and northern
people are astonished 20 find toma
toes, lettuce. spinach, English spease,
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
by the car load will be shipped to
northern markets during winter AID
early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices, as there will he no
competition. This is due TO our ex
ceediagIy mild climate. Frequently
the entire winter passes without a
single frost, and there is rsrely ever
any cold weather before Christmas.
Fruit culture has not been attempted
in this county on large scale. bot
there is one large banana plantations
on which this delicious fruit yields
most abundantIy and in tbs 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
ton. 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
the most important products of this
valley. Toe Rio Grande plantation
of Mr.. Geo. Brolay and the Rabb-
Stark plantation produce great guam
titles Of cane, which is all manufac-
eured on the Rio Grande plantation.
his cane makes sugar which is pro-
nounced by experts to be even supe-
rior to the best Louisiana product
Havana tobacco has also proven a
success here, Col. j. G. Tucker hav-
inc made some most successful ak
periments with it; his samples were
classed by New York buyers as equal
10 the best Havana.
The county is watered by the Rio
Grande with its ample flow along
the southern boundary, and runner
GUS SMALL streams called "arroyos"
Snd "resacas."
The population Of Cameron county,
according to the census OF 1890, is
1924. Brownsville. the county
seat, has population of about 1000.
Poiut Isabel, the seaport of the
county, hes about 400 inhabitants
nd Santa Maria, q growing little
yer settlement, has about $50.
Improved lands sell Tor rom s. to
s25 per acre, unimproved Tor from 81
to Sc per acre. The average taxi
BILE value of land is 81. There are
22,24O acres of school land in the
county. The county has total school
population Of 3271. aad gives en-
/ ployment to = teachers The aver
age length of the school term is five