The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-01

southern county of Texas. IL Is
separated from Mexico by the Rio
Grande on the south and has about
100 miles of gulf coast as its east
ern boundary. 1t was organized IN
1913, and econtains 1908 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 portion of the soil IS
rich loan, and produces an exceed
Iingly heavy yield of both cotton
and corn the chief farm products:
Two, and sometimes three crops OF
corn, averaging from fftv to severn
tv bushels per acre, are raised year
hy. while cotton will easily yield
from one to two bales per acres.
Grasses grow all the year, and stock
find pasturae without being fed or
sheltered during the winter. But
the soil and climate of the Lower
Z Rio Gtande Valley are by nature
t best adapted for the production of
= vegetables and fruits. Vegetables
: af all kinds grow all the year
Q ground, and northern people are as
tonished to find tomatoes, lettuce,
spinach, English peas, etc, served
fresh from the gardens In mldwIn-
= ter. This is undoubtedly the par
adise of truck gardeners, and SO
soon as rail transportation Is oh
:. tanned Cameron county vegetables
70 by the car load will be shipped tC
~ northern markets during winter anc
es early spring, and will obtain the
st highest prices. as there will be NJ
or competition. This is due to on
. exceedingly mild climate. Ere
:, ouently the entire winter passe
~ without a single frost, and there l
Of rarely ever any cold weather befor
or Christmas. Fruit culture has nc
en- been attempted in this county on
L large scale, hut there is one larg
IN banana plantation on which tn
delicious fruit yields most ahunc
- antlv and in the greatest perfection
Grapes are also raised extensivel
growing in almost every yard. ! he
ripen from two to four weeks ea
ier than in any ether sectlo
MANY planters here make all
their own table wines. Orang
aud lemons also grow in profusio
and this section could easily
made to rival Florida in the pr
dnetion OF oranges Sugar cane
vlso one Of the most important pr
y pucts of this valley. The Il
Il tirande plantation of Mr.. Geo. BIZ
a Law and the Rabh 3tarek plantatl
81 produce great quantities of ca
/ which is all manufactured on
/ Rio Grande plantation This ca
I makes sugar which is produced
/ experts to be even superior to
Il best Louisiana product. Have
q tobacco has also proven succ
here. Col. j G.. Tucker hav
made some most successful exp'
mer.a with it; his samples W
i classed by New York buyers
RI equal to the hest Havana.
81 The county is watered by the
Grande with its ample flow al
81 the southern boundary, and M
erous small streams ca led AFRO
~" and "resacas.'
The population of Camersn c.
tv according to the census of
=, is 1924. Brownsville, the co
10 seat. has a population of a
1000 Point Isabel, the seapor
s the county. has about 400 in
EDGC- I Ia4}s r S,o settlement. has abou
Improved lands sell FOR fror
in this to $25 per acre, unimproved
from 50 to So per acre The
90 ace taxable value of land
'ne There are 92,240 acres of ;
land in the county. The c
DIS The has a total school populate
400. ard gives employment
M teachers The average ieng
Nv, the school term Is five moth
ru total tuition revenue received
the State is Sl3 600 There
ill1 number Of public schools
county, affording ample educ'
Co ""T W ,p,s5ooi ors oro Gradual
ginning to find their way t.
e 3:' :: !: 8: - e.: a e; G. y;
knad yet. With the bniiding