The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-17

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southern county Of Texas. 1t Is
separated from Mexico by the Rlo /
Grande on the south and has about {
100 miles of gulf coast as its east
ern boundary. 1t was organized IN
1913. and contains 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 a
rich loan, and produces an exceed
ingly heavy yield of both cotton
and corn the chief farm products
Two. and sometimes three crops of
corn. averaging from tiftv to seven-
ty bushels per acre, are raised year
Ily. 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
2 the soil and climate of the Lower
Rio Grande Val ey are by nature
hest adapted for the production OF
] vegetables and fruits. Vegetables
, af all kinds grow all the year
Ground, and northern people are as
Z. tonished to lind tomatoes, lettuce,
spinach, English peas, etc, served
Z fresh from the gardens i'll mldwin-
ter. This is undoubtedly the par
: adise of track gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation Is Oh
10 tanned Cameron county vegetables
= hy the car load will he shipped to
northern markets during winter and
- early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices. as there will be nc
re competition. This is due to oui
exceedingly mild climate. Ere
. ouentlv the entire winter passes
without a single frost, and there L
rarely ever any cold weather befor
Christmas. Fruit culture has no
been attempted in this county on
3. large scale. but there Is one larg
banana plantation on which TIN
x, delicious fruit yields most abund
he antlv and IN the greatest perfectlor
IN Grapes are also raised extensively
en- growing in almost every yard. he
50 ripen from two to four weeks ea'
ip- her than in any other section
,ee Many plauters here make all
their own table wines. Orang
and lemons also grow in profuslo
and this section could easily
mal- to rival Florida IN the pr
du-tion of oranges Sugar cane
his one Of the most important pr
on Is Of this valley. The h
Gr.nde plantation of Mr.. Geo. Br
Law and The Rabb Starck plantati'
pro lnce graat quantities OF ear
which Is all manufactured on t
Rio Graude plantation This ca
makes sugar which is produced
experts 10 he even superior to t
best louisiana product. Hava
\ tobacco has also proven n succ'
"a here. Col. J. q. Tucker havl
a made some most successful expe
ments with it; his samples ",
q classed nv New York buyers
equal to the best Havana.
The county is watered by the
lGrande with its ample flow alo
a the southern boundary, and M
- erous small streams Ca led "arroy
and "resaeas."
The population of Cameron co
tv according to the census OF !
. Is 1924. Brownsville, the con
seat, has population of al
Fs 1000 Point Isabel, the seaport
the county. has about 400 inh
tants aud Santa Maria, grow
little river settlement, has about
~ Improved lands sell for from
10 S25 per acre, unimproved
from 50 to So per acre The a
age iasahie valne of land Is
~ rhera are 82240 acres of sc
q ~ land in the county. The ca
= has total school population
400. and gives employment :
EDEC- leacber. rhe average lengt
the school term is tive moths.
in this total tuition revenue received
the State is Sl3 600 There
number Of public schools in
o,o county, aifording ample educat
advantages.
\Homeseekers are gradually
DIS he ginning to find their way to
and where farmers can work
omen air 365 days in tho yeHr
ND. il Is comparatively nndeyelop