The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-09

Cameron County Is the extreme
southern county of Texas. 1t 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 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
aud corn the chief farm products.
Two, and sometimes three crops of
corn, averaging from fifty to seven~
ty bushels per acre, are raised year
iy, while cotton will easily yield
from one to two bales per acres.
Grasses grow all the year, aud stock
fud pasturae without beng fed or
sheltered during the winter. But
the soil and climate Of the Lawer
Rio Grande Valley are by nature
best adapted for the production of
vegetables and fruits. Vegetables
af all kinds grow all the year
ground, and northern people are as
tonished to find tomatoes, lettuce,
spinach. English peas, etc, served
fresh from the gardens III midwin-
ter. This-is undoubtedly the par
adise of track gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation is OBJ
tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the car load viii be shipped to
northern markets during winter and
early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices, as there Will be no
competition. This is due to our
exceedingly mild climate. FREE
queutIy the entire winter passes
without a single frost, and there is
rarely ever any cold weather before
christmas. Fruit culture has not
been attempted in this county on a
large scale, bnt there is one large
banana plantation on which this
delicious fruit yields most abund-
antly and in the greatest perfection.
Grapes are also raised extensively.
growing III almost every yard. They
ripen from two to four weeks ear
lier than in any other section.
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 pro-
duction OF oranges Sugar cane Is
else one OF the most important pro-
pucts of this valley. The Rio
Grande plantation of Mr. Geo. Brn-
Iav and the Rabb Starck plantation
produce great quantities Of cane,
which is all manufactured on the
Rio Grande plantation. This cane
makes sugar which IS produced by
experts To be even superior to the
best Louisiana product. Havana
tobacco has also proven Il success
here, Col. J G. Tucker having
made some most successful expert
menis with it; his samples we've
elassrd hv New York buyers as
equal to the best Havana.
The county is watered by the Rio
Graude with It's ample flow along
the southern boundary, and mum
ernus small streams Ca led arroyo,
and ''resacas."
The population Of Cameron conn
ty according to the CENSUS of 1880
is 1924. Brownsville. the comfy
seat, has "a population Of about
1000 Point Isabel, the seaport of
The county. has about 400 inhahi-
tants and Santa Marie, Il growing
little river settlement, has aboui250
Improved lands sell for from 81
to S25 per acre, unimprnyad for
fran s. 10 So ncr acre he aver
/ age taxable ya,ne OF land is 81
There are 622l0 acres Of school
| land IN the county. The county
has total hool population ot
tIt13 and ulvas confinement In 81