The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-24


southern county Of Texas. 1t is
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
and corn the chief farm products.
Two. and sometimes three crops of
corn, averaging from fiftv to seven-
ty bushels per acre, are raised year
Ilv, 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
! Rio Gfande Val ey are by nature
best adapted for the production of
vegetables and frnits. 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 i'll midwln-
ter. This is undoubtedly the par
adise Of track gardeners, and SC
soon as rail transportation Is oh
tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the car load will he shipped. to
northern markets during winter ant
early spring, and will obtain thu
highest prices. as there will he N
competition. This Is due to oui
exceedingly mild climate. Ere
quently the entire winter passe
without a single frost, and there j
rarely ever any cold weather befor
Christmas. Fruit culture has no
, been attempted in this county on
llarge scale. but there is one larg
banana plantation on which TIN
delicious fruit yields most ahnnd
antly and in the greatest perfection
Cranes are also raised extensively
growing in almost every yard. The
ri7en from two to four weeks eaI
lier than in any other section
Many planters here make all &
= their own table wines. Orange
and lemons also grow in profusior
e and this section could easily i
:. made to rival Florida in the pre-
q duetion OF oranges Sugar cane
q ulso one OF the most important PR
, pucts Of this valley. The r.
il Grande plantation % Mr. Geo Brl
S. Law and shc Raba Starck plantaiio
produce great quantities of can
which Is all manufactured. on Il
r, Rio Grande plantation This car
- makes sugar which is produced !
experts to be even superior to u
hest Louisiana product. Hawai-
tobacco has also proven succe
here. Col. J 6. fucker hayir
made some most successful expcr
mehts with it; his SAMPLES we
Chased by New York buyers
equal to the hest Havana.
The county is waiered by the r
Granae with it, ample flow aloi
the southern boundary. and nur
erous small streams ca led arroyo
4 aud "resacas.
I The population of Cameron con
ty according 10 the crusu, Of IS
lis I3.42I Brownsville, the conn
seat, has population OF aho
! 1000 Point isabel, the seaport
! the county. has about 400 inha
tants aud Santa Mnria, grow
I little river settlement, has ahoulZ,
: Improved lands sell for from
] to $25 per acre. unimprogel
Z from y to @6 per acre The ay
a ago taxahie v:due of land is
q There are S2240 acres Of sch
q land in the county. The com
4 ha, "A total school population
400. and gives employment to
- TEACHERS The average length
: the scbopl term Is five moFths.
total tuition revenue received II
the State is Sl3 COO There ar
}" number Of public schools in
county, affoTding ample educa'io
advantages
IC- Homeseekers are gradually
ginning to End their way to-
this hand whore farmers can work in
open air $50 days in tho year.
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