The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-12-17

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The greater portion Of the soil is
kich loan, and produces an exceed
Agly heavy yield of both cotton
mrn the chief firm products.
And sometimes three crops OF
averaging from fifty to seven-
lels per acre, are raised year
lie cotton will easily yield
e to two bales per acres.
grow all the year. and stock
Bturae without being fed or
cred during the winter. Bat
boil and climate of the Lower
Grande Valley are by nature
kst 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 i'll midwin--
ter. This is undoubtedly the par
adise OF track gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation IS OH
tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the car load will 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. FIRE.
queutly 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, hnt there IS one large
banana plantation on which this
delicious fruit yields most ahund-
antly and in the greatest perfection.
4rapes are also raised extensively,
growing in almost every yard. They
riaen 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 profusiou,
and this section conid easily he
made 70 rival Florida in the pro-
| dnction OF oranges Sugar cane IS
else one Of the most important pro-
Ducts of this valley. The Rio
arande plantation Of Mr. Geo Brn-
llay and the Rahb 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
Ashacco has also proven a success
There. Col. j G. Tucker having
made some most successful expert
mcrts with it; his samples wer'
classed by New York buyers a
equal to the hest Havana.
The county is wafered by the Ri
1rande with It's ample flow aloni
the southern boundary, and nun
erous small streams ca led ''arroya,
and "resacas."
; The population of Cameron conn
ty according to the census of 189
IS 1924. Brownsville, the count
seat. has a population Of ahor
1000 Point Isabel. the seaport
the county. has about 400 inhab
tants and Santa Maria, ? CROWN
is little river settlement, has ahout25
improved lands sell for from
to S25 ner acre, unimproved Il
from 3 to IS per acre The ave
> AGE taxable value of land is $
There are 1920 acres Of scho
iand in the county. The conn
lie has IA total school population
400. AID gives employment to
teachers The average length
the school term is five moths. II
total tuition revenue received fro
! the State is Sl3 600 There are
number Of public schools in Il
county, affording ample education
J advantages.
Homeseekers are gradually b
ginning to End their way to tn
land where farmers can work in II
omen air 800 days in the year. b
it is comparatively undeveioped .
4! vet. WITH the building of Il
railroad to Corpys Christi. howeve
: a great influx Of settlers may
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