The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-20

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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 fifty to seven>
~ bushels per acre, are raised year
nv. 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
hest adapted for the production of
vegetables aud fruits. Vegetables
az all kinds grow all the year
Ground, and northern people are as
tonished 70 lind tomatoes, lettuce,
spinach, English peas, etc, served
fresh from the gardens III mldwln-
ter. This is undoubtedly the par
adise of track gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation Is Or
tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the ear load will he shipped to
northern markets during winter and
early spring, and will obtain the
( highest prices, as there will he no
competition. This is due to our
exceedingly mild climate Free
qnently the entire winter passes
without single frost. and there Is
rarely ever anv cod weather before
Christmas. Fruit culture has not
been attempted Ia this county on a
large scale. Int there is one large
banana plantation on which thi-
; delicious fruit yields most ahund-
antlv and ia the greatest perfection
Grapes are also raised extensively
growing in almost every yard. They
riaen from two 70 fur weeks ear,
Her 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 could easily b.
mat tn rival Florida in the pro
duction OF oranges Sugar cane j
us, one OF the most important pro
pucts Of this valley Tie Ri
Graude plantation of Mr.. Geo Brp
Law and the Rabbi Starck plantation
produce GRAFT quantities OF cane
which Is III manufactured on ih
Rio Graule plantation This can
makes sugar which is produced b.
axperts So he even superior TO 10
hest Louisiana product. Hawai-
tobacco has also proven a succeS
here. Col. J. G. Tucker havin
made some most successful expert
menis with it; his samrdes wei
elassed by Sew York buyers d
equal to The hest Havana.
The county is waiered by the ri
Grande with its ample flow alon
the southern boundary, and nnu
;, erous small streams ca led arroyo
and "resacas."
The population Of Cnmeron cour
ty according to The census Of 19I
,, is 13.424. Brownsville, the count
seat. has a population Of abo
1000 Point isabel, the seaport
the county. has about 400 inhal
~ tants and Santa Maria. gro"il
little river settlement, has ahout2s
hi, Tmproved lands sell for from
TO $50 per acre, uninprovei
from - to s. per acre The AZ.
le- age taxable value of land is
There are So 2l0 acres of schI
bs land IN the county. The conr
mas total ; hool population
ltGA, and gives employment TO
tie ieherS. The average length
Che seho j term is i've moths. J
total sutton revenue received fr,
the State is $l3 900 There are
number Of public schools in I
county, Attending ample education
20 advantages.
Homeseekers are gradually
ginning to find their way tn t
q land vherr farmers can work in
. oven mir 800 DAVIS in the year. !
ID ia comparatively unAeyeloped
2f vet. w Tn the hniiAng Of