The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-30

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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
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.
ty bushels per acre, are raised year
lly. while cotton will easily yield
from one to two bales per acres.
Grasses grow all the year, aud stock
find uasturae without being fed or
sheltered during the winter. But
the soil and climate of the Lower
! Rio Gtande Valley 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
tonished to tind tomatoes, lettuce,
spinach, English peas, etc, served
fresh from the gardens III mldwlu-
/ ter. This Is undoubtedly the par
adise of truck gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation IS OBJ
, tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the car load will be shipped TO
northern markets during winter and
early spring, aud will obtain the
highest prices, as there will be no
composition. This is due to our
exceedingly mild climate. FIRE.
unently 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, but 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 in almost every yard. They
ripen from two to four weeks ear
Her than in any other section
Many planters here make all o
their own table wines. Orange
and lemons also grow in profasion
and this section could easily b
made to rival Florida in the pro
duction of oranges Sugar cane
also one of the most important pro
pucts of this valley. The HI
Grande plantation of Mr.. Geo. Bru
Law and the Rabb Starck plantatio
produce gSeat quantities of can'
which is All manufactured on tn
Rio Grande plantation This car
makes sugar which is produced !,
experLs to be even superior to tt
best Louisiana product. Hawai-
tobacco has also proven a succei
here. Col. J G.. Tucker havin
made some most successful exper
:. ments with il; his samples we
/" classed by New York buyers
equal to the best Havana.
The county is watered by the r
8, Grande with its ample flow alor
the southern boundary, and nur
erous small streams ca led "arroya
and "resaeas. 81
IC- The population of Cameron eou
ty according to the census Of Is
this is 13.42+. Brownsville, the cour
seat, has population of abC
1000 Point Isabel, the seaport
ne the county, has ahout 400 inha
tants and Santa Maria, grow
,bs little river settlement, has aboul2
Improved lands sell for from
to $25 per acre, unimprnyed
from 81 to IS per acre The az
age taxable. value of land Is
There are 82.240 acres Of sch
1Y land in the county. The cou
has total school population
400. and gives employment 20
co teachers The average length
the school term is live months.
total taition revenue received fl
the State is 5l3 900. There ar
q number Of public schools in
" county, afording ample educatlc
I advantages.
i'll; Hom.seehers are gradually
ginning to ind their way to
H." land where farmers can work in
open air $50 days in the year,
New lit Is comparatively uudeveioped
Ono vet. With the building of
free lailroad 10 Corpvs Christi. howe
a great inAu, Of settlers may