The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-29

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
184S, 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
ingIy 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
ly. 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 Grande Val ey 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 in midwln-
ter. This Is undoubtedly the par
adise of truck gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation is OBJ
tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the ear load will be 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. Fre-
lquentIy the entire winter passes
without a single frost, and there Is
rarely ever anv co,d weather before
| Christmas. Fruit culture has not
been attempted in this county on {
large scale, but there is one large
hanana plantation on which tbs
delicious fruit yields most ahund'
antIy and in the greatest perfection
Cranes are also raised extensively
groNing in almost every yard. They
ri3en from two TO four weeks ear
Iir than in any other section
Many planters here make all o
their own table wines. Orange
and lemons also grow in Profusion
aud this section could easily b.
made Ia rival Florida in the pro
inction Of oranges Sugar cane i
ulsn one Of the most important pro
pucts of this valley. The Ri
tirandp plantation Of Mr.. Geo Bru
Law and the rabbi Starck plantation
produce graat quantities OF cane
which i all manufactured on tn
lilo Grande plantation This can
makes sugar which is produced b
experts 10 be even superior to tn
hest Louisiana product. Hayan
tobacco has also proven sncceS
here. Col. J G. Tucker havin
made some most successful experi
mcnts with it; his samples wer
classed bv New York buyers :
equal 10 the best Havana.
The county is watered by the r
Grande with it, ample flow alon
the southern boundary, and nun
erous small streams Ca led arroyo
and "rcsacas.
- The population of Cameron con
tv according to the census or 1S'
is 13.424. Brownsville. the conn
seat, has a population of aho
(" 1000 Point Isabel. the seaport
the county. has about 400 inhal
tants and Santa Marta, Il gro~i
C. little river settlement, has ahoui2'
Improved lands sell FOR from
HI to S25 per acre, unimproged
from 81 TO So per acre The av
are taxable value of land is
~ There are 1920 acres of sch
land i'm the county. The cunI
he has total shool population
400, aud gives employment to
teachers The average length
the school term is five rio,ths.
total tuition revenue rpceived i'r
the State is Sl3 600 There are
number of public schools III
county. aiioidiug ample edncati"
70 advantages.
Homespekers are gradually
ginning t. find their way to t
a land where farmers can work in
D ,.pen air go DAYS in tho year.
il is comparatively undeve!oppd
IL vet. With the huiiding Of
ia lailroaa TO Corpvs Christi. hnw"v
q, ora,t iniut of settlers NAV