The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-10

100 miles of gulf coast as its east
ern boundary. 1t was organized In
1S48, 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~
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 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 find tomatoes, lettuce,
spinach, English peas, etc, served
fresh from the gardens IN midwln-
ter. This is undoubtedly the par
adise of track gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation IS oh
tanned Cameron comfy vegetables
BIZ 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. Free
quently the entire winter passes
without a single frost, and there is
rarely ever anv 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
lier than in any other section
Many planters here make all o
their own table wines. Orange
and lemons also grow in profusion
and this section could easily b.
made to rival Florida in the pro
duction of oranges Sugar cane i
vlso one of the most important pro
pucts of this valley. The Ri
Grande plantation of Mr.. Geo. Bru
Law and The Rabb Starck plantation
produce graat quantities of cane
which is all manufactured on tn
Rio Grande plantation This car
makes sugar which is produced b
experts to be even superior to tn
best Louisiana product. Havan
tobacco has also proven a success
here. Col. J G. Tucker havin
made some most successful exper
ments with it; his samples wei
,classed by New York buyers ;
equal to the hest Havana.
The county is watered by the r
Grande with its ample flow alor
the southern boundary, and nun
erous small streams ca led ''arroya
and "resacas."
,, The population of Cameron cou
tv according TO the ceusus Of IS
is 13.424. Brownsville, the conn
seat, has a population of abe
\" 1000 Point Isabel, the seaport
the county, has about 400 inha
tants and Santa Maria, a grow
nv little river settlement, has ahout2
Improved lands sell for from
thi- to $25 per acre, unimproved
from 80 to So per acre The az
49,, age taxable value of land is
me There are 62.240 acres of sci
land in the county. The con
he has total school population
400. ard gives employment to
teachers. The average length
the school term is five months.
total tuition revenue received f
= the State is Sl3 600 There ar
number of pnblic schools in
county, affording ample educatic
co advantages.
- Hompseekers are gradually
ginning to find their way to
a land where farmers can work in
- omen air $50 days in the year.
+, # is comparatively undeveIorP!
nd vet. With the huilding of
W Iailr,ad to CorpvS Christi. howe
or at inhnv Of settlers NAV
IT, expected and they will he hear
welcomed. This valley is can