The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-10

cameron OOuubJ 10 vic CAbiruio
southern county of Texas. 1t is
separated from Mexico by the Rio
Grande on the south and has about
100 miles of gulf coast as it's east
ern boundary. 1t was organized in
184S, and contains .3308 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 tiftv to seven-
ty bushels per acre, are raised year
lly, while cotton will easily yield
from oue 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 Lever
Rio Grande Valley 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 midwin-
ter. This is undoubtedly the par
adise of track gardeners, and SO
soon as rail transportation is OBJ
tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the car 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
quently the entire winter passes
without 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, bnt there is one large
banana plantation on which this
delicious frnit yields most ahund-
antly and in the greatest perfection
Grapes are also raised extensively
growing in almost every yard. They
ri9en 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 profusion
and this section could easily be
, made to rival Florida in the pro-
duction of oranges Sugar cane i:
Blso one Of the most important pro,
, pucts of this valley. The Rio
Grandp plantation of Mr.. Geo. Brn,
lay and the Rabb Starck plantation
produce graat quantities OF cane
which is all manufactured on th'
Rio Grande plantation Thi: cane
makes sugar which is produc ID by
experts to he even superior , til,
best Louisiana product. Havan'
tobacco has also proven a success,
here, Col. J g. Tucker having
made some most successful expert
ments with it; his SAMPLES wer,
classed by New York buyers a
equal to the hest Havana.
The county is watered bv the Ri,
Grande with its ample flow along
the southern boundary, and mum
erous small streams Ca led 'arroya,
and "resacas.
The population OF Cameron coun
~ according to the census of 1S9
is 1924. Brownsville, the count
seat, has a population of abou
1000 Point Isabel, the seaport o
the county. has about 400 inhabi
tants and Santa Maria, a growin
little river settlement, has ahout25(
Improved lands sell for from S
to S25 per acre, unimproved 70
from 50 to Sc per acre. The aver
;, age taxable value of land is s.
There are S2.240 acres of scho,
land in the county. The count
has a total school population {
- 400. ard gives employment to S
teachers The average length {
the school term is i've months. RI
total tuition revenue received frol
: the State is Sl3 600. There are
number of public schools in II
county, affording ample edueationt
is advantages.
Honeseekers are gradually b.
ginning tn End their way to tn
e. land where farmers can work in tt
open air 365 days in the year. b.
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