The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-21


Grande on the south and has about
100 miles Of gulf coast as its east
ern boundary. 1t was organized in
1913, and contains 380S 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 prodacts.
Two. and sometimes three crops of
corn, averaging from fifty to seven-
ty bushels per acre, are raised year
ily. 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 Lover
! 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 nidwln-
ter. This IS undoubtedly the par
adise of track gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation IS Oh
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 be 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 cod 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 ahund-
antlv and in the greatest perfection.
+ Grapes are also raised extensively,
growing in almost every yard. They
ri7en from two to four weeks ear
l;ar tbau I'm any other section.
Many planters here make all of
their own table wines. Oranges
aud lemons also grow in profusiou.
and this section could easily be
made To rival Florida in the pro-
dnction of oranges. Sugar cane is
ulso one Of the most important pro-
pucts of this valley. The Rio
tiranae plantation Of Mr.. Geo. Bra
Law aud The Rabb Starck plantation
proauce graat quantities OF cane
which Is all manufactured on the
! Rio Grande plantation This cane
makes sugar which IS produced hH
EXPERTS to be even superior to the
best Louisiana product. Havanf
tobacco has also proven a success
here. Col. J G.. Tucker having
made some most successful expert
imeh's with it; his SAMPLES were
classed by New Work buyers a
equal to the best Havana.
The county is watered by the ri,
Grande with its ample flow aIony
the southern boundary, aud mum
erouS small streams ca led arroyo,
and "resacas."
The population Of Cameron conn
~ according to the census of 1S9t
is l3.42f. Brownsville. the count,
seat, has population OF abou
1000 PUNT Isabel, the seaport o
: the county. has about 400-inhabi
tants and Santa Maria, growing
little river settlement, has aboui250
r Improved lands sell for from S.
+ to so per acre, unimproved 10
from q to So per acre The aver
AGE taxable vaIue Of land IS 81
; There are 82.2l0 acres az schoo
land IN the county. The count,
has Il total school population o
| / 100. and gives employment to s.
teachers ile average length o
J the school term is tive aFoeths. tn
total tition revenue received iron
the State is $t3 00G There are
number of public schools in tn
comfy, aiIording ample oducationa
! advantages.
! Honeseehers are gradually ht
ginning to lind their way t. thi
] land WHERE farmers can work in ih
areu AR 365 DAYS in tho wear. hu
it is comparatively undeyeloprd a
2 vet. with The bnilding Of III
.iailroa4 to CorPvs Christi. howevfr
; t AN, az soft o,s D,pv