The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-13


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
1913, and contains 330S 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 u
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
~, 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 hover
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 midwln-
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 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 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 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 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 is
UlsO one of the most important pro-
pucts OF this valley. The Rio
! Grande plantation of Mr.. Geo Bru-
jav aud The Rabbi Starck plantation
produce great quantities of cane
which is AL manufactured on the
Rio Grande plantation This cane
makes sugar which is produced by
experts to he even superior TO tits
best Louisiana product. Havans
&obacco has also proven a success,
here, Col. J G. Tucker having
made some most successful expert
ments with it; his SAMPLES were
,classed by New York buyers a
equal to the hest Havana.
The county is watered by the Ri,
Grande with It's ample flow alons
the southern boundary, and nun
erous small streams ca led "arroya,
and "resacas."
The population of Cameron conn
ty according to the census Of 1S9
is 13.424. Brownsville. the count
scat. has population of ahou
1000 Point Isabel. the seaport G
the county, has about 400 inhab
tants and Santa Maria, GROWN
little river settlement, has ahout25j
Improved lands sell for from 5
Is to $50 per acre, unimproved Il
from - to Sc per acre The ave-
age taxable valne of land is S
There are S2240 acres of scho
and in the county. The count
le has total s~hool population {
400, ard gives employment to s
teachers The average length
the school term is i've Honths. II
total tuition revenue received fro
, the State is 813 coo There are
Number of pnhIic schools in ii
county, affording ample education
J advantages.
= Homeseekers are gradually b
ginning h. lind their way to tn
land where farmers can work in Il
nnen air 365 DAYS in the year. III
it is comparatively nndevrloled
yet " tn the bnidjng of II
Itiroad to Corpvs Christi. howeve
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