The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-25

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Grande on the south and has about
100 miles of gulf coast as It's east
ern boundary. 1t was organized IN
1S48, 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
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-
lty bushels per acre, are raised year,
Inv. 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 Gtande Val ey are by nature
hest adapted for tue 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 III midwln-
ter. This is undoubtedly the par
adise of truck gardeners, and SO
i; soon as rail transportation IS Oh
tanned Cameron county vegetables
e bv the car load will be shipped tc
northern markets during winter anc
u early spring, and will obtain the
IS highest prices, as there will be nj
competition. This is due to on
le exceedingly mild climate. Ere
At ouently the entire winter pasSe
!, without a single frost, and there
q rarely ever any cold weather befor
ID Christmas. Fruit culture has no
been attempted in this county on
le large scale, but there Is one larg
he banana plantation ON which tn
+. delicious fruit yields most ahunc
III antly and in the greatest perfection
nd Grapes are also raised extensivel
!. growing in almost every yard. The
III riaen from two to four weeks ed
es Iier than in any other sectlo
Many planters here make all
ldi tbair own table wines. Orang
to and lemons also grow in profusio
and this section could easily
made to rival Florida in the pr
duction Of oranges Sugar cane
iSE Blso one of the most important pl
pncts of this valley. The /
Characterization Of MIR. Geo. BI
Law and the Rabb Starek plantati
produce great quantities of ca
which is all manufactured on
Rio Grande plantation This Ca
makes sugar which is produced
EXPERTS to be even superior to
hest Louisiana product. Have
tobacco has also proven a succ
here. Col. J G. Tucker havi
made some most successful exp'
/ mpnts with it; his samples "
% classed by New York buyers
u equal to the best Havana.
81 The county is waiered by the
Z Grande with It's ample flow ale
the southern boundary, and NJ
erous small streams called AFRO,
and "resacas."
8 The population of Cameron &C
a tv according TO the census OF
IS 1924. Brownsville, the COZ
seat, has population of a
1900 Point Isabel, the seaport
Il the county, has about 400 inf
.Sa tants and Santa Maria, gro'
lNl little river settlement, has about
III Improved lands sell for from
Isl to S25 per acre, unimproved
from 50 to Sc per acre The
y" ape taxable value OF land is
'- There are 82,240 acres of s.
land in the county. The CT
,, mas total school popnlatio
AZ 400, aid gives employment
teachers. The average lengt
s. the school term is tive nlonths
total tuition revenue received
-EDlC- the State is $l3 GOO There
- number Of public schools II
III 'hlS county, affording ample educa
advantages.
d one Homeseekers are gradual.
ginning to find their WAY tc
DIS he land where farmers can work
open air 365 days in the yea
m it is comparatively undevelnI
Viz vet. With the building {
". Iailroad 20 Corpys Christi. ho
liIY a great influx of settlers m
expected and they will he h