The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-20

separated from Mexico by the Rio
Grande on the south and has about
100 miles of gulf coast as its east
ern boundary. 1t vas organized in
1913, 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 fftv to seven-
ty bushels per acre. are raised year
", while cotton will easily yield
from n 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 Gfande 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 truck gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation Is Oh
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 nc
competition. This is due to our
exceedingly mild climate. Free
quently the entire winter passes
without a single frost, and there Is
rarely yer any cold weather before
Christmas. Fruit culture has not
been attempted in this county on a
large scale, hut there is one large
banana plantation on which this
delicious fruit yields most ahund-
antIy 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 Of
their own table wines. Orange:
and lemons also grow in ~profusion
and this section could easily b,
made to rival Florida in the pro
dnetiom of oranges. Sugar cane il
glso one of the most important pro.
pucts of this valley. The Rit
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 can
makes sugar which is produced b.
experts to he even superior to tn.
best Louisiana product. Hava'ri
tobacco has also proven a success
here, Col. J. G.. Tucker havin!
made some most Successful expert
ments with it; his samples wer
: classed by New York buyers a
equal to the best Havana.
The comfy is watered by the Ri
EGrande with its ample flow alonj
1.-The southern boundary, and mum
ferrous small streams ca. led arroyo,
and "resacas."
The population of Cameron coun
ty according to the census of l69
is 13,424. Brownsville, the count
seat. has a population of abou
: 1000 Point Isabel, the seaport q
the county. has about 400 inhabi
tants and Santa Maria, a GROWN
little river settlement, has about25t
Improved lands sell for from s
to S25 per acre, unimproved fO
from 50 to So per acre. The aver
: age taxable value of land is 81
There are 1920 acres of scho;
land in the COUNTY. The count
HAS a total school population c
400, and gives employment to 8
teachers The average length G
: the school terIn is five months. III
total tuition revenue received froI
the State IS SI3 600 There are
number of public schools in I'll
county, affording ample educationi
advantages.
H-omeseekers are gradually b.
! ginning to end their way to tia
LAND where farmers can work in Il
i open air 800 days in the year, bl
it is comparatively undeveloppA
rot w th tha buildiu0 of II