The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-12

southern county Oh LEXIS III Is
separated from Mexico by the Rio
Grande on the south and has about
100 miles of gulf coast as its east
ern boundary. 1t was 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
ingIy heavy yield of both cotton
aud corn the chief farm products.
Two, and sometimes three crops of
corn, averaging from fifty to seven>
ty bushels per acre, are raised year
lly, 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 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 III 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 sill obtain the
l highest prices. as there will be no
competition. This is due to our
exceedingly mild climate. Free
/ quently the entire winter passes
:. without a single frost. and there Is
rarely ever any cold weather before
} Christmas. Fruit culture has not
r been attempted in this county on a
large scale, but there is one large
l. banana plantation on which this
e delicious fruit yields most ahund'
antly and in the greatest perfection
Cranes are also raised extensively
: growing in almost every yard. They
ripen from two to four weeks ear
lier than i'll any other section
Many planters here make all ot
their own table wines. Orange:
and lemons also grow in profusion
and this section cnnld easily BE-
made to rival Florida in the pro
do ton of oranges Sugar cane i
rlso one of the most important pro
Duets of this valley. The Ri
tirande plantation of Mr.. Geo. Bru
lav aud The rabbi Starck plantation
produce graat quantities of cane
which is all manufactured on th
Rio Grsnde plaltation This cau
makes sugar which is produced b,
experts to be even superior to tn
hest Louisiana product Havar
tobacco has also pruven success
here, Col. J G. Tucker havin
made some most successful expert
menis with it; his samples wer
classed by New York buyers II
equal to the best Havana.
4 The county Is watered by the Ri
/ Grande with its ample flow aIon
! the southern boundary, and nun
erous small streams Ca led arroyo
and "resacas."
- The population Of Cameron coul
ty according tn the census Of Is;
is 1921 Brownsville, the coun
>, seat, has population of ahn
1000 Point Isabel, the seaport
the county, has about 400 mhal
tants and Santa Maria, "a growi
&c little river settlement, has ahout2;
Improved lands sell for from
'hi7 to $50 per acre, unimprovpd
from . To ST per acre The av
ne age taxable value uf land is
There are 1920 acres of sch
land in the county. The con,
! ~ has a total s'ho"l population
400, and gives employment to
teachers The average length
the school term is five months. !
total tuition revenue received fr
j the State is Sl3 eco There are
number of public schools in
county. afording ample educatio
W advantages.
- Iiomp$eekers are gradually
ginning t. find their way to t
n land where farmers can work III
s onen air 300 DAYS in the year.
it is comparatively uudeveloped
9@ yet. with the binding Of
~ Ia;lroad TO Corpvs Christi. howev