The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-11-04

SOUTHERN COuihy VI ANH''
separated from Mexico by the Rio
Grande on the south aud has about
100 miles of gulf coast as its east
ern boundary. 1t was organized in
l849, 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 fifty to seven~
ty bushels per acre, are raised year
nv, while cotton will easily yield
from one to two bales per acres.
Grasses grow all the year, and stock
find pasturae without heing fed or
sheltered during the winter. But
the soil and climate of the Lower
Rio Gfande Valley are by nature
hest 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 track gardeners, and so
soon a. rail transportation Is OBJ
tanned Cameron county vegetables
! by the car load will he shipped to
northern markets during winter aud
early spring, and will Obtain the
highest prices. as there will be no
competition. This is due TO our
exceedingly mild climate. FIRE.
quently the entire winter passes
without a single frost, and there Is
rarely ever any cold weather before
Christmas. Fruit culture has not
been attempted in this county on I
large scale. but there is one large
banana plantation on which this
delicious fruit yields most abund
antlv and in the greatest perfection
Grapes are also raised extensively
growing in almost every yard. The,
rioep from two to four weeks ear
her than in any other section
Many planters here make all o
their own table wines. Orange
and lemons also grow in profusiou
and this section could easily b
made tn lival Florida in the pro
ductiom of ORANGES Sugar cane
rlsn one of the most important pro
pncts of this valley. The RI
(irande plantation Of Mr.. Geo. Bru
Law and the Rabb Starck plantatio
produce great quantities Of cant
which is all manufactured on tn
Rio Grande plaStation This car
makes sugar which is produced b
experts to be even superior to til
best Louisiana product. Hawai-
tobacco has also proven q succe'
here. Col. J q. Tucker havin
made some most successful exper
mehts with it; his samples wei
classed hv New York buyers !
equal to the best Havana.
The county is watered by the Il
Grande with its ample flow alou
the southern boundary, and nun
erous small streams ca led arroyo
,, and "resacas."
TIE population Of Cameron cou
tv according to the census of 1S'
is 1924 Brownsville. the corn
- seat. has population Of abo
1000 Point isabel, the seaport
the county, has about 400 inhaI
- tants and Santa Maria, grow
little river settlement, has ahout2i
his Improved lands sell for from
to 1875 per acre, unimproved
from 50 to IS per acre The av
ne age taxable value of land is
here are 82.240 acres of sch
ne / I'd IN the county The cOul
ms total school population
400, and gives employment to
teachers. The average length
the school term is five mouths.
total tuition revenue received ir
the State IL &l3 600 There are
number Of public schools IN
40 county, a;fording ample educatio
w advantages.
49, IIomeseekers are gradually
ginning to end their way to
a land where farmers can work IN
) open air 3G5 days IN the year.
it is comparatively mdeveloped
nh vet with the building Of