The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-10-30

Grande on the south and has about
100 miles of gulf coast as its east
ern boundary. 1t was organized in
1S4S, 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 sell 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
Ily, 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 lind 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, aud 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 a single frost, and there Is
rarely ever any cold weather before
Christmas. Fruit culture has not
been attempted in this county on IA
large scale, but there is one large
banana plantation on which this
delicious fruit yields most abund-
antIy and in the greatest perfection,
GRAPES are also raised extensively
: growing in almost every yard. They
ri3en from two TO four weeks ear
Her than in any other section
Many planters mere 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
dnction of oranges Sugar cane I:
ulso one of the most important pro
pucts of this valley The Rio
Grande plantation of Mr.. Geo Bru-
llav and the Rabb Starck plantation
produce great quantities of cane
which is all manufactured on thu
Rio Grande plantation This cau'
makes sugar which is produced b.
experts TO he even superior to tn,
best Louisiana product. Havana
tobacco has also proven success
here. Col. J G.. Tucker havin!
made some most successful expert
mehis with it; his samples wen
classed hy New York buyers a
equal to the best Hsyana.
The county is watered by the Ri
Grande with it's ample flow alon
the southern boundary, and mum
erous small streams Ca led arroyo,
and "resaeas."
), The population Of Cameron cnur
- ty according to the census of 1Sg
is 1924. Brownsville, the count
seat, has population of abou
,, 1000 Point Isabel, the seaport
the county. has about 400 inhab
tants and Santa Maria, "A grown
>, little river settlement, has about25
Improved lands sell for from
ais TO $50 per acre, unimprnved t
from 50 to IS per acre The ave
age taxable valne of land is !
le- There are 1920 acres of schc
land in the county. The conn
he has total school population
400, and gives employment to
teachers. The average length
the school term is five mouths. I
total tuition revenue received fro
the State is $l3 600 There are
number Of public schools in t
county, afording ample education
VI advantages.
~ Iionieseekers are gradually /
= ginning - lind their way to ii
land where farmers can work in t
open air 365 days in the year. b
it is comparatively undeveIoppd
4 vet. with the building of t
j lailroad to Cor2vs Christi. howev'
great infuv of settlers may
% expected and they will he hearti
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