The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-04

southern county of Texas. 1t 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
ingly heavy yield OF both cotton
and corn the chief farm products.
Two, and sometimes three crops of
corn, averaging from fifty to seyen-
ty bushels per acre, are raised year
lly. while cotton viii 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 i'll midwn-
ter. This is undoubtedly the par.
adise of truck gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation is OH
tanned Cameron comfy vegetables
BY the car load will he shipped to
northern markets during winter and
early spring, and 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 single frost, and there Is
rarely ever any cold weather before
Christmas. Fruit culture has not
heen attempted in this county on a
large scale, but there is one large
banana plantation on which this
delicious fruit yields most abund-
, antly and in the greatest perfection.
Grapes are also raised extensively,
: growing in almost every yard. They
ripen from two TO foar weeks ear-
iier than in any other section.
Many planters here make all OF
their own table wines. Oranges
and lemons also grow in profusion,
and this section could easily he
made to rival Florida in the pro-
ductien Of oranges. Sugar cane is
Blso one of the most important pro-
pucts of this valley. The Rio
Grande plantation of MIR. Geo. Bru'
Law and the rabbi Starck plantation
produce graat quantities OF cane
which is all manufactured on the
Rio Grande plantation This cane
makes sugar which is produced by
experts to he even superior TO the
best Louisiana product Havanf
tobacco has also proven a success:
here, Col. J G. Tucker having
made some most successful expert
mehts with it; his samples wer'
iclassed by New York buyers a
equal to the hest Havana.
The county is watered by the Ri
Grande with its ample flow alon;
the southern boundary, and mum
erous small streams Ca led arroyo,
and "resacas."
The population of Cameron conn
> ty according to the census of 1S9
is 1924. Brownsville, the count
seat, has a population of abou
1000 Point Isabel, the seaport O
the county. has about 400 inhabi
y tants and Santa Maria, GROWN
little river settlement, has ahout25t
Improved lands sell for from S
to $50 per acre, unimproved tC
from 50 TO St per acre The aver
. age taxable value Of land is S
There are 82,240 acres of scho'
land in the county. The count
is has total school population {
400, and gives employment to S
teachers The average length {
the school term is five months. II
e. total tuition revenue received frol
the State is Sl3 600 There ire
number of public schools in I'll
county, affording ample edacatioai
ne advantages
Hnmeseehers are gradually hr
ginning to find their way to tn
land where farmers can work i'll tt
open air 365 days in the year. bl
it is comparatively undeveloped :
yet. Win the building of I'll
+ lailroad to Corpvs Christi. howeve