The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-26

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
184S, aud contains 1908 square
miles. Farming and stock raising
are the principal industries Of the
people the location, climate and soil
heing admirably adapted for both.
The greater portion of the soil is
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
lly, while cotton will easily yield
from one to two bales per acres.
Grasses grow all the year, and stock
fud pasturae without being fed or
sheltered during the winter. But
the soil and climate of the hower
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 midwIn-
ter. This is undoubtedly the par.
adise of truck gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation is OBJ
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 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
been 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 four weeks ear
lier than in any other section
Many planters here make all o.
their own table wines. Grange.
and lemons also grow in profnsion
and this section could easily b,
made to rival Florida in the pro
duction OF oranges Sugar cane j
also one of the most important pro
pucts of this valley. The Ri
Grande plantation of Mr.. Geo Bru
Law and the rabbi Starck plantation
produce great quantities of cane
which is ell manufactured on tn
), Rio Grande plantation This can
makes sugar which Is produced b
experts to he even superior to th
best Louisiana product. Havarr
tobacco has also proven a success
. here, Col. J G. Tucker havin
made some most successful exper
mehts with it; his samples wer
ciassed -hy New York buyers {
equal to the hest Havana.
The county is watered by The ri
Grande with its ample flow aIon
the southern boundary, and nun
he eruus small streams ca led arroyo
and ''resacas."
The population Of Cameron com
ty according to the census of 49,
is 1924. Brownsville. the conn'
seat, has population of ahot
Z 70GO Point~lsahel, the seaport
the county, has abnut 400 inhah
tants and Santa Maria, a GROWN
q little river settlement, has about25
Improved lands sell for from
20 $50 per acre, unimproved +
= from S2 to IS per acre The ayr
Ii age taxable yalne of land is s
- There are S2.240 acres of scho
band in the county. The conn
= has total s-hool population
m. 400, and gives employment to
teachers The average length
]. the school term is five mouths. 7
Ill total tuition revenue received fro
tine State is SD 000 There are
nnn:ber of public schools in t
= county, affording ample education
advantages
Homeseekefs are gradually /
ginning to find their way to ii
land " here farmers can work in t
open air 365 DAYS in the year. h
it is comparatively undeveloped