The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-06

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Grande on the south and has about
100 miles of gulf coast as its east
ern boundary. 1t was organized IN
1S48, 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
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.
", 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
of all kinds grow all the year
around, and northern people are as
tonished to find tomatoes, lettuce,
spinach, English peas, etc., served
fresh from the gardens in midwln-
f! ter. This is undoubtedly the par
adise of track 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
ompetition. This IS due to our
eedingIy mild climate. Free
quently the entire winter passes
without single frost, aud there IS
rarely ever any cod 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 ahund-
: antly and IN the greatest perfection
Grapes are also raised extensively
growing in almost every yard. They
ripen from two to four weeks ear
her than in any other section
Many planters here make all OF
their own table wines. Orange:
ssnd lemons also grow in profusion
and this section could easily BIZ
made to rival Florida in the pro,
duction of oranges Sugar cane il
also one of the most important pro
puets of this valley. The Ri
Grande plantation of Mr.. Geo. Bru
lay and she Rabb Starck plantation
produce great quantities of cane
which Is all manufactured on th'
Rio Grande plantation This ean'
makes sugar which IS prOnouncedb,
experts to be even superior TO til,
best Louisiana product. Havana
tobacco has also proven a success
here, Col. J g. Tucker havins
made some most successful expert
naents with it; his samples wer'
cIassed nv New York buyers a
equal to the hest Havana.
The county is waFered by the Ri
Grande with it's ample flow aions
Che southern boundary. and mum
erous small streams called arroyo,
and ''resacas.
The population of Cameron com
Ity according To the census of 1896
is 1924. Brownsville, the count,
f seat, has Il population Of abou
1000, Point Isabel, the seaport Q
the county. has about 200 inhabi
tants and Santa Maria. a growing
little river settlement, has about25C
: Improved lands sell for from S
{ to $50 per acre, unimproved TO
from g to So per acre The aver
K ace taxable valne OF land is 81
q There are $3.50 acres of sehoc
land in the county. The connt
V has a total school population q
= AGO, aad gives employment to s
teachers The average length @
II the school term IS tive months. Tn
= total tuition revenue received froT
the State is S13 000 There are
e number of public schools in tn
{ county, afEoTding ample edueationi
advantages.
5 Homeseekers are gradually b,
ginning to find their way to tn
land where farmers can work In ii
:, open air 365 days in the year. bl
= it is comparatively undeveloped
IL yet. With the building of Il
= railroad to Corpus Christi. howeve
A great influx OF settlers NAV