The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-04-29

O1ulcIOu OOuutl II tue cAtItulc
southern county vf E Texas 7. :
separated from Mexico by the Rio
Grande on the south and has about
100 miles of gulf coast as its east
ern boundary. It 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 seven-
ty bushels per acre, are raised year
ly, 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 Gfande Val ey are by nature
best adapted for the production of
vegetables and fruits. Vegetables
OF all kinds grow all the year
around. ard northern people are as
tonished to find tomatoes, lettuce.
spinach, English peas, etc, served
fresh from the gardens In midwm-
ter. This is undoubtedly the par
adise of track gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation Is or
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 viii be no
ompetition. This is due TO our
K ceedingly mild climate. FREE
quently the entire winter passes
without a single frost, and there Is
rarely ever any cod weather before
Christmas. Fruit culture has not
heen attempted IN this county on
large scale, but there is one large
banana plantation on which this
deileioas fruit Yields most ahund-
antly and in the greatest perfection.
Grapes are also raised extensively.
growing In almost every ward. They
ri9en from two to four weeks ear
lier 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
maae tn rival Florida in the pro-
G0etIon of oranges Sugar cane IS
also one of the most important pre-
pnctS of this valley. The Rio
Grande plantation of Mr.. Geo. Bra
Law aud She Rahb Starck plantation
produce great quantities of cane.
which Is all manufactured on the
Rio GraHae plantation This cane
makes sugar which Is pronouneedhv
experts To be even superior to the
best Louisiana product. Havana
tobacco has also proven a success
here, Col. j q. Tucker having
made some most successful expert
meh;s with it; his samples were
elaSsed nv New York buyers as
equal to the best Havana.
The county Is watered by the Rio
with its ample flow along
the southern boundary, aud mum
ernaS small streams ca led '-arroya,"
and "resacas."
The population of Cameron coun-
~ according to the census of 1890 |
IS 1928. Brownsville, the county |
seat, has a population of about |
1000, Point Isabel. the seaport of |
the county. has shout Sec SEQ ;s;s IA Iss.:
tants and Santa Maria, a growing
little river settlement, has ahout25O. !
Improved lands sels - t..;s.s =,
20 $50 ner acre. an;uprovea sor
fran - 80 IS per acre. The aTsr- |
re taxable value of land Is ST.
! here are s.. 2lo acres or school !
- ~ the eaantt- The erunty
- satal seisoeI population Of
- s's--s employment Ia go
iha average length or
/ : ker'n 5 i've n.ontas. Tie
- l-ssaae feeei7sst from
ss''' ia - 5 600 There are 81;
: :. sa'''. - go schools IN The
$50 : :. 80. pie educational
stf, asf9Eaiss
antagcs. 'rsiuailY he-
49, To This
5ing tn fis:d their sas- Ia,
where farmers Can 49,, -
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