The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1897-05-07


southern county of Texas. It 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 330S 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 u
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 fiftv 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. and northern people are as
toDished 10 find tomatoes, lettuce,
spinach, English peas, etc, served
fresh from the gardens in midwln-
ter. This is undoubtedly the par
adise Of track gardeners, and so
soon as rail transportation IS Oh
tanned Cameron county vegetables
by the car load will be shipped to
mort hern markets during winter and
early spring, and will obtain the
highest prices. as there VIII be nc
ompetition. This Is due to Our
ceedinglv mild climate. Free
quently the entire winter passes
without single frost, and there Is
rarely ever any cod weather before
{ Christmas. Fruit culture has moi
been attempted in this county on :
: large scale, but there Is one large
banana plantation on which thi:
delicious fruit yields most abund,
antly and in the greatest perfection
Grapes are also raised extensively
growing in almost every ward. TheI
: ripen from two to four weeks ear
i, ier than in any other section
Many planters here make all q
> their own table wines. Orange
p and lemons also grow in profusion
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
puets of this valley. The Ri
Grande plantation OF Mr.. Geo Bra
Law aud The Rabb Starcb plantation
t produce great quantities OF cane
which Is all manufactured on tn
Rio Grande plantation This can
! makes sugar which is pronouncedh
experts 10 be even superior to tn
best Louisiana product. Havana
< tobacco has also proven a success
here. Col. J G. Tucker havin.
made some most Successful expert
!, mehis with it: his samples wer
clasSed bY New York buyers a
J equal TO the hest Havana
Y The county is watered by the Ri
Grande with its ample flow alon,
the southern boundary, and mum
r erous small streams ca led arroyo,
!, and ''resaeas."
Tie population of Cameron couu
u ty according to the census Of 189
Y is 1924. Brownsville, the count
seat, has Il population OF abou
I 1000, Point isabel, the seaport O
e the county. has about 400 inl1abi
tants and Santa Maria. GROWN
u little river settlement, has ahout25t
Improved lands sell for from S
to SO per acre, uuimproved fo
{ from 81 to So per acre. The aver
# age taxable valne of land is s
There are S2,2f0 acres of scho,
t land in the county. The count
o has total 5, hool population {
400, and gives employment to S
Z teachers The average length {
Il the school term Is five months. II
= total tuition revenue received fro
the State Is S13 600 There are
number Of public schools in ii
county. affording ample education
e advantages.
Homeseehers are gradually b
. ginning to End their way to tn
@ land where farmers can work IN Il