The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1910-05-12
FROM TEXAS
N. E. Cowgirl, Former Resident of
this County, Writes of
his Surroundings.
EDNA, Tex,

EDNA, EN-,
EDITOR News HERALD-Some time
has elapsed since 1 last wrote you and
possibly some of our friends would
like to know how we are getting along.
We passed through the year as well
as we expected and so far this winter
and spring have had ideal weather.
We have had garden vegetables all
winter and from the Spring planting
have already had peas and can soon
have beans. Tomatoes arein bloom and
all other vegetables are coming on
nicely. We have fine melon patch
of about IL acres, musk melons in
bloom and in this climate that means
melons before long, and, by the way,
we raised the champion musk melon
of the county last year which weighed
"a pounds and we expect to do as we'll
or even better this year.
We have good prospect for fruit,
peach trees are loaded to the ground,
oranges and lemons i'm full bloom and
a good crop of pears is expected
Dewberries are In abundance and
ripen in the month of April. Straw
berries have done excellently this
season, being large and Of good quality
but are almost gone.
We have a renter on the farm that
has in about 20 acres of corn and 80 of
cotton. The corn is knee high all
over the field and is prosperous
looking crop, as we have had plenty of
rain. The cotton is all up and grow
ing nicely. The ground works we'll
and seems to be productive. Prairie
grass is coming on and will be ready
to cut the last of May and June and
then again In the fall 1t sells for 80
a ton and makes excellent feed, al
though the majority of people let their
stock Craze the year round. Cattle
are ready for shipping and l now look
out OF the window and see sixteen cars
loaded with cattle going north. 1t is
very common occurrence to see three |
or four thousand head in one herd
We had the pleasure recently of
being entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. |
Lon Upp and Mr.. and Mrs. James |
Divin at their beautiful home in the
suburbs of Houston.
l will now give brief description |
of Jackson county In which we live. |
1t faces the Matagorda and Caranchna |
Bays, on the South with abrupt banks, |
II to 25 feet in height to the water
edge with no swamps and no marsh. |
An incline plain gradually r ses to the F,
north and at Edna, the county seat, !
reaches an elevation OF nearly 100 feet
and has an average rise of about 4 or t,
feet to the mile to the north.
The Navidad and Lavaca rivers and |
their tributaries run through the
county every one or two miles and
form complete system of natural |
drainage, which assisted by graded
roads and artificial means, makes this |
the best drained county in the coast
country. Live oak, ash, pecan, hick- |
ory, sycamore and other hardwood |
fringe these streams for few rods on
either side.
Between these streams are broad |
expanses of beautiful open prairie with |
no brush, no cactus and no m arsh and
covered with a luxurious growth of !
South Texas blue stem grass that will
cut a ton of hay to the acre, the first
cutting and one-half ton the second.
Corn, cotton, alfalfa, oats and rice
are the principle farm products and
the Satsuma oranges, Magnolia figs
and other semi-tropical fruits and
dewberries and blackberries along the
streams bring profit and happiness to
the farming community.
High elevation, magnificent climate
and bracing sea breeze from the Gulf |
makes our country delightful sum-
mer and winter resort, which with
water, rich soil and splendid
people will cause the northern settlers
to make the south their home.
/ will close by wishing allImy north
ern friends prosperous year.
NJ. Il. CowaILL,