Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-11-13

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that section Of the Valley
will be broken.
Two railroad extensions have Been
completed, providing excellent mar
kets for all parts Of the county, and a
paved highway which will extend
~ncTthward from the Cameron county
line nea Sebastian to the north line
% the county Is expected to be CON-
pIeted within the year. Well graded
dirt roads have been opened up into
all parts OF the county, providing all
cultivated areas good connections
with their market centers.
Extension Open NewAreas
The extension Of the Missouri Pac-
ific Lines from Raymondville west
through the county has opened large
acreages throughout that entire sec
ton, and the recently completed ex-
tension from Raymcndville to Santa
Monica on the Arroyo Colorado in
the southeastern part Of the county,
has performed q similar service for
that section. Hundreds Of thousands
OF acres. which two years ago were
practically inaccessible and which
could be used only for grazing pur-
poses, can now be developed as agri-
cultural land. Over $4,000 acres
within this newly opened territory
has already been cleared, and the
acreage Is being increased as fast as
clearing crews "a handle the work.
Two new towns have already been
established 70 serve the new areas
developed by the western extension
and sites have been established for
four towns on the eastern extension.
On the western extension, Lasara,
which is eight miles from Raymond
vile, and Hargill, Is miles from the
county seat, serve rapidly developing
sections. The towns on the eastern
extension, which Is 1875 miles in
length, will be Santa Margarita, San
Perilta, Willamar and Santa Monica,
the latter being the terminus Of the
line. Development in the section
served by the latter extension Is get
ting under way, and large areas will
be brought under cultivation in the
NEXT two years, developers assert.
Huge Areas Available
Willacy county has an area Of ap-
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the distinction Of having the largest
percentage Of arabic land in South
Texas. IL is estimated that approx
mately $4,000 acres will be eventu-
ally be developed for agricultural
purposes. Ii Is the largest body Of
Victoria loan ever discovered by the
federal soil survey, the soil through
ont the entire county, with the ex-
eeptior Of comparatively small areas
near the coast and in the northwest
ern section Of the county being OF
that highly fertile type. well adapted
20 the culture Of semi-trOpical fruits,
cotton and winter vegetables.
Ore OF the Gestures OF the soil Of
the entire area is its ability to retain
moisture. permitting the crops to
withstand long periods OF drouth.
The entire area Is underlaid with a
aubscii that holds the moisture for
months and cultural methods have
been odOpted which take full advan-
tare Of this feature. The rainfall
sverares less than % inches annually
with the heaviest precipitation IN the
spring and fall. Little OF this mois-
ture is permitted TO escape. being re-
tanned in the soil BY the cultural
methods In vogue and used 70 feed
the plant roots. Practically the en-
tire 10000 acres cleared in the county
was plowed and prepared FOR the fall
rains rrs shis moisture will Ne util-