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TEXAS ALMANAC.-1947-1948.
CROCKETT -."-- -
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Level, rolling and broken ' . , " "
topography of Edwards \
Plateau in Southwest l e\- E K
as Pecos Ri.ler forms western boundary Created .' -
from Bexar Counts 1875. organized 1891, named . a)
for David Crockett Alt 1,500-2,500 ft, ann rain- \ p '
fall 19 50 in , mean ann temp 64 9 Growing o
season, 227 days
Resources Soils black and gras of limestone - I
origin Cedar and mesquite principal timber Oil %
production (3,098,390 bbls ) more than doubled in 0ZONA I
two years, natural gas OZONA
Crops Very little crop production Some feed- , -ASTER )2
stuffs Vegetables for local use grown under irri- _ ss (
gation
Livestock Third leading sheep county with 388,- I
110 Wool shorn 3,030,915 lbs Goats 50,388, mo-
hair marketed Beef cattle j t '
Ruins of old Fort Lancaster, built before Civil / 3
War on Lie Oak Creek, in western part One of
largest counties in state, Crockett has no rail
transportation
Area sq ml . 2.794 Income ....$3,689,000 o
Population .. 2,809 Cropland (a). 165
Pop sq mi . 1 0 Bank dep ... 4374.000 oo
Tax value .. 510,683,931 Retail sales ..$2,151.000 EL
Total ,alue $35,613,103 Auto rea .... 1,109 .
Ozona (2,500), county seat, main trading center,
is headquarters for oil and liestock interests *CULBERSON COUNTY
*CROSBY COUNTY The state's fourth-ranking county in size (3,848* - - -- -- -
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eastern in breaks belo% Cap Rock Drained by
Double 1Mountain and \hite Riners Created from
Bexar District 1876, organized ten Nears later,
named for Stephen Crosby, former Land Commis-
stoner Alt 2,100-3,400 ft , ann rainfall 21 17 in,
mean ann temp 60 Growing season, 207 days
Resources Soils red to dark sandy loam, clay
loam, chocolate No important timber or minerals
Crops 18,190 bales cotton, 1 909.667 bu grain
sorghums, 545 946 bu wheat, other feedstuffs
Truck, fruits for local use Terracing extensive
Livestock Beef cattle, dairying, hogs, sheep
Poultry including turkeys, marketed Eggs, milk
and cream, lambs marketed
Hank Smith Stone House State Park north of
Crosbston
Area sq mi . 911 Income . .$6,604.000
Population .. 11.500 Cropland (a).. 271.884
Pop. sq mi . 12 5 Bank dep .. $5,595.000
Tax value ... 86,099,993 Retail sales ..$3,600.000
Total value $18.299,979 Auto reg .... 2,796
Crosbyton (1.615), county seat and railroad ter-
minus, has grain elevators, gins, mattress factory,
good schools Rails (1 512) retail center, is home
of nationally known "Bills' Club "sq mi ), Culberson lies in the plateau and moun-
tain country of the Trans-Pecos North line on
New Mexico boundary The Guadalupe and Dela-
ware Mountain ranges traverse county from north
to south with Guadalupe Peak (8,751 ft ) highest
in Texas West part on high Sierra Diablo Pla-
teau with drainage into Salt Basin at foot of
Guadalupe Peak Eastern part is sloping tableland
draining to Pecos River Many brakes and canyons
in north and east McKittrick and other canyons
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viations and sources, map and text, see p 436.456
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