Texas Almanac, 1941-1942 Page: 446

                                
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from  Bexar Count\ 1876     organized 1007   ing have expanded in recent years, eggs and
Named for pioneer Garza family   Alt, 2 500-  fowls are shipped regularly
3.000 ft  Annual rainfall. 2089 in    Mean      Its scenic beauty is one of the county's
annual temp, 60, July temp, 791, Jan,         assets, blmging it a growing tourist trade
40 5'.                                        in summer   Excellent natual coler makes
Soils sandy, sandy loam and clay   Abun-    this area an excellent hunting ground for
dance underground water 60-80 ft Only tim-    deer and xxild turkey. Fishing in the many
ber scrub mesquite below Cap Rock Minerals    spring-fed streams
are oil 12530 bbls ), gas, brick clay-, gypsum,  Gillespie County was settled originally by
some lignite                                  Gei man immigi ants xw ho came prior to the
Principal crops cotton (4 885 bales in 1940).  Civil \Var  Much of present-day population
grain sorghums. peanuts, watermelons, wheat   of German descent.
Peanuts, grain sorghums acreage expanding    Area (sq mi )     ,1 n9 Crop land (a)  78,604
%x ith  cotton  reduction  Vegetables, fruits  Pop     .     10,670 Val farms $11.139,229
raised for home consumption   About 85 per   Pop sq mi .        9 6 1Ifr 1al .    219,803.
cent farmers use tractors There is some rri-  Tot xl .... $18.,41,631 Retail S . $2,701 000
gation from wells                             Tax x al ..... S 2350 745 Autu reg   3,779
Beef cattle raising principal lihestock in-  Income ...  84,118,000 Inc tax ret     10o
dustry, three-fourths land in pasture, other   Fredericksburg  (3544). county   seat, is
lxestock produced commercially hogs, sheep   trading center and shipping point for large
goats. Dairying expanding, poultry increas-  territory, industries include a cannery, cigar
ing.                                         factory, bottling   w orks, poultry-dressing
Area (sq mi )     870 Crop land (a)  38,746   plant, planing mill Many points of historic
Pop              5,678 Val farms $6,013,194   interest including old churches and dwellings
Pop sq mi .        6 5 'lfr xal ..      t     dating back to settlement by German immi-
Tot  xal  .... $10,186,837  Retail  S ..  $1,615,000  grants.
Tax xal .....  4 074 735 Auto reg.    1,641           *GLASSCOCK COUNTY.
Income ..... $2,827,000 Inc tax ret      92   ,- .."
Post (2.046). county seat situated just be-                            -
low break from high plains is principal trad-  -8-d

ing center and shipping point, has textile
mill using 4,000 bales local cotton annually
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On Edwards Plateau of Southwest Texas
Usually rugged and hilly topography, but
with some fertile level to rolling land In val-
leys and on uplands Drained by Pedernales
River Created from Travis and Bexar Coun-
ties 1848, organized same year  Named for
Capt R A Gillespie, who commanded a com-
pany in Hays' Regiment during the Mexican
War Alt , 1.000-2,100 ft Annual rainfall, 26
in  Mean annual temp , 65 5, July temp,
805', Jan, 483'.
Soil on level land principally black, on up-
lands gray sandy loam, in valleys black
sandy loam, most are of limestone origin
Timber includes blackjack, post oak, linxe oak,
mesquite, cypress and pecan grow    along
streams  Mineral deposits include granite,
which is quarried for commercial purposes,
gypsum, barytes, brick clay gold.
Principal crops oats (35.000 bushels), corn
(150 000), grain sorghums, peanuts barley,
Irish and sxs eet potatoes, rye. hay, wheat,
cotton  (755 bales 1940)  Peaches, plums.
apples, watermelons groxn for market Large
orchards of improxed pecan tiees produce
nuts for shipping by carload
Principal livestock industry of county is
sheep and goat raising, approximately 120 000
sheep, 80,000 goats are kept Beef cattle, of
which there are 30,000 in county, are raised
for market  Some hogs, horses and mules
are raised  Wool and mohair sales bring
cash to stockmen  Dairying and poultry rais-

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On West Texas Prairies    Level to rolling
topography, somewhat broken in east part,
traversed by North Concho River. Created
from  Tom   Green County 1887, organized
1893  Named for George W. Glasseock Sr,
prominent businessman who built first flour
mill near Austin and who aided in organiza-
tion of Williamson County   Alt, 2,100-2,500
ft  Annual rainfall, 18 60 in  Mean annual
temp , 63, July temp , 81 5 , Jan., 43 2
Area (sq mi )      866 Crop land (a)   8,039
Pop     ....     1,193 Val farms $4,768,752
Pop sq mi..        1 3 Mfr val .
Tot xal .... $6,344,103 Retail S     896.000
Tax xal ..... $3,806,462 Auto reg .     346
Income......   $462,000 Inc tax ret      26
Soils are sandy, dark gray loam and choco-
late loam.   Very little timber   mesquite,
hackberry, wild cherry. Important minerals
are oil (1.128,521 bbls *) and gas
Principal crops cotton, corn, grain sor-
ghums, oats, hay, vegetables and fruit for
home use   Some irrigation
Sheep and beef cattle grown for market,
some hogs, horses and mules     Very little
dairying and poultry raising. Average annual
xalue of livestock   about $1,000,000.  The
*tFor explanation of all signs, symbols, abbre-
rations and sources, map and text, see p 407.