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produce 4,000 000 broilers annu
eries ha e 450,000-egg capacityTEXAS ALMANAC -1941-42
ally Hatch- c\,GRAY COUNTY
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MILES
West and north central parts on high le el
plains, central and east poi tons in breaks
and slopes that mark descent from high to
low plains in eastern Panhandle. Diained by
North Fork of Red Riler Created fi om
Bexar Territory in 1876, organized 1902
Named for Peter W Gray, an attorney and
scholar aho \as member of First State Leg-
islature, 1846 Alt , 2,800-3,250 ft Annual
rainfall 21 in Mean annual temp , 58:,
July temp 76 6', Jan. 36 6.
Soils %ary from dark chocolate to light and
dark sandy Timbei scai ce. cotton ood il-
lo mesquite, along some streams Minerals
include oil (11,742,837 bbls *), gas
W heat is the principal crop, grown in the
plains section, cotton (2,567 bales in 1940),
grain sorghums and oats also grown Vege-
tables and small fruits groan for local use
Home canning popular Terracing, contour-
ing, other soil and nater conservation prac-
tices follo ed, dam on McLellan Creek, in
Red RiLer basin, has 185-acie surface aiea
Farming largely mechanized
Beef cattle production principal livestock
industry, some hogs and houses Dairy ing
de eloping, poultry i raising increasing Aei-
age annual li6estock alue $1,5a0,000
Area (sq mi ) 8g9 Crop land (nl 145 085
Pop 23,911 Val farms $11,884,993
Pop sq mi 26 6 SIfr %al SS 70)9 749
Tot gal .... $47,918.527 Retail S . S10 186 000
Tax tal ... $28 751,116 Auto reg 10 088
Income ..... $19 169,000 Inc tax ret 1,196
Pampa (12.895), county seat is principal
shipping point for heat, livestock and oil
commercial center, main industries relate to
petroleum industry refineries, carbon black
plants, o 1 machinery Thet e are also setei al
large grain elevators, gins and feed mills
This city has groan from a population of 987
in 1920 McLean (1 489) is a trading center in
southeastern part of county Lefors (809), in
central section, is a retail and shipping point
*GRAYSON COUNTY.
In North Texas, on Red Riser partly on
Blackland Piairie, partly in Postoak Belt
Lex el to rolling, broken by numei ous streams
and ,alleys Named for Peter W Grayson.
Attorney General to President Burnet's Cabi-
net 1836 Alt , 650-800 ft Annual rainfall, 27... . _ .. - - I '_ . . . - - , - -._IJ
Grayson County.
in Mean annual temp, 61 2, July temp,
83 2, Jan.. 43 8
Soils varied black waxy in central and
south, sandy in north, rich alluot ial in bot-
toms. Timber, covering one quarter area of
county, is post oak, pecan, hackberry, ash,
w alnut, bols d'ai c. elm. Minerals are oil
(9,669 bbls.*), cement material, brick clay,
silica.
Principal crops are cotton (50.248 bales in
1940), corn, wheat, oats, feedstuffs. Ttuck
crops, peanuts, grapes, onions bring cash to
farmers Annual crop salue $6,000.000-$7.000.-
000 Home canning highly developed, use of
tractors increasing. Soil consel ation prac-
ticed
Fifty-million-dollar Denison Dam will cre-
ate lake stith shore line of 1,250 miles, being
built on Red Riser for flood control, irriga-
tion, completion Hill make available 1,430,-
000,000 gallons, also as source of electrical
pow er
Beef cattle, hogs, sheep produced in large
numbers for commercial mai kets. O er
2.000 000 pounds aool sold annually. With
creameries and cheese plants in county, one
of Texas' leading dairying counties, herds in-
creasing rapidly Poultiy brings cash income
to farmers year round, turkey sales heavy
Area (sq mi ) 942 Crop land a() 310.368
Pop .. 69,499 Val farms 523,126 619
Pop sq mi .. 73 7 i\fr val . S27,674 333
Tot tat .... $64,142,510 Retail S . $17,982.000
Tax tal ..... 38.485.506 Auto reg. 18 772
Income...... $26,890,000 Inc tax ret. 1,674
Sherman (17,156), county seat, is a distri-
bution and industrial center, has milk prod-
ucts plant, several large flour mills, feed
mills, cotton gins, garment factory, cotton oil
mills and refinery textile mill, nurseries,
candy factory, hatcheries, box mill, iron
storks, packing plant, cereal plant, machine
shops, railroad shops, food-processing plants,
foundry Excellent schools, including Austin
College, St. Joseph's Academy Home of Red
River Valley Fair in October Has distinction
of being both educational and industrial cen-
ter
Denison (15,581) has railroad shops, cotton
mill, woodworking plant, garment factory,
mattress factory, pecan and peanut-shelling
*tFor explanation of all signs, symbols, abbre-
viations and sources, map anJ text, see p 407
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