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COUNTIES AND CITIES OF TEXAS
*MONTAGUE COUNTY.
In West Cross Timbers
and Grand Prairie areas on
0 divide between Red and
Trinity b a s i n s.
E _ Red River forms
Northern bound-
"+me __ a r f " ary. Created from
I Cooke County
T 1857, organized
" 1858. Named for
- / Daniel Montague.
TI E S early Texas In-
i ,ST . .BR- * dian fighter, com -
Sq mander of com-
,'% .yO pany in Mexican
d " ( War, pioneer sur-
n FOREMa veyor. Alt., 650-
S 1,150 ft. Annual
rainfall, 29 83 in
S Mean annual
. . uT temp , 64.5, July
- -".'! temp , 83 8o, Jan.,
S44"
Soils on uplands mostly sandy loams, red
clay in valleys; black sandy loam, with
stretches of deep clay, in bottoms. Trees in-
clude blackjack, post oak, walnut, cotton-
wcod, hickory, elm, pecan. Oil is most im-
portant mineral (2,234,819 bbls. in 1940), gas,
coal, clay.
Principal crops are corn, cotton (4,375 bales
in 1940), oats, wheat, sorghum, Irish and
sweet potatoes. All kinds vegetables grown,
tomatoes, watermelons, grapes, peaches, can-
taloupes raised in commercial quantities, and
with peas, other feed crops, replacing cotton.
Acreage planted to forage increasing Large
numbers of farms have tractors. Two soil
conservation districts- Upper West Fork Dis-
trict operates in south, Upper Elm-Red River
District In north. Texas Agricultural Experi-
ment Station has fruit investigations labora-
tory near Montague.
Dairying is important livestock industry;
with establishing of creamery, cheese plant
and milk routes, farmers increasing herds
better grade milch cows. Large numbers beef
cattle raised for market; also hogs, sheep,
goats. Wool, mohair sales high Several large
commercial poultry plants in county. Turkeys
important source of income to farmers.
Lake Bowie offers fishing, scenic attrac-
tions to tourists Game birds, including dove,
quail usually are plentiful.
Area (sq mi.) 929 Crop land (a) 91,095
Pop. . 20,442 Val farms $7,384,196
Pop. sq mi .. 220 Mlfr val 5801,422
Tot. val ..... $18,545,308 Retail S . $3,845.000
Tax val ..... $11.127 185 Auto reg 5.226
Income ..... $6,013,000 Inc tax ret 286
Montague (284), county seat, is small in-
land trade center Bowie (3,470) is principal
commercial and shipping point, in center of
farming and poultry-raising area Nation's
largest poultry farm here Nocona (2.605) is
unique industrial center with several boot and
shoe and leather goods factories Other towns
are Saint Jo (1,010), Ringgold (415), Sunset
(632).
*MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
Largely in Pine Belt of Southeast Texas;
partly on Coast Prairies. Principally flat
prairie land and rolling wooded plains,
drained by San Jacinto River and tributaries.
Created from Washington County 1837, or-
ganized same year. Named for Richard Mont-
gomery, delegate from Dutchess County in
First New York Provisional Assembly, 1775.
Alt., 150-300 ft. Annual rainfall, 50 in. Mean
annual temp., 68.9, July temp , 83.8, Jan.,
53.3.
Soils are sandy, sandy loam, loams on up-
lands, alluvial along river bottoms. Timber
includes pine, oak, ash, gum, magnolia, some
lumber cut commercially. Minerals include
oil (8,709,578 bbls. in 1940), gas, deposits lig-Montgomery County.
SoAUS
nite, clay. A large lumber-producing area
until most virgin timber cut out. this county
was in doldrums ,ntil oil field discovery dur-
ing last decade brought great increase of pop-
ulation and wealth.
Principal crops are cotton (1,150 bales in
1940), corn, grain sorghums. Irish and sweet
potatoes, hay, sugar cane, fruit, vegetables
grown principally for local consumption.
Production beef cattle, hogs principal stock
industry, some sheep, goats, horses, mules
raised. Dairying is increasing, poultry.
cream and eggs are shipped to Houston and
other markets.
Area (sq mi ) 1.017 Crop land (a) 32.777
Pop . .. 23,055 Val farms 51.120 039
Pop. sq mi .. 22 6 Mfr. val... $1,569,262
Tot val ...$5163.833.033 Retail S . $4,549 000
Tax val ..... $49,146 910 Auto reg 4.696
Income ..... $7,818,000 Inc tax ret 376
Conroe (4,624), county seat. is within six
miles of the famous Conroe oil field, here
1,000 producing ells were operating in 1940,
oil has been a definite developing factor for
Montgomery County for the last decade. Other
industries include a lumber mill, box, crate
factory. The town has good schools Other
towns are Fostoria (1 000) Willis (904), Mont-
gomery (750), Magnolia (400)
*MOORE COUNTY.
On the North Panhandle Plains, level in
west, north, northeast, hilly, with breaks and
draws, in south, drained by Canadian and
tributaries. Created from Bexar Territory in
1876, organized 1892 Named for Commodore
Edwin Ward Moore, Commodore of Texas
Navy. Alt, 3,000-4.000 ft Annual rainfall,
19 7 in. Mean annual temp., 57', July temp,
76 5, Jan, 36 6.
Soils chiefly loam and sandy loam There
is no timber of importance. Natural gas is
most important mineral and direct or indi-
rect support of most of county's population.
Oil production (316,314 bbls.*) Moore County
is one of the principal producers in the Pan-
handle natural gas field, world's greatest
Wheat, oats, grain sorghums, barley, hay,
milo maize, are chief crops
Extensive ranching and stock raising, beef
cattle, sheep, horses, mules, some hogs.
Area (sq mi ) 921 Crop land (a) 19,755
Pop .... 4,461 Val farms $8,155,480
Pop sq mi .. 48 Mfr al . s4,399,443
Tot gal ... $22.544,950 Retail S .. 51,402.000
Tax va ..... $9.017,980 Auto reg 2,169
Income ..... $600,000 Inc tax ret 148
Dumas (2,117), county seat and principal
*tFor explanation of all signs, symbols, abbre-
viations and sources, map and text, see p 407
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