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THE TEXAS ALMANAC. 311
cane, peanuts, white potatoes, peaches,
apples, blackberries, strawberries, beans,
tomatoes, watermelons and cantaloupes
are the principal crops. The county is ex-
cellently adapted to truck production.
During the last two years increased in-
terest has been given to dairying and
swine raising. There is a growth of short-
leaf pine throughout most of the county
with some virgin stand, and there are
three sawmills in operation. There iv
also postoak with a variety of hardwoods
along the streams. There are twenty-five
miles of asphalt and fifty miles of gravel
highway iri the county.
Longview, the county seat, is a town of
7,000 population. Large railroad shops
are located here, also farm implement
factory, box and crate factory and sever-
al other large industries. Kilgore and
Ginadewater are retail trade centers.
GRIMES-*Created and organized, 1846;
area, 812 sq. mi., Pop., 1920, 23,101; *1927,
26,000; Alt., 225 ft ; *rainfall, 44 in.; South
Central Texas.
This county lies in the valley of the
Navasota River, which bounds it on the
west. Soils range from light sands in
northern and eastern parts to black sands
in the middle and southeastern parts with
alluvial soils in the west along the river.
The surface is comparatively level except
in the eastern part where there are a few
low hills. There is some pine located in
eastern and northern parts. Several saw-
mills are in operation. There is some
postoak also, and pecans and elm along
the streams. Cotton, corn, Bermuda hay,
watermelons, peanuts, onions and sweet
and white potatoes are grown for mar-
ket. There is considerable dairying and
there are eight cream shipping stations in
the county. There are several large
flocks of sheep.
There are seven miles of concrete and
forty miles of gravel and clay, and there
was a recent bond issue for completing
fifty-three miles additional of hard sur-
face roads.
Lignite has been mined in the county,
but not at present. A fuller's earth plant
is located at Piedmont.
Anderson, the county seat, is a town of
about 800 on the Missouri Pacific in the
central part of the county. Navasota, the
largest town, has about 6,000 population.
It has a considerable manufacturing in-
dustry.
GUADALUPE-*Created and organized,
1846; area, 703 sq. mi.; Pop., 1920, 27,719;
*1927, 30,000, Alt., 550 ft.; *rainfall, 35 in.;
South Central Texas.
The county lies in the basin of the
Guadalupe River. South of the river are
sandy loam and postoak sands. North of
the river, also in the western portion of
the county south of the river, are mes-
quite loams and heavy black waxy soils.
The county lieson the dividing line be-
tween the black land and postoak belts.
There is a large production of cotton,
corn and grain sorghums, and there is an
appreciable production of truck crops for
the market at San Antonio, especially wa-
termelons. Mesquite and postoak are the
principal timbers with valuable pecan
groves along the Guadalupe and tribu-
taries. Revenue from the dairy industry
is about $250,000 annually. The Old Span-
ish Trail is paved across the county;
most other roads are in good condition,with bond issue in 1927 for sixty miles ad-
ditional paving. There are three hydro-
electric power plants along the Guadalupe
in this county.
Seguin, the county seat, is a town of
about 4,500. Located here is the Lutheran
College.
HAI E-*Created 1876; organized, 1888;
area, 901 sq. mi ; Pop., 1920, 10,104; *1927,
20,000; Alt, 3,350 ft.; *rainfall, 22 in., Pan-
handle Plains
This is a typical great plains county,
with surface almost as level as a floor,
there being a few draws which facilitate
drainage. The soil is largely deep, rich
Amarillo clay loam. Chief crops are cot-
ton and wheat, with a large production of
grain sorghum, alfalfa and miscellaneous
forage crops There is an inexhaustible
supply of shallow water here, underlying
large areas of the county, and about 6.000
acres of land are irrigated. Dairying is
the chief live stock industry. During
1927 farmers received more than $500,000
for cream alone. In 1927 the county voted
a million dollar bond issue to pave High-
ways Nos. 9, north and south, and 28,
east and west, across the county, and this
work will be completed by 1929.
Plainview, the county seat, is a town of
about 9,000 population, situated on the
Santa Fe with a branch line to Floydada,
and before the end of 1928 it will be con-
nected with the main branch of the Fort
Worth & Denver by line leading from
Plainview to Estelline. A branch of this
line will also be constructed from Plain-
view to Dimmitt, in Castro County, and
branches will be built from a point a
short distance east of Plainview to Silver-
ton and Lubbock. This extensive railroad
building program will facilitate develop-
ment of this fertile area, much of which
is.now in pasture land. Plainview has a
number of manufacturing industries, in-
cluding one of the largest flour mills in
Texas. It has an excellent school system,
and Wayland College, a junior denomina-
tional institution, is located here.
HALL-*Created, 1876; organized, 1890;
area, 901 sq. mi ; Pop., 1"20, 11,137; *1927,
20,000; Alt., 2,000 ft.; rainfalll, 23 * in.;
Southern Panhandle.
This county lies under the cap rock, just
below the high plains. The surface is an
open undulating prairie with wide varia-
tion of deep rich soil. The Red River
traverses the county. The soils are largely
loam and sandy loam, excellently adapted
to production of both staple and truck
crops. Hall County produces about 60,000
bales of cotton annually, and there is a
large crop of grain sorghum, alfalfa and
small grains. There are eight miles of
concrete paving on the Gulf-Colorado
Highway, and contract has been let in
the latter part of 1927 for completion of
this work across the county. All of the
roads are kept well graded and drained.
Memphis, with a population of about
5,000, in the county seat and principal
commercial center. Estelline, situated be-
low Memphis on the Fort Worth & Den-
ver Railroad, is the junction point of the
main line and the new plains road, con-
structed during the last two years. Turkey
is a thriving town in a rich agricultural
country, traversed by the new railroad
line.
*See pace 358 for explanatory notes and references
to additional information on counties and cities.
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