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336 THE TEXAS ALMANAC.
23,431; *1927, 30,000: Alt, 900 to 1,200 ft.;
*rainfall, 28 in. Situated in North Texas.
There are some extensive level areas
and the valleys of the streams are adapt-
able to cultivation, but much of the sur-
face is broken by the ranges of the Palo
Pinto and other mountains The Brazos
River flows through the northern and
northeastern portions of the county and
there is some rich farming land in the
valley Soils vary from sandy, through
sandy loam to heavy loam, the tighter
soils being found in the valleys. A large
portion of the county is covered with a
growth of postoak and cedar and there
are some mesquite woodlands. Cotton,
corn, wheat, oats, grain sorghums and a
variety of fruit and vegetable crops are
produced. There is an extensive live
stock industry, including poultry raising
and dairying There are several large
land tracts in the county devoted to beef
cattle production and sheep raising.
Mineral resources include bituminous
coal which is being mined, fine clays
which are made into brick. There is some
petroleum production and a large natural
gas production.
Mineral Wells is the principal city. It
has a national reputation foy its mineral
waters, and is visited by 150,000 tourists
annually. It is located in a country of
great scenic beauty and attracts widely as
pleasure as well as health resort. It is
served by two railroads and an excellent
highway system There is a large hotel.
Aside from being a recreation city, there
is considerable industrial activity includ-
ing one of the largest vitrified brick
plants in the United States.
Palo Pinto, the county seat, is an in-
land town of several hundred population.
Strawn in the southern part of the county
is a town of abcut 2,500, and serves a
farming, coal mining and oil producing
area Gordon, Saleville and Graford are
other centers.
PANOLA-*Created and organized, 1846:
area, 842 sq mi : Pop. 1920. 21.755; 1927.
25,000; Alt, 300 ft : *rainfall, 45 in. Sit-
uated in East Texas on Louisiana border.
The surface is the typical rolling, wood-
ed plain of the East Texas pine and hard-
wood belt. It is traversed by the Sabine
River. The bottom lands are dark, heavy
soils of alluvial nature; the uplands are
sands Cotton, corn and a variety of fruits
and vegetables grow well. Peaches do ex-
ceptionally well.
There is an appreciable area of virgin
pine timber left in the eastern part of the
county, with scattered areas of second
growth in other portions. There is a good
stand of hardwoods along the streams.
Fifteen or twenty sawmills operate in the
county. A great gas field in this county
supplies gas for some of the larger cities
of Texas. Brick are manufactured, and
there are extensive deposits of iron ore
and lignite, though there is no develop-
ment of the last two named resources.
Carthage is the county seat. It is a
town of about 2,000 population. Beck-
ville, Gary, Woods, Clayton and DeBerry
are other centers.
PARKER-*Created, 1855; organized,
1856; area, 875 sq ml.; Pop., 1920, 23,382;
*1927, 27,000; Alt, 750 to 1,000 ft ; *rain-
fall, 31 in. Situated in North Texas.
The eastern part of this county is a
level to rolling prairie, with black soilunderlaid with limestone. The western
part is rolling with sandy and sandy loam
soils, and with some rough country. Cot-
ton, wheat, oats, corn and grain sorghums
are the chief staple crops, but the county
is better known for its production of wa-
termelons than for anything else. It is
the greatest watermelon growing county
in America. and also has a large produc-
tion of cantaloupes, peaches, plums. pears.
sweet potatoes, tomatoes, Irish potatoes,
spinach and turnips The soil variety of
this county and its proximity to large
markets has made it one of the best
known diversified farming counties in
the State. There is a large beef cattle in-
dustry The county is noted for its fin-
ished cattle Dairying has made rapid
strides during the recent years, and there
is a large poultry industry.
Most of the surface of the county is tim-
hered with postoak, live oak, hackberry
and elm. There are valuable pecan
groves along the creek and river valleys
Brick clay of high nuality is found in this
county, and there is a large brick plant.
The county is served by the Texas & Pa-
cific, the Santa Fe and Weatherford, Min-
eral Wells R- 'northwestern Railroads The
Bankhead Highway traverses the county
from east to west and is paved There is
an additional 145 miles of gravel highway
in the county
Weatherford. the county seat, is a town
of about ,8.000 people It has several man-
ufacturing industries and is an important
shipping Point for a large truck and cot-
ton growing area. More watermelons are
shipped from this city than from any
other town in America. the outbound ship-
ment sometimes amounting to more than
1,000 cars
PARTER-tCreated. 1876; organized,
1407: areas 902 sq mi. Pop. 1920. 1.699;
*1927 5,000, Alt, 4,100-ft :*rainfall, 22 in
Situated on the Great Plains
This county is a level to slightly rolling
plain, covered with buffalo, mesquite and
gamma grass except where in cultiva-
tion, and lies at an elevation of more than
4.000 feet above sea level The soil is
deep and fertile Clay and sandy loam,
underlaid by a limestone formation pre-
dominate The chief crops are wheat,
corn, cotton and grain sorghums. Fruits
and vegetables do well, and a number of
crop reports have been made on this
comparatively late developing county.
Though the county is settling with
farmers, there is still a number of large
ranches, and there is a great beef cattle
raising as well as swine, sheep and wool
industry
Farwell, the county seat, is a town of
about 2,000 people It is a grain shipping
point and general marketing center The
iunction of the two main lines of the
Santa Fe are in this city. Friona and
Rovina are other commercial centers.
PECOS-*Created. 1871: organized, 1875;
area. 4.134 sq mi.: Pop . 1920, 3,857; *1927,
6,360: Alt. 2,500 to 4.500 ft.; *rainfall, 15
in. Situated west of Pecos.
This county is on the .eastern slope of
the Davis fountains. There are some high
buttes in the western part of the county,
and a mountain range or two in the south-
ern part, but most of the surface is a high
rolling prairie, sloping to the Pecos,
*See page 358 for explanatory notes and references
to additional information on counties and cities.
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