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THE TEXAS ALMANAC. 357
about 450 ft.; *rainfall, 38 to 45 in. Situ-
ated in Northeast Texas.
The surface is rolling and largely tim-
bered. Shortleaf pine grows on the up-
lands, especially in the eastern part. Elm,
ash, gum and a variety of oak and other
hardwoods are found in the bottom lands
and there is a commercial production of
timbers from both pines and hardwoods.
The Sabine River bounds the county on
the south and the Big Sandy Creek runs
through the eastern part of the county.
There are a variety of soils ranging from
yellow loams to red and white sands. The
sand lands with clay subsoil are especially
adapted to truck and fruit growing.
,There is a large cultivated area. Cotton
is the chief product and from 18,000 to
35,000 bales of cotton are ordinarily pro-
duced annually. However, the county's
future development will be in intensive
cultivation for fruit and vegetable pro-
duction, and during recent years there has
been a rapid increase in the production
of sweet potatoes, tomatoes, beans and
peas, cucumbers, sorghum and cane for
syrup, melons and cantaloupes, berries and
other truck. Peaches do exceptionally
well, and the census of 1925 showed more
than 100,000 trees in Wood County. With
soils adaptable to fertilization, with ample
rainfall and mild winters and long grow-
ing season, Wood County will eventually
turn largely to intensified farming. There
is some dairying, and swine raising is re-
ceiving increased attention. There is
much lignite in the county with some min-
ing and excellent clays adaptable to brick
making and pottery.
The Texas & Pacific, Missouri-Kansas-
Texas, Texas Short Line, and Louisiana
Railway & Navigation Company lines en-
ter the county, furnishing ample rail out-
lets to market. Designated Highways 15,
37 and 42 traverse the county.
Mineola, with a population of 2,299 in
1920 and probably 3,000 at present, is the
principal trade center. It is situated at
the intersection of the M.-K.-T. and T. &
P. Railroads, is one of the outstanding
vegetable shipping points of East Texas,
and is the location of an appreciable crate
and basket making industry. Winnsbore
iS another truck growing and shipping
point and trade center. Quitman, the
county seat, and Alba are other trade cen-
ters.
YOAKUM-*Created, 1876; organized,
1907; area, 879 sq. mi.; Pop., 1920, 504;
*1927, 750 or 1,000; Alt., 3,500 ft.; *rain-
fall, c. 20 in. Situated on South Plains on
New Mexico border.
Surface is an open plain with a small
amount of mesquite timber in some parts.
Eighty per cent or more of the area is
tillable. Red sandy loam soils prevail, but
with some chocolate loams and black
sands. There are no large streams, but
good water is found at 40 to 175 feet
throughout the county.
The plains are covered with excellent
grasses and there is a live stock raising
industry confined primarily to beef cattle
production. In recent years there has
been rapid development of crop growing
and several thousand bales of cotton are
produced annually. Corn, maize and grain
sorghurps are grown also, and apples,
peaches, plums, grapes and other fruits
grow well and are produced for home
markets. There is no mineral production,
but there has been some wildcatting forpetroleum, and there are indications that
potash exists.
There is no railroad in Yoakum County
and this is the primary reason that it has
not developed on the same scale of some
other plains counties. A designated high-
way traverses the county from east to
west. There are some clay surfaced
roads.
Plains is the county seat and principal
center of trade. It was not listed by last
census of population, but it now has a
population of several hundred persons.
When a railroad is built into this county
as undoubtedly will be in the near future,
it will undergo rapid development similar
to that of Terry, Lynn and other near-by
counties.
YOUNG-*Created, 1856; organized,
1856; re-org., 1874; area, 875 sq. mi.; Pop.,
1920, 13,379; *1927, 20,000; Alt., c. 1,000 ft.;
*rainfall, 28 in. Situated in North Central
Texas.
Northern and northwestern parts of the
county are open and comparatively level;
southern portion is rolling to hilly. Mes-
quite and liveoak are found scattered
throughout the county and there is post-
oak in southern and southeastern parts.
The soils are of great variety, embracing
practically all kinds except black wax.
Throughout the sandy regions there is a
clay subsoil, making it adaptable to vege-
table growing. Confluence of Salt and
Clear Forks of Brazos is in this county.
Cotton is the principal crop, the county
producing usually from 18,000 , to 25,000
bales. Wheat, oats, barley, grain sor-
ghums and corn are also grown on exten-
sive scale. Total crop values usu-
ally run between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000
annually. There is a large live stock in-
dustry with much stock farming, though
there are some large ranches. Beef cattle
raising is the leading live stock industry
and Young County is notable for the num-
ber of finished cattle shipped to market.
There is an extensive sheep and wool in-
dustry with considerable dairying and
swine raising, and it is an outstanding
poultry raising county. It is a leading
county in the matter of diversified farm-
ing.
Petroleum is found throughout the
county, production in 1927 being about
4,000,000 barrels, gravity ranging as high
as 41. Good quality coal and lignite are
found and there are mines at Newcastle,
also excellent clays suitable to manufac-
ture of brick, tile and sewer pipe.
The county is served by the Rock Island
& Gulf, Wichita Falls & Southern, and
Gulf. Texas & Western Railroads. A bond
issue of $1,500,000 voted recently, with
State and Federal aid to match, will build
one of the finest highway systems in
Texas. Designated Highways 24 and 67
intersect at Graham and Highway 70
branches from Highway 24 at Olney.
Graham is the county seat. Population
was 2,544 in 1920, but has grown to 6,000
at present. It has thirty-one miles of
water mains, twenty-four miles of sewer,
paved streets, parks, motor fire depart-
ment, modern community hospital, fine
high school, public library, clubs and golf
links, air port, wholesale houses, large
mill and elevator and refinery making
10,000 barrels of gasoline daily. A dam
will be erected on Flint Creek with $250,-
*See page 358 for explanatory notes and references
to additional information on counties and cities.
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