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COUNTIES AND CITIES OF TEXAS
mules Dairying is expanding Establish-
ment of creameries has aided in dairy gi ow th
Poultry raising is increasing, high-quality
fowls are bred by girls' and boys' 4-H Clubs.
Mild winters, sunny climate, neal ness to
Gulf and Old Mexico have contributed tossaid
making Hidalgo a tourist center. The county
is co ered with a network of fine pay ed
loads
Edinburg (8,718), county seat, is in central
part of county and gateway to ii gated di.-
til cts Industries include cotton gins, cotton-
seed oil mill, ,egetable and citrus canning
plants It is home of Edinburg Junior Col-
lege McAllen (11.877). "''City of Palms," is
large shipping and oil center, has sex en can-
ning plants, wholesale houses, xwoodwor king
plants, food-processing plants E\cellent
schools. Home of annual All States Picnic in
February, American Legion Fourth of July
Celebration Mercedes (7,624) is fruit lege-
table center, industries include canneries,
brick and tile plant, food-processing plant,
button factory, ice plant, sheet and metal
v iks, cheese factory, machine shops has
hospital, excellent schools. Home of annual
Rio Clande Valley Livestock Show Halloween
Carnival and Fiesta in October Mission
15.982) is important shipping point, industries
'nclude fiuit-packing plants, cotton gins, ma-
chine shops. Donna (4.712) in center of cit-
i us-producing area. has two grapefruit juice
canneries, vegetable dehydrating plants, fruit-
packing plants, broom factory, tile and rug
factory Weslaco (6 883) is home of United
States Fruit and Vegetable Laboratmy, has
citrus and vegetable-processing plants dehx-
drating plant for making stock feed from cit-
rus ft uit peel, box factories Pharr (4 784) is
important shipping point for ftuit. Legeta-
bles, has box factory and canning plant,
Other towns are San Juan (2 264), Edcouch
(1758). Alamo (1.944), Hidalgo. Penitas,
Elsa (1,006), Los Ebanos, La Villa, La Blanca.for the cannery at Itasca. Large amount of
fr uit raised some for sale Pecans ate
shipped, hones produced for market Neatly
one fourth ciop land terraced Ther e is a
dam and lake project, the WVhitney prolect
Hill-Bosque bolder on Brazos Ri et. for flood
control and ii gation pui poses
Livestock industi} in Hill County has been
stimulated by increase in feedstuffs with cot-
ton reduction pl ogI am, beef cattle, hogs
sheep horses mules ate increasingly impot-
tant in ag icultutal economy Sheep 30000
in county yield oxet 200 000 pounds wool an-
nuallx Dait % in, o ing i apidlx with estab-
lishment of milk toute, c eam stations Poul-
try industry developing billets and eggs
are shipped to market the .ear ound. Some
honey is produced commercially.Area (sq mi 1
Pop
Pop sq mi
Tot sal.....
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Income ....o066
S 30 7
$40,786,042
_'( 11 ,021
$ 11.222,000Crop land a) 1- 110
Val tirms '25. SS.517
MtIr sal e.2 2141 )
Retail S... 16,223 100
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Inc tax ret. 294Hillsboro (7 799) county seat is principal re-
tail ttading center and shipping point, indus-
tries are cotton gins compi ess cottonseed oil
mill. textile mill mattress factory, foundry
Home of Hillsboro Junior College Mertens
(251) is a ginning center in eastern part of
county Itasca (1,759), in nor then part of
county, has cotton textile mill, cotton gins
cottonseed oil mill register ed cottonseed
breeding station There are many local mar-
ket centers scattered oxet the thickly settled
county including Whitney (824) Mount Calm
(525). Malone (429), Blum (441), Aquilla
(500), Covington (500) Osceola (400), Abbott
(264) Brandon (236) Penelope (240), Bynum
(350). Hubbard (1,871), Irene (267)
HOCKLEY COUNTY.
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Largely on Blackland Prain es of Nol th 9*. _ - I- -ICentral Texas Level to rolling, some hills
skill ting Brazes River on southwest, and in
eastern part Created from Na ati o County
1853, o ganized 1853 Named foi George WV.
Hill, Secretary of War under Republic of
Teras Alt., 500-800 ft Annual rainfall, 31 13
in Mean annual temp, 66 5, July temp,
84 4', Jan , 45 9'
Soils black waxy, sandy, sandy loam, gray
sandy. Timber includes hackberry, mesquite
post oak, cottonwood, elm, pecan, none cut
commercially Minerals are brick clays, build-
ing stone
Important crops are cotton (46,917 bales i
1940), corn, cats, wheat, barley, grain so.-
ghums, hay. Tiek crop production increas-
ing, with new markets opening up, onions
Irish potatoes, watermelons, beans are grown
on commercial scale, both for shipping and0 2 4 6 8 10
MILES
On Great Plains of Northwest Texas Level
surface, broken only in not thern section oy
Yellow House Canyon 95 pet cent land till-
able Created from Bexar and Young Tet i-
toires 1876. organized 1921 Named for Gen
G VW H-ockley Inspector Cenetal in San
Jacinto campaign and Sect etat y of War in
Houston's second tem Alt . 3.300 ft Annual
rainfall 19 in Mean annual temp , 60 , July
temp , 79', Jan , 41.
Soils are wide variety of looms and sandy
loams, one third underlaid with abundant
supply of water There is no timber in
*+For explanation of all signs, symbols, abbre-
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