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TEXAS ALMANAC -1941-42
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MILESraised. Dairying has become important cash
source; cream stations dot county, high-grade
Jerseys, dual-purpose Durhams are principal
breeds Large quantities eggs shipped to mar-
ket year round.
Area (sq mi ) 864 Crop land (a) 150,534
Pop .. 11,931 Val farms $14,035,470
Pop sq mi . 13 8 Mfr al . $55,078
Tot xal.....$10,603,717 Retail S.. $3,154,000
Tax val...... $6,362,230 Auto reg . 3,842
Income ..... $5,746,000 Inc tax ret 107
Tahoka (2,129), county seat, is principal
trading and shipping point, industries include
feed-processing plant, cotton gins, compress,
creameries O'Donnell (1,187) is trading cen-
ter in cotton-producing section. Wilson (400).
*McCULLOCH COUNTY.
WA uIa ro . RIVERA GEOGRAPHICAL CENTER 0 2 4 6 8-10
OF TEXAS
MILES
On northern border of Edwards Plateau in
Southwest Texas Rolling to hilly and moun-
tainous; southeast rolling prairies; mesquite
flats in central west; Brady Mountains in
north, smaller mountains in southwest.Drained by San Saba, Colorado Ri\ ers, DiBady
Creek. Created from Bexar County 1856 or-
ganized 1862. Named for Gen. Ben McCulloch
hero of San Jacinto Battle. xwho also ser ed
in Mexican War Alt , 1,670 ft. Annual rain-
fall, 25 in. Mean annual temp., 64', July
temp., 82 7; Jan , 46 7.
Soils x aried deep black along Brady Val-
ley, other streams, dark chocolate in north-
western section, deep black sandy loam on
uplands, balance light sandy. Timber Includes
mesquite, lie oak, pecan along streams
Coal, brick clay, sand and gravel are axall-
able
Principal crops are cotton (11,721 bales in
1940), oats, corn, barley, grain sorghums, hal
Most farmers raise own feedstuffs, trench
silos popular Soil conservation practices in-
cluding terracing, land-contouring, spreader
dams are followed Soybeans are new cr op
Vegetables, some fruit grown for home use
Production of sheep and goats, beef cattle,
are principal livestock industries Wool and
mohair (3,000,000 lbs. annually), bring large
income to ranchmen Hog production hea'y;
100,000 head in county Polo ponies are bred
for eastern buyers. With establishment of
creamery and cheese factory, and grow th of
trench silos, dairying has expanded to large
proportions Poultry raising is increasing;
eggs and dressed fowls are shipped regularly.
McCulloch County is one of leading turkey-
shipping centers of Texas, marketing 40 car-
loads annually. Some money is derived from
trapping.
Area (sq mi ) 1,073 Crop land (a) 112,322
Pop . 13 208 Val farms $14,107,052
Pop sq mi .. 123 Mfr xal . 8487,233
Tot xal ..... $16,026,447 Retail S .. $3,780,000
Tax val...... $9.615,868 Auto reg 4,357
Income...... $5,993,000 Inc. tax ret 119
Brady (5,002), county seat, is principal
wholesale, retail center and shipping point.
Industries include cottonseed oil mills, com-
press, cotton gins, creamery, cheese plant,
four produce houses with cold storage facili-
ties, mattress factory, bottling works, ice fac-
tory. Has excellent schools, churches Other
towns are Mercury (489), Rochelle (515).
Melvin (450).
*McLENNAN COUNTY.
Partly on Blackland Prairies, partly on
Grand Prairie in East Central Texas Undu-
lating terrain, drained by Brazos River which
flows through county. Created principally
from Milam County 1850, organized same
year Named for Neil McLennan Sr., early
Texas settler in this territory Alt , 450 ft.
Annual rainfall, 34 90 in Mean annual temp.,
67.5', July temp., 86, Jan., 48 1.
Area (sq mi ) 1,049 Crop land (a) 291,663
Pop .. 101,898 Val farms $26,385,101
Pop. sq mi... 97 1 Mfr val .. $14,215 853
Tot xal.....$105,654,317 Retail S .. $29,722,000
Tax val...... $63,392,590 Auto reg . 27.126
Income...... $54,215,000 Inc. tax ret. 3,071
Soils vary from black alluvial in bottoms
to black waxy and sandy loam on uplands.
Timber includes post oak, elm, mesquite, cot-
tonwood, cedar, pecan. Minerals include oil
(3,652 bbls in 1940), cement material, gravel.
McLennan is one of the heaviest cotton-pro-
ducing counties (40,449 bales in 1940), other
staple crops are corn, wheat, oats, grain sor-
ghums, sweet and Irish potatoes. Vegetables
of all kinds are grown both for home con-
sumption and commercially; watermelons,
other fruit, are shipped in quantity. Corn
has increased with cotton acreage reduction
New crop is Hubam clover Tractors increas-
ing in number Southwestern section of
county is in Elm Creek Soil Conservation
Service District, U S. Dept Agriculture hy-
drologic district office in county.
With reduction of cotton, increase of feed
*tFor explanation of all signs, symbols. abbre-
viations and sources, map and text, see p 407
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