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466 TEXAS ALMANAC -1945-l946
"JIM WELLS COUNTY
r _ OP .Level to rolling
r " -" " g c s-county on South
s 1 ANoI . Texas Coastal
I CASA BLANCA Plain, much of
OR AN, E 59 / the surface very flat
S% but w ell- drained
Prairies and brush
I ALFRE / Nueces Rier forms
r northeast boundary
I c Created from Nueces
-" ,County 1911, organ-
, 'E , Ized 1912 Named for
AL BE VL Judge James B
I BE ONVILLE Wells, p r o m 1 n e n t
* -' ,oc, South Texas citizen
I ld , o r f 2 Alt 200-300 ft, ann
] ItS,, i rainfall 24 73 in.,
mean ann. temp.
SBE oLT e - 71 8
_L_ - Resources Choco-
PA Llate, gray loam and
co e ..w 5.Ac.. Oc.^ sandy soils predomi-
S LOS c nate Mesquite, hur-
MAcOS I c . sache, hackberrv, Irse
I ok Oil production
c ELLA 8 856,341 bbls , nat-
cI c rural gas, sulphur
S _ Crops Cotton (6,766 bales), grain
'o 280 sorghums, flax, peanuts, ha) main
Stops Flax, Hubam cloer new
I crops Some i('trus, watermelons,
PrEMON ' utherfrui and ti uck raised for
ILA , market Canning wsell-deseloped
IL0 Mr More than 4(0 farmers co-operating
J. in San Diego-Agua Dulce Soil Con-
sen ation District
Lixestock Beef and dairy cattle, hogs, sheep,
goats Dairying highly developed Poultry mainly
for local consumption
Area, sq.mi. 846 Cropland (a) 95,005
Pop........ 20,239 Bank dep... $8,965,0000
Pop. sq.mi. 23 9 Mfg 1939.. 431,456
Tax val.... 626,680,390 Retail sales. $8,143,000
Tot val.... 44 00 ) Auto reg ... 4,363
Income 317,594 000 Inc tax ret. 2,101
Alice (7,792). county seat, dependent on agri-
culture, li1estock and petroleum. Railroad duil-
sion point and main retail and shipping point
industries include cottonseed oil mill, forts-six oil
field service houses, oil recycling plant, milk
products and others Good schools and hospital
4-H Club and Future Farmers club show in Janu-
ary La Gloria has a recycling plant Other
towns are Sandia, Orange Grove (9061, Premont
(1,080) Pallto Blanco, one of historic places in
South Texas
JOHNSON COUNTY
B'URLES N -
I 7 _7R LILLIAN I
,7,GDEY ' EGAN
J ODOSHUA V EN n
1 A 0 t a 67 -1
, LVARADO
I EE ,
BONO C BURNED
I 67 'IT 0 t R 9
I ae
174) 17 GRAND
VIEW *
CLEBrRNE +PRO oRARKER '
O 2 4 6 8 1O0
I MILES
Eastern part on Blackland Prairies, west on
GraLnd Prairie wsith East Cross Timbers in be-
tween Johnson is in North Central Texas and
Brazos Riser flows along southwestern corner
Created from Ellis. Hill and Navarro Counties
1854, organized same year Named for Cot Mid-
dleton T Johnson, who served in Mexican and
Civil Wars and wsas delegate to secession conven-
tion 1861. Alt 600-900 ft , ann. ramifall 32,30
in , mean ann. temp 64 9. .Resources Soils black loam, loam, black 11axv
nd sandy Blacklack, post oak, hackberrs mes-
quite, pecan Deposits limestone and brick clay
Crops One of state's best-diversified counties
with cotton (16,706 bales, corn (1,178.813 bu I,
grain sorghums, oats (1,124,539 bu ), wheat, hay.
\Variety of fruits and %egetables for local con-
sumption and sale. Pecans, peanuts, watermelons
shipped Home canning soil conservation desel-
oped Sorghums and hybrid corn on increase.
Livestock Beef cattle, dairy products, sheep.
goats, hogs for market Some income from wool
and mohair Dressed turkeys, other Doultry
shipped. Dairying increased 20 per cent last
decade and is becoming the leading agricultural
industry of county Milk production around 5.000,-
000 gals. annually.
Cleburne State Park, with lake, main recrea-
tional center.
Area, sq.mi. 740 Cropland (a) 182,137
Pop ..... . 30,384 Bank dep .. $9,114,000
Pop. sq.mi.. 41 1 Mfg , 1939 . $656,465
Tax -al.... S17,749,160 Retail sales $9,460 (000
Tot Nal.... $29,400,000 Auto reg . 7,954
Income ... $20,015,000 Inc tax iet. 2,751
Cleburne (12,500). county seat, main retail,
shipping point, industries include railroad repair
and construction shops, creameries, garment man-
ufacturing, cotton gins, cottonseed oil mills, mat-
tress factories, compresses, iron foundry, metal
box manufacturing, milk plant Excellent schools
and hospitals
Alvarado (1,324), is trade and market point in
eastern part, with cotton gins, two poultry and
egg houses Keene (350) is Seventh Day Adsent-
ist community which grew up about Keene Acad-
emy, founded by Adventists about fifty years ago,
now known as Southwestern Junior College se\-
eral broom factories where residents and students
work Other towns are Grandview (823), Venus
(321), Burleson (573), Joshua (550), Riovista.
(400), Godley (317), Lillian (150).
*JONES COUNTY
83 M 8,0-- "UXEDO - 7C wY t TAMF-- ORD
I (92 C
.MLIN
H AVOCA. HAWLEY
ooo HODGES
- 2 4 6 8 0
MILES
Lelel to rolling on West Texas prairies, drained
by Clear Fork of Brazos River and tributaries
Created from Bexar and Bosque Counties 1858,
re-created 1876, organized 1881 Named for Anson
Jones, last President Republic of Texas. Alt
1.750 ft., ann. rainfall 26 in., mean ann. temp.
64 5.
Resources: Black, chocolate, gras and sandy
loam soils. Mesquite, blackjack and post oak for
fence posts. Oil production 3,287,296 bbls , clay
for brick, gypsum, building stone
Crops. Cotton (39,932 bales', grain sorghums,
wheat, corn, peanuts, small grains, hay and other
feeds. One of best farming counties of Texas
Vegetables grown for home consumption and
market. Watermelons, cantaloupes, peaches, ap-
ples, pears, berries raised. Acreage in sorghum
'tFor explanation of all sans, symbols, abbre-
rations and sources, map and text. see p 416
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