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TEXAS ALMANAC.-1945-1946.
Excellent hunting. S L
Area, sq.mi. 3,877 Cropland (a) 7,084
Pop, .. 10,925 Bank dep .. $2,481,000
Pop, sq.miL. 2 8 Mfg. 1939 . $160,347
Tax val.... $6,592,153 -Retail sales. $2,961,000
Tot. val.... $13,184,000 Auto reg. . 1,726
Income .... $6,679,000 Inc tax ret. 742
Marfa (5,000), county seat, retail, shipping
point for wide cattle raising area. Fort D. A.
Russell, Army post, located there ; also Marf a
Army Airfield. Presidio (1,500), on Rio Grande,
port of entry from Mexico, market center; old
community opposite ancient Ojinaga in Mexico.
Shafter is silver mining town at foot of Chinati
Mountains.
*RAINS COUNTY
Level to roll-
ing, in Pine and *
Post Oak Belts I
of Northeast PO INT
Texas. Drained 6 9
by Sabine River, " 6
which forms
southern border,
and Lake Fork EMO Y
of Sabine, which GINGER
traverses north- *+ I
ern section. Cre-
ated from Hop- ""
kings, Wood and
H u n t Counties ,-
1870; organized a : *
same ear.
Named for Em- "'ES
ory Rains, prom-
inent during Re-
public of Texas. Alt. 400-600 ft., ann. rainfall
38 in., mean ann. temp. 66 0.
Resources: Soils alluvial in valleys; chocolate,
dark sandy, sandy, sandy clay on uplands. Pine,
post oak, red oak, hickory, bois d'arc; some cut
for posts. Brick and tile clay deposits.
Crops: Cotton (2,423 bales), watermelons, pea-
nuts, oats, hay, sweet potatoes, sugar cane and
other truck grown. Good fruit production. Soil
conservation followed.
Livestock: Cattle, hogs, poultry products mar-
keted. Some sheep, mules, horses raised.Area, sq.mi. 235 Cropland (a) 48,400
Pop ....... 7 334 Bank dep .. $699,000
Pop. sq m.. 1 2 Mfg. 1939 .
Tax val ... $1,876,005 Retail sales. $534,000
Tot. val.... $3,430,000 Auto reg... 906
Income .... $2,563,000 Inc. tax ret. 122
* . Emory (700), county seat, main
,, , shipping, retail point. Ginger.
S *RANDALL COUNTY
NOPAL
s Generally level, broken in east by
IARFA Palo Duro and tributary canyons,
0/rr4aa a on Great Plains in Texas Panhan-
lAKt * die. Created from Bexar Territory
c 1- I 1876, organized 1889. Named for
Io Gen. Horace Randall, killed in Civil
SWar. Alt 3,500 ft., ann. rainfall
21.25 in., mean ann. temp. 57.
S Resources: Dark chocolate loam,
sandy loam soils. Cottonwood, ce-
dar only timber Underground water
. 100-450 ft. Some brick clay.
Crops: Wheat, grain sorghums,
barley, hay, alfalfa, other feed-
3 stuffs. Some fruit, vegetables for
c1 o a home use. Wind-erosion control,
,e,.L- a I other conservation followed.
* a sAN . Randall produces from 1,000,000
.AacN ro to 3,000,000 bu. of wheat annually.
SA I Nearly all crop operations are
DRA seI mechanized. The wheat is of high
; _ , , , q u a lity .
S Livestock: Beef cattle main in-
'' dustry. Hogs, horses marketed and
Sheep increasing. Dairying rather
S' extensive and poultry raising on
so.rA o , increase. Milk production in 1939
was 2,505,290 gals , with half sold
as whole milk. Some wool mar-
o . keted. In 1939 a total of 414,781
, doz. eggs produced.
Palo Duro Canyon on Red River
>'-7.:-' ~ in eastern part one of most impos-
ing topographical features in state.
Large state park attracting thou-
sands of visitors.
Area, sq.mi. 916 Cropland (a) 235,075
Pop ..." 7,194 Bank dep .. $1,868,000
Pop. sq.mL. 7 8 Mfg 1939..
Tax val .... $7,841,755 Retail sales. $2,357,000
Tot val.... $15,682,000 Auto reg.... 3,177
Income .... $5,045,000 Inc. tax ret. 559
Canyon (3,500), count seat, is attractive city,
depending on wheat, livestock; home of West
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*tFor explanation of all signs, symbols, abbre-
viations and sources, map and text, see p 416.
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Texas Almanac, 1945-1946, book, 1945; Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117166/m1/494/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.