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THE TEXAS ALMANAC. 297
5,500. Alt., 1,400 ft ; *rainfall, 29 in.;
South Central Texas,
This county lies in the eastern part of
the Edwards Plateau. Its surface is
traversed with numerous mountain ranges
and intervening creeks, many of them
spring fed. In the valleys is a rich, black
soil adaptable to intensive cultivation
Cotton, corn, small grains and sorghums
are the chief crops and there is a com-
mercial production of tomatoes, melons
and spinach. The county is, however, pre-
dominantly a live stock raising territory.
Wool and mohair from the sheep and
goats of Blanco bring premiums on the
Poston market Cattle raising is an im-
portant industry. There is a large poul-
try industry, with special attention to
turkeys. Development of this county has
been handicapped by the fact that it is
without railroad facilities. Johnson City,
on the beautiful Pedernales, is a tourist
resort, having a population of about 800
BORDEN-*Created and organized,
1876; area, 895 sq mi.; Pop., 1920, 965,
*1927, 1.800; Alt, 2,500 ft.; *rainfall, 23
in ; WVest Texas
This county lies a short distance below
the "cap rock." The surface is rolling and
the soil varies from a light chocolate to
sand and sandy loam. Cotton, corn and
Brain sorghums are the chief products,
with vegetables and fruits for home con-
sumption. This county, however, is de-
voted primarily to live stock raising
There are many large tracts of land with-
in its confines on which thousands of fine
white-faced c-attle graze. GaiL the county
seat, is an inland town of about 400 pop-
ulation
BOu QiE-*Created and organized, 1854,
area, 975 sq. mi ; Pop , 1920, 18,032; *1927,
20,000; Alt, 700 to 1,200 ft.; *rainfall, 38
in ; Central Texas
The surface is a picturesque rolling
country. The Brazos tlows along the
east border and the Bosque through the
central portion There are excellent al-
luvial soils in the bottoms and good loam
and sandy loam on the higher prairies
Cotton, corn, wheat, oats, barley, hay and
other staple crops are grown, and thee
is also a considerable production of
melons, fruits and vegetables with some
commercial movement. It is an outstand-
ing live stock raising county, producing
beef cattle, dairy products and poultry.
Large crops of pecans are yielded by the
groves along the streams.
Meridian, the county seat, is a town of
1,500 population. Clifton, Walnut Springs,
and Morgan are other centers.
BOWIE-*Created, 1840; organized,
1841; area. 873 sq mi ; Pop, 1920, 39.472;
*1927, 44,730; Alt, 400 ft.; *rainfall, 32 in ,
northeast corner of Texas
The county lies astride the divide be-
tween the Red River on the north and the
Sulphur River on the south This broad
ridge is an upland sandy, sandy loam and
clay region. The sloping sides of the di-
vide form another belt of sandy and loam
soils: the alluvial bottoms of the Red and
the Sulphur form the third belt. There is
a general growth of timber with much
pine in the uplands and hardwood in the
lowlands. Cotton, coin and feed crops
are grown, and the upland soils are ex-
cellently adapted to truck production,.
There are fine Bermuda grass meadows
and alfalfa and other hay crops are pro-
duced. Dairying and swine and poultry
raising are the chief live stock industries.Texarkana, population 16,000, in addi-
tion to 10,000 in Arkansas, is the chief
city. It is a railroad center and there are
a number of large manufacturing indus-
tries. Boston, the county seat, lies a few
miles from New Boston, on the railroad.
De Kalb, Oak Grove and Maud are other
centers.
BRAZORIA-*Created and organized,
1836; area, 1,340 sq. mi., Pop., 1920, 20,-
614; *1927, 24,000; Alt., 0 to 50 ft.; *rain-
fall, 48 in.; Gulf Coast.
The county lies on the low coastal plain,
facing the Gulf of Mexico, and traversed
by the Brazos River. There is much open,
grass covered pasture near the shore line,
but ash and oak and other hardwoods are
found in the interior, especially along
streams. Stiff black clays, loams and
sandy loams are the principal soils. Cot-
ton, corn and feedstuffs are grown and a
large area is irrigated for rice. There is
a large production of vegetables, especial-
ly from Alvin, which is the center of a
strawberry industry. Many magnolia fig
orchards are producing.
Freeport is a deep water port and the
location of one of the largest sulphur pro-
ducing enterprises in the world. Angleton,
the county seat, is a town of about 1,500.
There is a large petroleum industry in the
county, especially in the vicinity of Co-
lumbia and West Columbia and Damon.
BRAZOS-*Created, 1841; organized,
1843; area, 597 sq. mi.; Pop., 1920, 21,975;
*1927, 25,000; Alt., 370 ft ; *rainfall. 38 in
South Central Texas.
The county lies on the divide between
the B3razos and the Navasota. Uplands are
sandy and sandy loam; the Brazos bot-
toms are reddish silt; other valleys black
silt. Most of the county is cultivable and
very productive. Much reclamation work
has been done in the southern pai t of the
county to protect rich lands against over-
flow. Cotton, corn, feed crops and a va-
riety of fruits and vegetables are grown.
There is a large live stock industry en-
gaged in producing fine dairy cattle and
pure-bred hogs, and there is also a large
poultry industry.
Bryan, county seat, is a town of about
8,500 population. Several manufacturing
industries are located here, and a short
distance from Bryan is the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Texas at Col-
lege Station.
BREWSTER-*Created and organized,
1887; area, 5,935 sq. mi.; Pop, 1920, 4,822;
*1927, 6,000; Alt, 3,000 to 7,500 ft , *rain-
fall, 14 in.; Trans-Pecos.
This is the largest county in Texas.4 In
the eastern part of the county there is a
high rolling plateau; the northern and
western portions are a high plain trav-
ersed by many mountain ranges, some of
which reach an altitude of 7,500 feet. In
some of the valleys is a very fertile allu-
vial, and there is a limited amount of ir-
rigation along the Rio Grande and a few
tributaries. There is little timber except
on the tops of mountains, where Pacific
Coast pine and fir are found. The Rio
Grande, which forms the southern boun-
dary, cuts through some deep gorges
(See p. 287 ) Cattle raising is the prin-
cipal occupation with some sheep and
goat raising. There are many valuable
minerals found in this county. The chief
mining industry is the quicksilver mine
at Terlingua; marble is quarried and sil-
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