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Sugar and crop prospects along the Gulf Coast region
The report surveys Browerville and Matagorda Field's sugar cane and cotton yields, noting yields per acre, water access, and the growing sugar industry. It highlights Brownsville, Brazoria, Matagorda counties, and San Patricio as major centers for cane, rice, fruit, and peppered by canal systems and new rail lines. It cites farmer returns, irrigation costs, and the emergence of a diversified agricultural economy along the Texas Gulf Coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Derchelt
Mercedes
Texas
Crea
la Lomita
Idalgo
Ale. Conway
Rio Grande
Misionalao
P. Sutes
W. EB Niekroon
E. Dunston
Ea. Pulliam
Brazoria
Matagorda
Iron Hlowston
Harris County
Galveston
Deazoria
Ies
Aryzoria
Houston
Brazoria County
Brazos River
Matagorda County
Colorado
Mid-Coast
Buckeye
Brownsville Road
Collegeport
Bloomington
Victoria County
Port O'Connor
Calhoun County
Egypt
Riek
Lavaca
Mai
Port Lavaca
Gulf
Refugio
San Antonio
Gulf Coast Road
Morgan
Seaton
Bermuda