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ARMSTRONG COUNTY-Claude, county seat; area, 870 square miles; pop., 2,816; situated in the Panhandle, east of Amarillo, created in 1876, or- ganized in 1890. Surface, level with exception of
the broken lands in the vicinity of the canyons. Soils, sandy loam variety. Industries, live stock- Herefords, Polled Angus and other breeds of beef cattle and some farming. Products, wheat, flax and broom corn, all varieties of feedstuffs, apples, grapes, peaches, pears, plums and small fruits as well as many varieties of vegetables.
ATASCOSA COUNTY-Jourdanton, county seat; area, 1,132 square miles; pop., 12,702; situated in southwest Texas, south of Bexar County; created in 1858. Soil, sandy loam. Industries, bee-keeping, agricultural and horticultural interests, but live stock raising leads. Products, honey, fruits, vege- tables. Transportation, Artesian Belt, I. & G. N., S. A. U. & G. Rys. Principal towns, Pleasanton, Imonge, Christine, Campbellton and Lytle.
AUSTIN COUNTY-Bellville county seat; area, 712 square miles; pop., 18,874; situated a little northwest of Houston, and two counties removed from the gulf; created, 1836. Surface, central and western portions, rolling, southern portion almost level, watered by the Guadalupe, Colorado, San Bernard and Brazos Rivers. Soil, dark, reddish- brown, very fertile, light and dark sandy loam, black loam and waxy soils. Agricultural, horticul- tural and live stock industries. Products, beef, cat- tle, hogs, mules, horses, dairy products, cotton and corn, truck and fruits, pecans. Railways, G. C. & S. F., M .- K .- T., S. A. & A. P. and Cane Belt. Mineral resources, brick and tile clays.
BAILEY COUNTY-Area, 1,000 square miles; pop., 517; situated in the plains country of Texas, bordering New Mexico; created from Bexar County in 1876 but is still unorganized, hence no county seat. Surface, almost level plain, with wide shal- low valleys; soil, dark sandy loam. Industries, live stock principally, though some agricultural interests; products, kaffir corn, sorghum and other feedstuffs, fruits and vegetables. Transportation, the G. C. & S. Fe Ry., crosses the county.
BANDERA COUNTY-Bandera county
seat; area, 822 square miles; pop., 4,001; situated in southwest Texas, created in 1856. Surface, moun- tainous; soil, upland portions hog wallow and loam; river valley, rich sandy loam. Industries, live stock leads, with agricultural interests second. Products, cotton, wheat, corn, oats, sugar cane and hay and fruits. Poultry interest beginning. No railroads. Medina is another town in this county.
BASTROP COUNTY-County seat, Bastrop; area, 881 square miles; pop., 26,649; situated in south- west Texas; created in 1837. Surface, generally roll- ing; soil, rich alluvial, sandy loams, black clays. Industries, stock raising, farming, and poultry. Products, cotton, corn, small grains, fruits, vege- tables, dairy products. Transportation, M. K. & T. and the H. & T. C. Rys. Mineral resources, coal, brick, pottery, clay, oil and gas. Principal towns, Elgin, McDade, Paige, Redrock, Upton and Ro- sanky.
BAYLOR COUNTY-Seymour, county seat; area, 957 square miles; pop., 7,027; situated in northwest Texas, created in 1879. Surface, generally level, slightly undulating; soil, dark sandy loam. Indus- tries, live stock raising, diversified farming and poultry. Products, fine cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, cotton, oats, wheat, kaffir corn, corn, milo maize.
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Mineral resources, building stone. Excellent high- ways. Principal town, Bomarton. Transportation, the Wichita Valley and the Gulf, Texas and West- ern railroads.
BEE COUNTY-Beeville, the county seat; area, 875 square miles; pop., 12,137; situated in south- west Texas in the coastal plains, created 1857. Sur- face, level, with general slope to the coast. Indus- tries, bee keeping, stock raising, fruit and truck industries increasing, especially the citrus fruits. Products, cotton, fruit, truck, honey. Naturally good highways. Transportation, S. A. & A. P. and the G. H. & S. A. Rys. Principal towns, Skid- more, Papalote and Normania.
BELL COUNTY-County seat, Belton; area, 1,091 square miles; pop., 46,412; located in south central Texas, created in 1850. Surface, eastern portion level, central and western portions hilly, broken by many streams and valleys. Soils, black waxy, sandy loam. Industries, stock raising with emphasis on breeding of fine stock, diversified farm- ing, apiculture. Products, hogs, beef cattle, sheep and goats, dairy products and honey. Transporta- tion, G. C. & S. Fe, M. K. & T., Belton-Temple Electric, Temple & Northwestern and Gulf Rys. Mineral resources, white limestone in large quan- tities, oil and gas indications. Principal towns, Killeen, Bartlett, Rogers, Holland, Troy, Pendleton, Salado, Nolanville, Moffat, Seaton, Prairie Dell, Summer's Mill, Cyclone and Youngsport, with Tem- ple as the leader.
BEXAR COUNTY-County seat and chief city, San Antonio; area, 1,268 square miles; pop., 275,000; located in southwest Texas, created in 1837 as one of the original counties of the state. Surface roll- ing, some sections hilly and rough; soil, black waxy to chocolate loam with clay subsoil. Industries, di- versified farming supplemented with stock raising on farms as leading rural industry, dairying leads in vicinity of San Antonio, poultry and bee raising. Products, dairy products, live stock, poultry and honey. Transportation, S. A. & A. P., M. K. & T., G. H. & S. A., I. & G. N., Artesian Belt, and San Antonio, Uvalde and Gulf Rys. Mineral resources, brick clay, some oil. Abounds in most excellent highways. Principal towns, Adkins, Saunders, Mar- tiniz, Kirby, Converse, Westmore, Fratt, Adams, Elmendorf, Bergs, Hellemans, Heafer, Withers, Macedonia, Kirk, Leon Springs, Viva, Robards, Onga and Grace.
BLANCO COUNTY-County seat, Johnson City; area, 762 square miles, pop., 4,068; situated in the south center of the state, west of Austin, created in 1858. Surface, mountainous with wide fertile valleys; industries, live stock raising, farming. Products, cattle, vegetables, melons, fruits, cotton, corn, oats, rye, barley. No railroads. Blanco is another town of the county.
BORDEN COUNTY-Gail county seat; area, 892 square miles; pop., 965; situated in west Texas, created in 1876. Surface, generally rolling, broken along waterways. Industries, cattle raising, and production of feedstuffs. Products, all kinds of feedstuffs, cattle, some fruits. No railroads. Prin- cipal towns, Durham, Treadway.
BOSQUE COUNTY-County seat, Meridian; area, 972 square miles; pop., 18,032; situated in north central Texas, created in 1854. Surface, di- versified; soil, alluvial in the valleys. Industries,
farming and live stock raising; products, cotton, grains, feedstuffs. Transportation, G. C. & S. Fe, and the T. C. Rys. Principal towns, Walnut Springs, Clifton, Iredell, Morgan and Valley Mills.
BOWIE COUNTY-County seat, Boston; area, 904 square miles; pop., 39,472; situated in the north- east corner of the state, created in 1840. Products, lumber, cotton, corn, peanuts, hay, peaches, apples, pears, strawberries, figs, live stock, poultry prod- ucts. Transportation, T. & P., S. L. S. W., K. C. So., and the North Texas Rys.
BRAZORIA COUNTY-County seat, Angleton; area, 1,438 square miles; pop., 20,614; situated on the gulf coast, bordering Galveston County on the east; created in 1836 as one of Texas' original counties. Surface, level, very gradual slope to the gulf; heavily timbered with hardwoods; rich black loam with some sand, bottom lands, rich alluvial. Industries, truck, live stock, oil, sugar. Products, cotton, sugar cane, corn, rice, syrup, all kinds of vegetables and fruits, sugar. Transportation, G. C. & S. Fe, St. Louis, Brownsville & Mexico, I. & G. N., H. & B. V., and the State Farm Rys. Mineral reseurces, large sulphur deposits, oil. Principal towns, Alvin, Brazoria, Columbia, Sandy Point, Quintana, Freeport, Danbury.
BRAZOS COUNTY-County seat, Bryan; area, 510 square miles; pop., 21,975; located in south Texas, created in 1841. Industries, agricultural, stock raising, poultry and bee-keeping. Products, cotton, corn, grains and feedstuffs, hogs, cattle, poultry products and honey. Transportation, I. & G. N., H. & T. C., G. C. & S. Fe, and Hearne & Brazos Valley Rys., with an interurban line. Prin- cipal towns, Wellborn, College Station, Steele's Store, Harvey, Kurten and Edge.
BREWSTER COUNTY-County seat, Alpine; area, 5,006 square miles, pop., 4,822; located in southwest Texas, bordering the Rio Grande; created in 1887. Surface, mountainous; soil, in the valleys, rich. Industries, mining, stock raising, some truck gardening under irrigation. Products, quicksilver (has one of the largest quicksilver mines in Amer- ica), iron, lead, copper, marble, apples, peaches, plums, apricots, honey, alfalfa and truck products. Transportation, G. H. & S. A., Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Rys.
BRISCOE COUNTY-County seat, Silverton; area, 850 square miles; pop., 2,948; situated in the Panhandle, created 1876, organized 1892. Surface, slightly rolling, some broken and rough; soil from dark to chocolate loam, some sandy loams. Indus- tries, stock raising, diversified farming, some fruit raising. Products, cotton, wheat, alfalfa, kaffir corn, millet, etc.
BROOKS COUNTY-County seat, Falfurrias; area, 912 square miles; pop., 4,560; located in south- west Texas, created in 1911. Surface, gently roll- ing; covered with mesquite growth; soil, sandy loam variety. Industries, live stock raising, dairying, trucking. Products, cattle, cotton, various kinds of feedstuffs. Transportation, S. A. & A. P. Ry.
BROWN COUNTY-County seat, Brownwood; area, 911 square miles; pop., 21,682; situated in central west Texas; created in 1856, organized 1857. Products, cotton, wheat, barley, milo maize, corn and kaffir corn, forage products, sweet potatoes, Irish potatoes, truck, peaches, grapes, figs, plums and apples, limestone for local use. Transportation,
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G. C. & S. Fe, F. W. & R. G., and Brownwood North and South Rys. Mineral resources, limestone for local use, brick clay. Good roads, improvements under construction. Principal towns, Blanket, Winchell, May, Zephyr, Brooksmith.
BURLESON COUNTY-County seat, Caldwell; area, 677 square miles; pop., 16,855; situated in cen- tral Texas; created, 1846. Surface, level; soil, dark loam, reddish brown alluvial. Industries, farming, live stock raising, fruit growing. Products, cotton, corn, grain forage crops, potatoes, truck, peaches, pears, grapes for home use. Transportation, G. C. & S. Fe and the H. & T. C. Mineral resources, lignite, brick clay. Principal towns, Somerville, Lyons, Deanville and Chriesman.
BURNET COUNTY-County seat, Burnet; area, 1,010 square miles; pop., 9,499; situated near the geographical center of the state, northwest of Aus- tin; created in 1852, organized 1858. Surface, moun- tainous and rolling, except in eastern portion, level prairies; soil, black waxy, sandy and red. Indus- tries, live stock raising, farming, fruit raising, poul- try raising, mining.
CALDWELL COUNTY-County seat, Lockhart; area, 530 square miles; pop., 25,160; situated in south central Texas, one county south of Travis; created in 1848, organized in 1858. Surface, gen- erally level; soils, rich black waxy prairie land on the north and west, sand loam on the east, alluvial soils on the bottoms. Well timbered; watered by the San Marcos River and tributary streams. In- dustries, stock raising, farming. Products, cattle, cotton, corn, oats, barley, sorghum and hay, sweet and Irish potatoes, melons, all kinds of vegetables, grapes, peaches, and various other fruits. Trans- portation, M. K. & T., G. H. & S. A. and the S. A. & A. P. Rys. Natural resources, iron ore, building stone. Principal towns, Maxwell, Luling, Reedville, Mendoza, Dale and Fentress.
CALHOUN COUNTY-County seat, Port Lavaca; area, 592 square miles; pop., 4,700; situated on the gulf coast, southeast of San Antonio; created and organized in 1846. Surface, level, sloping gradually to the coast, drained by the Guadalupe River and numerous tributaries. Soil, deep black waxy, sandy and chocolate loam, some black sand.
CALLAHAN COUNTY-County seat, Baird; area, 882 square miles; pop., 11,844; situated in cen- tral west Texas, a little north of center; created, 1858, organized, 1877. Surface, generally rolling; soils, light sandy to a dark loam, very fertile. In- dustries, live stock leads, agricultural and horticul- tural beginning. Products, cattle, poultry, peaches, plums and grapes are shipped to outside markets. Transportation, T. & P., and the T. C. Rys. Other leading towns, Cross Plains, Clyde, Putnam, Cot- tonwood, Eagle Cove and Eula.
CAMERON COUNTY-County seat, Brownsville; area, 671 square miles; pop., 36,662; located in the extreme southern point of Texas, bounded by the Gulf of Mexico on the east and by the Rio Grande River on the south; created in 1848. Industries, stock raising, and farming, especially truck grow- ing. Products, cotton, onions, cabbage, every kind of truck product for the earliest markets, sugar cane, figs, citrus fruits, dates,-subtropical fruits abound. Transportation, St. L. B. & M., R. G. & S. B. and the Rio Grande Interurban Rys. Natural resources, brick clay. Leading towns besides
Brownsville are San Benito, Harlingen, Raymond- ville.
CAMP COUNTY-County seat, Pittsburg; area, 217 square miles; pop., 11,103; located in northeast Texas; created and organized in 1874. Surface, hilly, with some level lands and valleys. Soil, mostly sandy loam. Industries, agricultural and live stock, poultry, fruit growing. Products, cotton, corn, small grains, the Elberta peach, grapes, plums, strawberries, cantaloupes, melons, coal. Transporta- tion, M. K. & T. and the St. L. S. W. Rys. Mineral resources, lignite coal, iron ore, shale and potter's clay. Other leading towns, Leesburg, Newsome, Pine and Mattinburg.
CARSON COUNTY-County seat, Panhandle; area, 860 square miles; pop., 3,078; situated in the central Panhandle; created, 1876; organized, 1888. Surface mostly level prairie; soil, largely dark heavy loam. Industries, live stock farming. Products, cattle, wheat, oats, barley, rye, corn, cane, kaffir corn, maize, peaches, grapes, plums and apples.
CASS COUNTY-County seat, Linden; area, 945 square miles; pop., 30,041; situated in northeast Texas, bordering Louisiana, and one county removed from the Red River; created and organized, 1846. Surface, level and undulating, in some places broken by low hills; soil, a productive gray loam inter- spersed with a small proportion of red sandy land. Industries, farming, live stock raising, bee and hon- ey industry. Products, ribbon cane, fruits, truck, peanuts and forage crops, honey. Transportation, T. & P., M. K. & T., K. C. S., St. L. S. W. and the Jefferson and Northern Rys. Mineral resources, iron ore, gas and oil. Other leading towns, Atlanta, Hughes Springs, Queen City, Blumberg.
CASTRO COUNTY-County seat, Dimmitt; area, 870 square miles; pop., 1,948; situated in the plains country; created in 1876 from Bexar County, organ- ized in 1891. Surface, rolling, nearly level; soils, mostly sandy loam, some black land. Industries, live stock, small truck, dry farming.
CHAMBERS COUNTY-County seat, Anahuac; area, 648 square miles; pop., 4,162; located on the Gulf Coast, one county removed from Louisiana; created and organized in 1858. Surface, level with general slope towards Galveston Bay. Soil, dark sandy loam. Heavily indented with bays, traversed by the Trinity River; much timber. Industries,
truck growing, rice industry.
CHEROKEE COUNTY-County seat, Rusk; area, 990 square miles; pop., 37,633; centrally located in East Texas; created in 1846. Surface, broken, in some places the hills approaching the dignity of mountains; Neches River forms the western bound- ary, the Angelina River the eastern boundary for 30 miles. Soils, chocolate predominates, in upland, with stiff black and sandy land in valleys. Indus- tries, fruit, truck, lumber, farming. Products, peaches, plums, apricots, tomatoes, pine, hardwood, cotton, corn, grains, dairy products. Transportation, St. L. S. W., T. & N. O., I. & G. N., and the Texas Sate Rys. Mineral resources, iron, brown sand- stone, valuable clays. Other important towns, Alto, Dialville, Mount Selman, Ponta, Maydelle, Gallatin.
CHILDRESS COUNTY-County seat, Childress; area, 660 square miles; pop., 10,933; located in the southeast corner of the Panhandle; created in 1876, organized, 1887. Surface rolling, with broad val- leys along the water courses; the Red River crosses
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the county, the Pease River borders on the south. Soil in the eastern portion, dark sandy loam; re- mainder of the land is more or less sandy, varying from dark to chocolate in color. Industries, stock raising, farming. Products, cattle, horses, wheat, oats, corn, alfalfa, and other forage crops, peaches, apples, plums, berries, melons and vegetables. Transportation, Ft. W. & D. C. Ry. Mineral re- sources, gypsum, brick clay. Other important towns, Kirkland and Carey.
CLAY COUNTY-County seat, Henrietta; area, 1,250 square miles; pop., 16,864; situated in North Texas, bordering the Red River on the north; created in 1857, organized in 1873. Industries, oil, gas, live stock farming. Products, gas to Ft. Worth and Dallas and intermediate points, oil, cattle, cot- ton, corn, wheat and oats, fruits for local use. Transportation, Ft. W. & D. C. Ry. Mineral re- sources, gas, oil, shale and fire clay. Other principal towns, Bellevue, Byers, Petrolia and Halsell.
COCHRAN COUNTY - Unorganized, hence no county seat; pop., 67; created in 1876; area, 957 square miles, situated in the plains country with New Mexico on the western border. Surface, high and level. Industries, stock raising. Products, cat- tle only, though it has been demonstrated that West Texas crops and fruits will do well. No railroads.
COKE COUNTY-County seat, Robert Lee; area, 850 square miles; pop., 4,557; situated in west cen- tral Texas; created in 1889. Surface, generally roll- ing with many hills, Colorado River flowing diagon- ally across it; soil, red loam, on plateaus, black waxy. Industry, stock raising. Products, cattle, some cotton and staples, melons and truck. Trans- portation, Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Ry. Min- eral resources, excellent sand and lime stone depos- its, and brick clay plentiful. Other towns, Bronte, Ft. Chadbourne, Edith, Sanco and Tennyson.
COLEMAN COUNTY-County seat, Coleman; area, 1,302 square miles; pop., 18,805; located in west central Texas, created in 1858. Surface, gen- erally level, hills here and there rising abruptly; soil varies from a black waxy to a loose sandy loam. Industries, live stock, poultry, farming. Products, cattle, sheep, goats, cotton, corn, maize, kaffir corn, various feed stuffs, dairy products.
COLLIN COUNTY - County seat, Mckinney; area, 828 square miles; pop., 49,609; situated in north Texas, created in 1846. Surface high and roll- ing with but few hills; soil, black waxy. Industries, farming, dairying and poultry and stock raising. Products, cotton, wheat, oats, alfalfa, etc., fancy stock, blooded horses, some fruit. Transportation, G. C. & S. Fe, St. L. S. W., St. Louis, San Francisco & Texas, H. & T. C. Rys., and the Texas Traction Co., interurban. Other towns, Farmersville, Plano, Celina, Princeton, Allen, Melissa, Frisco, Prosper, Blue Ridge, Weston and Anna.
COLLINGSWORTH COUNTY-County seat, Well- ington; area, 900 square miles; pop., 9,154; situated in the Panhandle, bordering the state of Oklahoma; created in 1876. Surface, level with some rolling land along creeks and rivers; soil, varies from sandy loam along the streams to a dark loam in the flats. Industry, live stock raising, some farming. Prod- ucts, cattle, corn, wheat, oats, alfalfa and hogs. Transportation, W. F. & N. W. Ry.
COLORADO COUNTY-County seat, Columbus;
area, 948 square miles; pop., 19,013; located in the coastal plains, two counties removed from the Gulf of Mexico; created in 1836, organized in 1837. Sur- face, mostly level, few hills along streams; soil varies from sandy loam to black waxy and alluvial. Industries, live stock, farming, truck growing. Prod- ucts, rice, sugar cane, cotton, corn, potatoes, all kinds of vegetables and fruits. Transportation, S. A. & A. P., G. C. & S. Fe, and the G. H. & S. A. Rys. Mineral resources, brick clay. Other towns, Eagle Lake, Weimar, Rock Island, Alleyton, Oak- land, Matthews, Eldridge, Mentz and Bernado.
COMAL COUNTY-County seat, New Braunfels; area, 569 square miles; pop., 8,824; situated in south- west Texas, north of San Antonio; created in 1846. Surface, broken in northern and western portions; southern portion level. Comal and Guadalupe Rivers well water the county. Soil varies from a stiff soil to a mellow loam. Industries, live stock, diversified farming, fruit growing.
COMANCHE COUNTY-County seat, Comanche; area, 821 square miles; pop., 25,748; situated in north central Texas, southwest of Ft. Worth; created, 1856. Surface, generally rolling; North and South Leon Rivers cross the county. Soil, sandy loam, black waxy and a black sandy. Industries, live stock, dairying, farming. Products, fine cattle, horses and mules, cotton, dairy products. Mineral resources, coal, oil and gas. Transportation, Ft. W. & R. G. (Frisco), Stephenville North & South Tex- as (Cotton Belt), and the Texas Central Rys. Lead- ing towns, Comanche, DeLeon, Proctor, Sipe Springs, Hasse, Gustine, Lampkin, Comyl and Syd- ney.
CONCHO COUNTY-County seat, Paint Rock; area, 941 square miles; pop., 5,847; situated near the geographical center of Texas; created in 1858 and organized in 1859. Surface varies from rough country with very fertile valleys in the southern half to rolling prairie in the northwest portion; soil varies from white sandy to dark rich alluvial. Industries, farming and fruit growing, some live stock raising.
COOKE COUNTY-County seat, Gainesville; area, 1000 square miles; pop., 25,667; located in north Texas, on the Red River; created, 1848, organized 1849. Surface, rolling prairie; soil, red alluvial, black waxy, gray loam. Industries, agricultural, live stock. Products, wheat, corn, oats, feedstuff, including al- falfa, cotton, home canned fruit and truck growing. Transportation, G. C. & S. Fe and the M. K. & T. Rys. Mineral resources, lime and sandstone, brick clay. Is a leader in good roads. Towns, Gainesville, Valley View, Windsor, Fair Plains, Marysville, Muenster, Myra, Lindsey, Woodbine and Dexter.
CORYELL COUNTY-County seat, Gatesville; area, 1,115 square miles; pop., 20,601; situated near the center of the state; created, 1854. Surface, much prairie, high rolling; soil, rich black, black rich sandy loam. Industries, farming, live stock, dairying, poultry raising. Products, corn, oats, wheat, alfalfa, millet, cotton and dairy products, blooded cattle, horses, sheep, honey. Mineral re- sources, limestone. Transportation, St. L. S. W., Stephenville North and South, and the G. C. & S. Fe Rys. Towns, Gatesville, Copperas Cove, Oglesby, Jonesboro, Turnersville, Evant, Pearl, Mound, Leon Junction and Levita.
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COTTLE COUNTY-County seat, Paducah; area, 956 square miles; pop., 6,901; located in the south- east part of the Panhandle; created, 1879; organ- ized, 1892. Surface, generally level, broken by the breaks of the Pease River on the west. Soil, black waxy, sandy loam. Industries, farming, cattle rais- ing; products, cattle, cotton, grains, feedstuffs, fruits. Transportation, Quanah, Acme & Pacific Ry.
CRANE COUNTY-Unorganized, hence no county seat; area, 850 square miles; pop., 37; situated in west Texas with the Pecos River as its southern boundary; created, 1887. Surface, generally high, rolling prairie; soil, varies from a light gravel or sandy to a black sandy or chocolate. Industry, cat- tle. Products, live stock, farming hardly introduced. No railroads.
CROCKETT COUNTY-County seat, Ozona; area, 3,004 square miles; pop., 1,300; situated in southwest Texas; created, 1875. Surface in northern portion, slightly rolling, southern and western, very rough, high hills, narrow valleys, canyons. Industry, cattle. Products, live stock; only a few acres devoted to farming. No railroads.
CROSBY COUNTY-County seat, Crosbyton; area, 984 square miles; pop., 6,084; situated in the eastern tier of the plains counties; created, 1876, organized, 1886. Surface, almost level; soil, red to a dark sandy loam. Industry, cattle raising, farming. Products, live stock, cotton, corn, maize, kaffir corn, alfalfa and small grains, some fruit for local use. Transportation, Crosbyton South Plains Ry. Other towns, Emma, Estacado, Cone and Lorenzo.
CULBERSON COUNTY-County seat, Van Horn; area, 3,780 square miles; pop., 912; situated in west Texas, bordering El Paso county on the west and New Mexico on the north; organized, 1911. Surface, mountainous. Industry, cattle grazing. Transpor- tation, T. & P. and the G. C. & S. Fe Rys. Mineral resources, white marble, valuable stone and various minerals undeveloped.
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