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HARTLEY COUNTY-County seat, Channing; area, 1,460 square miles; pop., 1,109; situated in northwest Panhandle, bordering New Mexico; crea- ted 1876, organized 1891. Surface, level plain, break- ing off into abrupt canyons; soil varies from loose and sandy to dark and chocolate loam. Industries, stock raising, swine industry, diversified farming.
HASKELL COUNTY-County seat, Haskell; area, 843 square miles; pop., 14,193; situated in northwest Texas; created 1858, organized 1886. Surface, level, small part rocky; soil varies from a gray to black and chocolate loam. Industries, live stock, diversi- fied farming. Products, cattle, forage crops, mel- ons, sweet potatoes, truck, cotton, peaches, plums, grapes.
HAYS COUNTY-County seat, San Marcos; area, 647 square miles; pop., 15,920; situated in south central Texas, between San Antonio and Austin. Created and organized, 1848. Industries, farming, fruit growing, live stock. Products, alfalfa, forage crops, cotton, cattle. Transportation, I. & G. N., M. K. & T. Rys. Excellent roads. Other towns, Buda, Kyle, Dripping Springs.
HEMPHILL COUNTY-County seat, Canadian; area, 860 square miles; pop., 4,280; situated in the Panhandle; created 1878; organized 1887. Surface, generally rolling, some plains; soil, deep black, red- dish sandy loam. Industry, stock raising, general farming. Products, cattle, broom corn, wheat, maize, alfalfa, fruits. Transportation, Southern Kansas of Texas Ry. (Santa Fe). Other towns, Isaacs, Men- dota, Glazier.
HENDERSON COUNTY-County seat, Athens; area, 949 square miles; pop., 28,327; situated in east Texas, between Trinity and Neches Rivers, about 50 miles southeast of Dallas; created and organized, 1846. Surface, generally level, slightly broken; soil, generally sandy. Industries, lumbering, fruit grow- ing, farming, live stock raising. Products, lumber, corn, cotton, potatoes, melons, truck, peaches, fine horses, jacks and mules. Transportation, St. L. S. W., and the T. & N. O. Rys. Mineral resources, iron ore and lignite, brick clay. Other towns, Chandler, Malakoff, Eustace, LaRue, Brownsboro, Murchison, Trinidad.
HIDALGO COUNTY-County seat, Edinburg; area, 1,583 square miles; pop., 38,110; situated in southwest Texas, bordering the Rio Grande, one county removed from the Gulf of Mexico; created and organized, 1852. Products, sugar cane, cotton, corn, alfalfa, sorghum, Egyptian wheat, onions, cabbage, figs, oranges, lemons, honey. Transporta-
tion, St. L. B. & M., S. B. & R. G. V. Rys. Other towns, Mercedes, McAllen, Mission and Weslaco.
HILL COUNTY-County seat, Hillsboro; area, 1,106 square miles; pop. 43,332, situated in north cen- tral Texas; created 1853, organized 1854. Products, cotton, corn, oats, peaches, pears, grapes, every breed of fine poultry. Transportation, M. K. & T., St. L. S. W., T. & B. V., G. C. S. & S. F., T. C., I. & G. N. Rys. and the Southern Traction Ry. Im- proving roads lately. Other towns, Hubbard City, Blum, Whitney, Itasca, Malone, Bynum.
HOCKLEY COUNTY-County seat, unorganized area, 977 square miles; pop., 137; situated in the plains, created 1876. Surface, level; industry, cat- tle. Transportation, Pecos & Northern Texas Ry., across the northern section.
HOOD COUNTY-County seat, Granbury; area, 436 square miles; pop., 8,759; situated in north cen- tral Texas; created and organized 1886. Surface, broken by gently rolling hills and valleys; soil, black loam in river bottoms, in timber land, light sandy soil. Industries, live stock, poultry, dairying.
HOPKINS COUNTY-County seat, Sulphur Springs; area, 666 square miles; pop., 34,791; sit- uated in northeast Texas, created and organized, 1846. Products, cotton, grain crops, hay, peas, sor- ghum, Elberta peaches, plums, apples, honey. Trans- portation, M. K. & T. and St. L. S. W. Rys. Mineral resources, lignite, traces of oil. Fine roads. Other towns, Cumby, Como, Sulphur Bluff, Birthright, Brashear, Pickton, Reily Springs and Ridgeway.
HOUSTON COUNTY-County seat, Crockett; area, 1,192 square miles; pop., 28,601; situated in east central Texas, created and organized, 1837. Surface, undulating, with large stretches of level prairie. Soils vary from black waxy to black sandy, light sandy and Orangeburg loams. Industries, lumbering, farming, fruit growing, poultry. Prod- ucts, lumber, tobacco, pears, figs, peaches, plums, apples. Breeding of fancy fowls. Transportation, I. & G. N., B. & G. N. and Eastern Texas Rys. Mineral resources, iron ore, lignite coal, red sand- stone, limerock and granite, shale clay, green marle, gray plastic clays. Other towns, Lovelady, Ken- nard City, Grapeland, Ratcliff, Augusta, Weldon and Hally.
HOWARD COUNTY-County seat, Big Springs; area, 888 square miles; pop., 6,962; located in west Texas, created 1876, organized 1882. Surface, roll- ing in southern portion, level in northern section, central and western hilly. Industries, stock rais- ing, dairying, farming. Products, west Texas sta- ples, peaches, plums, melons, cattle. Transportation, T. & P. Ry. Mineral resources, white stone. Towns, Coahoma, Morita, Bisco, Soash and Vincent.
HUDSPETH COUNTY-Created 1917, from El Paso County; pop., 962; still unorganized; located in extreme west Texas, bounded by New Mexico on the north and the Rio Grande on the south. Surface, mountainous in the southern part, rolling in the north; industry, chiefly cattle grazing. Trans- portation, T. & P. and the G. H. & S. A. Rys. Chief towns, Sierra Blanca, Taza, Clayton, Eagle Flat, Torcer, Harris, Ft. Hancock, Iser.
HUNT COUNTY-County seat, Greenville; area, 888 square miles; pop., 50,350; located in north Texas; created and organized 1846. Surface, high and rolling, much prairie land in southern and middle sections. Soil, black waxy, black sandy, light loams.
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Industries, diversified farming, fine stock, apicul- ture, poultry. Products, cotton, corn, sugar cane, alfalfa, oats, berries, melons, grapes, peaches, pears, apples, and honey, fine poultry. Transportation, St. L. S. W., M. K. & T., Texas Midland, G. C. & S. F. and East Texas Traction Co. Rys. Other towns, Commerce, Celeste, Wolfe City and Lone Oak.
HUTCHINSON COUNTY-County seat, Plemons; area, 850 square miles; pop., 721; situated in north- ern part of Panhandle, created 1876, organized 1901. Surface rolling in southern part, northern portion, smooth, level plain; soils vary from light sandy to a dark sandy loam, and on the plains, rich dark sandy from three to fifteen feet deep, black waxy variety near the creeks. Industry, live stock rais- ing, diversified farming limited. Products, usual Panhandle staples. No railroads. Mineral resour- ces, limestone.
IRION COUNTY-County seat, Sherwood; area, 800 square miles; pop., 1,610; situated in west cen- tral Texas; created and organized 1889. Surface, broken by low ranges of mountains and hills, many rich valleys; soils, various, with sandy loam pre- dominating. Industry, live stock, slight farming. Products, forage crops and cattle. Transportation, K. C. M. & O. Ry. Other towns, Mertzon, Barnhart.
JACK COUNTY-County seat, Jacksboro; area, 858 square miles; pop., 9,863; located in north Texas, northwest of Ft. Worth, one county removed from the Red River. Created, 1856, organized 1857. Pro- ducts, cotton, peaches, plums, apples, grapes, apri- cots and various berries, coal, beside cattle, the chief product. Transportation, C. R. I. & G., and the G. T. & W. Rys. Mineral resources, coal, oil, iron, building stone, marble, granite, brick clay. Other towns, Bryson, Vineyard, Gibtown and Antelope.
JACKSON COUNTY-County seat, Edna; area, 888 square miles; pop., 11,244; located in south Texas, bordering Matagorda Bay; organized, 1837. Products, cotton, corn, sorghum, staples, immense herds of cattle, figs, melons, vegetables. Trans- portation, G. H. & S. A. and the St. L. B. & M. Rys. Other towns, Ganado, Navidad, El Toro and Lolita.
JASPER COUNTY-County seat, Jasper; area, 977 square miles; pop., 15,569; located in east Texas; organized 1837. Products, peaches, figs, berries, tobacco. Transportation, G. C. & S. F., Jasper & East Texas, T. & N. O. and the O. & N. W. (Frisco) Rys. Towns, Kirbyville, Bessmay, Roganville, Bunna, Browndell, Rimlig and Evandale.
JEFF DAVIS COUNTY-County seat, Ft. Davis; area, 1,922 square miles; pop., 1,445; located in west Texas, touching the Rio Grande at its extreme west- ern point. Created and organized, 1887. Surface mostly hilly and mountainous, some level and valley land. Industry, cattle, some forage crops.
JEFFERSON COUNTY-County seat, Beaumont; area, 1,109 square miles; pop., 90,000; situated in southeast Texas bordering on Gulf of Mexico on the south and on Louisiana on the east. Organized, 1837. Surface generally level; soil, largely black clay loam, black sandy loam, chocolate and pine sand land. Industries, livestock, rice, fruit and truck growing, farming, oil. Products, cotton, rice, fig, plum and pear orchards, strawberries, oil. This county and territory is one of Texas' chief oil fields, being brought in in 1901. Transportation, B. S. L.
& W. (Frisco), T. & N. O., K. C. S., G. C. & S. F. Rys., an electric line between Beaumont and Port Arthur. Good roads. Towns, Port Arthur, one of the deep water ports of Texas, Sabine Pass, Port Neches and Sabine.
JIM HOGG COUNTY-County seat, Hebbronville; area, 1,099 square miles; pop., 1,914; located in southwestern Texas; created and organized, 1913. A description of resources, climate, etc., is included in the sketches of Brooks and Duval Counties, of which it was formerly a part.
JIM WELLS COUNTY-County seat, Alice; area, 868 square miles; pop., 6,587; located in the west Gulf coast country; created, 1910, organized, 1911. Surface, almost level, well drained. Industry, live- stock, some farming with fruit growing.
JOHNSON COUNTY-County seat, Cleburne; area, 744 square miles; pop., 37,286; situated in north central Texas; created and organized 1874. Products, cotton, corn, oats, hay, peanuts, potatoes, melons, peaches, plums, pears, grapes, persimmons, cherries, figs, various berries, live stock, dairy pro- ducts, poultry. Transportation, G. C. & S. F., M. K. & T., T. & B. V., I. & G. N. and the Southern Trac- tion Co. of Ft. Worth, Rys. Other towns, Alvarado, Grandview, Rio Vista, Venus, Burleson, Godley, Joshua, Lillian, Keene and Cresson.
JONES COUNTY-County seat, Anson; area, 900 square miles; pop., 22,323; located northwest of the geographical center of the state, five counties west of Tarrant County; created, 1858, organized, 1881. Surface, rolling; soil, black and chocolate, sandy, varied. Industry, stock raising, some farming with small orchards, poultry slight. Products, cattle, cot- ton, forage crops mostly, fruits for home use. Tran- portation, W. V., T. C. and the Abilene & Southern Rys. Mineral deposits, limestone. Other towns, Stamford, Hamlin, Avoca, Lueders, Halley and Tuxedo.
KARNES COUNTY-County seat, Karnes City; area, 740 square miles; pop., 19,049; located in south- west Texas; created and organized 1854. Products, cattle, forage crops, some truck, honey. Transporta- tion, S. A. & A. P. Ry. Mineral resources, copper, phosphate and gold, discovered but not developed, sand stone, pottery and brick clay in abundance, na- tural gas in the southern part. Other towns, Runge, Kennedy, Falls City, Green, Helena and Panamario.
KAUFMAN COUNTY-County seat, Kaufman; area, 932 square miles; pop., 41,276; situated in northeast Texas, east of Dallas; created and organ- ized 1848. Products, cotton, corn, fruits, vegetables. Transportation, T. & P., Texas Midland and the T. & N. O. Rys. Interurban recently constructed to Dal- las from Terrell. Other towns, Terrell, Crandall, Elmo, Forney, Kemp, Lawrence and Maybank.
KENDALL COUNTY-County seat Boerne; area, 613 square miles; pop., 4,799; located in southeast Texas to the north of San Antonio; created and or- ganized, 1862. Surface, broken by valleys and lofty hills alternating; industry, livestock raising, dairy- ing and slight farming following.
KENT COUNTY-County seat, Clairemont; area, 777 square miles; pop., 3,335; located in west Texas, bordering the Plains; created 1876; organized 1892. Surface level, hilly, rolling. Soil, mostly deep sandy loam underlaid with clay. Industries, livestock, ag- riculture.
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KERR COUNTY-County seat, Kerrville; area, 1,210 square miles; pop., 5,842; situated in southwest Texas, created and organized 1856; surface, rolling, with many hills, drained by the Guadalupe River and its tributaries; soil, alluvial in bottom lands, upland land, sandy loam. Industries, live stock rais- ing, farming and dairying, some fruit growing.
KIMBLE COUNTY-County seat, Junction City; area, 1,302 square miles; pop., 3,581; located in southwest Texas, northwest of San Antonio; created 1858; organized 1876. Surface, mountainous; soil, mostly black sandy. Industry, livestock. Products, cattle, alfalfa, corn, wheat, sweet potatoes. Trans- portation, no railroads. Other towns, London and Roosevelt.
KING COUNTY-County seat, Guthrie; area, 928 square miles; situated in northwest Texas; pop., 655; created 1876; organized 1891. Surface, rolling prairie, with rich sandy loam soil. Industry, cattle raising, with some general farming. Products, cattle and forage crops. No railroads. Mineral deposits, copper and limestone. Dumont is another town in the county.
KINNEY COUNTY-County seat, Brackettville; area, 1,269 square miles; pop., 3,746; located in southwest Texas; created, 1850; organized 1874. Sur- face, undulating; industry, livestock raising, with some farming. Products, cattle, hay, corn, truck. Transportation, G. H. & S. A. Deposits of coal, traces of gold and silver, limestone of excellent qual- ity. Spofford is another town of the county.
KLEBERG COUNTY-County seat, Kingsville; area, 1,112 square miles; pop., 7,837; created and organized 1913 from Nueces County, under which title the general conditions of this territory are sketched. It is served by the St. L. B. & M. Ry.
KNOX COUNTY-County seat, Benjamin; area, 947 square miles; pop., 9,240; created 1858; organized 1886; located northwest Texas. General surface, rolling, soil varies from a black to a choco- late to a sandy loam. Industry, cattle business, some farming. Products, cattle, cotton, corn, forage crops and grain. Transportation, K. C. M. & O. and Wich- ita Valley Rys. Other towns, Munday, Goree, Knox City, Vera, Rhineland and Truscott.
LAMAR COUNTY-County seat, Paris; area, 903 square miles; pop., 55,742; situated northeast Texas, borders the Red River; created 1840, organized 1841. Products, fine cattle, horses, hogs, dairy products, pears, peaches, plums, grapes, berries. Transporta- tion, T. & P., St. L. & S. F., Texas Midland, G. C. & S. F., and the Paris and Mt. Pleasant Rys. De- posits of clay. Good roads. Other towns, Deport, Roxton, Blossom, Petty and Arthur City.
LAMB COUNTY-County seat, Olton; area, 1,021 square miles; pop., 1,175; situated in the Plains; created, 1786; organized 1908. Surface, generally level; soil, dark clay loam with some sand. Industry, ranching, few farms. Products, cattle, forage crops, broom corn, fruits for home use. Transportation, G. C. & S. F. Ry.
LAMPASAS COUNTY-County seat, Lampasas; area, 755 square miles; pop., 8,800; situated near the central part of the state; created and organized 1856. Products, cattle forage crops, potatoes, poultry, pecans, peaches, plums, apricots, grapes. Trans- portation, H. & T. C. and the G. C. & S. F. Rys. Is located in the mineral district of the state, strong
salt veins abounding, but this industry as yet is un- developed. Other towns of the county are Lometa and Kempner.
LA SALLE COUNTY-County seat, Cotulla; area, 1,777 square miles; pop., 4,821; located in southwest Texas, created in 1858; organized 1880. Surface, slightly rolling; soil, mostly chocolate loam, some black sandy, rich and deep. Industries, diver- sified farming, livestock raising, fruit and truck.
LAVACA COUNTY-County seat, Hallettsville; area, 992 square miles; pop., 28,964; located in the Coastal Plains, one county removed from the Gulf, and 101 miles southwest of Houston; created and organized 1846. Products, cotton, corn, melons, po- tatoes, cucumbers and other truck, hogs, fancy live- stock, large droves of turkeys, dressed poultry. Transportation, S. A. & A. P. Ry. Other towns, Shiner, Moulton, Sweethome and Sublime.
LEE COUNTY-County seat, Giddings; area, 666 square miles; pop., 14,014; located in south central Texas; created 1874; organized 1883. Surface, high rolling prairie for one-fourth territory, remainder, bottom lands; industries, farming, livestock, truck, dairying. Products, cotton, peanuts, variety of fruits, cattle. Transportation, H. & T. C. and the S. A. & A. P. Rys. Other important towns, Lexing- ton, Lincoln, Tanglewood and Northrop.
LEON COUNTY-County seat, Centerville; area, 1,066 square miles; pop., 18,236; situated in east cen- tral Texas; created and organized 1846. Surface, an alternation of hills and narrow valleys and ex- tended plateaus of level table land, all traversed by many running streams. Soil, bright yellow and a deep yellow alluvial, and stiff black waxy, chocolate, gray and red sandy loams. Industries, farming, truck, cattle.
LIBERTY COUNTY-County seat, Liberty; area, 1,100 square miles; pop., 14,637; located in south- east Texas; created and organized 1836. General surface, level prairie land; soil, very light sandy and sandy loam to deep black loam and black waxy. In- dustries, lumber, livestock, diversified farming, truck, mining. Products, cotton, rice, Irish potatoes, fruit, truck, sulphur, lumber. Transportation, T. & N. O., G. C. & S. F., H. E. & W. T., B. S. L. & W., Trinity Valley & Northern Rys. Mineral resources, sulphur and oil. Over 100 miles of fine shell road. Other towns, Dayton, Cleveland, Hardin, Mil- vid, Fuqua, Lamb, Devers, Graywood and Stilson.
LIMESTONE COUNTY-County seat, Groesbeck; area, 987 square miles; pop., 33,283; situated east central Texas; created 1846. Products, cotton, fine cattle, horses, mules, hogs. The uncovering of the great high grade oil field in this county by Col. Humphreys in 1921 was the banner event of oil his- tory for the year. Mexia has become the oil metro- polis of the field. Transportation, H. & T. C., T. & B. V., St. L. S. W. Rys. Mineral resources, limestone rock, coal, oil, gas. Other towns, Mexia, Kosse, Thornton, Coolidge, Personville, Tehuacana.
LIPSCOMB COUNTY-County seat, Lipscomb; area, 850 square 'miles; pop., 3,684; situated in the northeast corner of the Panhandle; created 1876; or- ganized 1887. Surface, somewhat broken in south- ern part, northern section, flat and level. Soil, sandy loam in southern half; northern half, black, rich and deep. Industries, live stock, diversified farming, horticulture, poultry raising.
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LIVE OAK COUNTY-County seat, George West; area, 1,123 square miles; pop., 4,171; situated in the west coastal plains; created, 1856. Surface, gen- erally rolling, but much level land; soil, black loam to gray sandy and black waxy. Industries, livestock raising, slight farming. Products, cattle, staple crops, fruit for home use, honey. S. A. U. & G. Ry. Mineral deposits, coal, iron, lead, natural gas.
LLANO COUNTY-County seat, Llano; area, 977 square miles; pop., 5,360; situated near the geo- graphical center of Texas; created and organized 1856. Surface, low mountain ranges between which are fertile valleys. Industries, stock raising, farm- ing. Products, cattle, sheep, goats, forage crops. Transportation, H. & T. C. Ry. Is one of the rich mineral districts of Texas-iron, mica, talc, garnet, ochres and magnesia, granite and rare minerals abound. Other towns, Kingsland, Castell, Valley Spring and Graphite.
LOVING COUNTY-Created 1887 and is still un- organized, hence, no county seat; pop., 82; situated in west Texas, bordering New Mexico on the north; area, 872 square miles. Industry, stock raising. No railroads.
LUBBOCK COUNTY-County seat, Lubbock; area, 982 square miles; pop., 11,026; situated in the plains country; created 1876; organized 1891. Sur- face, level plain with brakes along the Brazos River and its tributaries. Industries, farming, some fruit growing and stock raising. Products, cotton, corn, wheat, Panhandle staples, apples, plums, pears, peaches, grapes. Transportation, P. & N. T. Ry., Crossbyton & South Plains Ry. Other towns, Sla- ton, Posey and Idalou.
LYNN COUNTY-County seat, Tahoka; area, 821 square miles; pop., 4,751; located in the Plains; or- ganized 1903; created 1876. Surface level; soil, gray and black sandy loam soil. Industries, ranching and diversified farming. Products, cattle, milo maize, kaffir corn, wheat, oats, sorghum, alfalfa, apples, grapes, pears. Transportation, Pecos & Northern Texas Ry.
MADISON COUNTY-County seat, Madisonville; area, 488 square miles; pop., 11,956; situated in east central Texas; created 1853; organized 1854. Sur- face, larger portion level, remainder, slightly roll- ing. Soil, river bottom rich alluvial, upland com- posed largely of various sandy loams. Industries, farming, livestock, fruit, poultry raising.
MARION COUNTY-County seat, Jefferson; area 384 square miles; pop., 10,886; situated in north- east Texas; created and organized 1860. Products, cotton, corn, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, peas and various truck, peaches, pears, figs. Transportation, T. & P., M. K. & T. and the Jefferson & N. W. Rys. Minerals, iron ore and lignite, oil also is found. Towns, Lodi, Kellyville, Lasater and Smithland.
MARTIN COUNTY-County seat, Stanton; area, 900 square miles; pop., 1,146; situated in west Texas, at the foot of the staked Plains; created 1876; organ- ized 1888. Surface, generally rolling, traversed by several draws; soil, red sandy, very porous, with an occasional spot of black waxy. Industry, cattle rais- ing, agriculture limited. Products, cattle, fruit for home use. Transportation, T. & P., P. & N. T. Rys.
MASON COUNTY-County seat, Mason; area, 968 square miles; pop., 4,824; located in west central Texas, a little south of central; created and organ-
ized in 1858. Surface, diversified, varying from
rolling prairie to mountains. Soils, red to sandy loam, dark loam. Industry, cattle, some farming and fruit growing.
MATAGORDA COUNTY-County seat, Bay City; area, 1,135 square miles; pop., 16,589; situated on the Gulf coast, centrally located between the Sabine River and the Rio Grande. Organized 1837. Sur- face, mostly level prairie with a slight slope toward the Gulf. Soil varies from sandy loam to black hog- wallow. Industries, stock raising, agriculture, rice, fish and oyster business. Products, rice, feedstuff, horses, cattle, mules, hogs, cotton, corn, truck and fruit, oysters and fish, oil. Transportation, G. C. & S. F., St. L. B. & M. and the G. H. & S. A. Rys. Na- tural resources, oil, traces of gas. Interest in good roads. Other cities, Palacios, Blessing, College Port, Matagorda and Markham.
MAVERICK COUNTY-County seat, Eagle Pass; area, 1,332 square miles; pop., 7,418; located in southwest Texas, on the Mexican border; created 1856 and organized 1871. Surface, generally roll- ing; soil ranges from sandy loam to black lands, alluvial soils. Industries, live stock and farming. Products, cotton, onions, truck and cotton. Transportation, G. H. & S. A. Ry. Natural re- sources, bituminous coal, fire clay, gas and oil.
MC CULLOCH COUNTY-County seat, Brady; area, 1,100 square miles; pop., 11,020; located west central Texas; created 1856; organized 1876. Sur- face, mainly rolling; soils various, deep llack along streams, dark chocolate in northern portion, sandy loam on uplands, some light sandy soil-all very fertile and productive. Industries, live stock rais- ing, farming, truck.
MC LENNAN COUNTY-County seat Waco; area 1,080 square miles; pop., 82,921; locat‹ 1 in east central Texas; created and organized 1850. z roducts, cotton, corn, oats, other staples, cattle, hofs, horses, honey, dairy products, truck and fruit products. Transportation, H. & T. C., M. K. & T., S. A, & A. P., St. L. S. W., T. C., I. & G. N., G. C. & S. F. Rys. Towns, McGregor, Moody, Mart, Eddy, West, Craw- ford, Lorena, Riesel, Ross. Good roads.
MC MULLEN COUNTY-County seat, Tilden; area, 1,180 square miles; pop., 952; situated in south- west Texas, south of San Antonio; created 1858; or- ganized 1877. Surface, generally level, broken by a few abrupt elevations; soil, for the most part black sandy and very productive. Industry, livestock, some agriculture. Products, cattle, honey. Transporta- tion, S. A. U. & G. Ry. Mineral deposits, lignite and clays; oil and natural gas. Crowther is an- other important town of the county.
MEDINA COUNTY-County seat, Hordo; area, 1,284 square miles; pop., 11,679; situated in south- west Texas, adjoining Bexar County on the West; created and organized 1848. Surface, rolling prairie, broken by many fertile valleys, northern part, moun- tainous; soil, varies from a sandy to a biack waxy, latter predominating. Occupations, farming, stock raising. Products, cotton, corn, oats, forage crops, pecans.
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