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Public highways up-to-date. Principal towns, Wax- ahachie, Ennis, Italy, Midlothian, Ferris, Palmer and Milford.
EL PASO COUNTY-County seat, El Paso; area, 5,573 square miles before Hudspeth county was made; situated in the extreme western part of Texas, it is bounded on the south by Old Mexico and on the north and west by New Mexico; created, 1850, organized, 1871. Surface, mountainous, broken by many canyons and valleys, and yet much level land also. Industries, stockraising, dairying, mining. Products, cattle, dairy products, finest grapes in the United States, peaches, plums, pears and apricots. Transportation, G. H. & S. A., T. & P., El P. &. S. W., A. T. & S. F., and the Mexican Central Lines, and an interurban between El Paso and Ysleta. Mineral resources, marble granite, copper, silver, lead, zinc, iron, gold, coal.
ERATH COUNTY-County seat, Stephensville; area, 1,110 square miles; situated in central Texas; created in 1865. Surface, partly level, prairie lands, northern portion broken by hills of considerable al- titude as on the eastern border also. Soil varies from sandy loam to black and "tight" land and gray land. Industries, livestock and diversified farming, mining. Products, fine horses, beef cattle, hogs, dairy animals. Transportation, Ft W. & R. G. (Frisco), T. C., and the Stephensville North and South (Cotton Belt), Rys. Mineral resources, coal, limestone, sandstone, brick clay. Public highways are gradually becoming improved. Principal towns, Stephensville, Dublin, Thurber, Bluffdale and Alex- ander.
FALLS COUNTY-County seat, Marlin; area, 844 square miles; situated in the central part of the state; created and organized, 1850. Surface, level, slightly undulating, few hills; soil, black waxy, gray sandy and deep alluvial. Industries, farming, stock- raising, fruit growing, apiculture. Products, cotton and alfalfa, swine, peaches, pears, apricots, figs and honey. Transportation, I. & G. N., H. & T. C., S. A. & A. P., and the M. K. & T. Rys. Excellent public highways. Marlin is famed for its mineral wells. Other towns, Rosebud, Lott, Chilton, Travis and Reagan.
FANNIN COUNTY-County seat, Bonham; area, 940 square miles; situated in north Texas, bordering the Red River; created, 1837, organized, 1838. Sur- face, high and rolling; soil, black waxy, reddish brown alluvial. Industries, farming, fruit growing, . stock raising. Products, small gain, corn, cotton, alfalfa, and forage crops, fruits, vegetables, fine stock. Transportation, T. & P., M. K. & T., St L. S. W., and the G. C. & S. Fe Rys. Towns, Bonham, Honey Grove, Ladonia, Leonard, Trenton, Dodd City, Savoy and Ravenna.
FAYETTE COUNTY-County seat, LaGrange; area, 992 square miles; situated in south central Texas; created in 1837, organized in 1838. One half of the surface area is rolling prairie; soil, black loam, black lime, chocolate loam, sandy loam, stiff black waxy, gray sandy with some gravel. In dustries, stock-farmning, diversified farming, dairy- ing, poultry interests. Products, fine stock, cotton, corn, all forms of truck, pears, plums, figs, berries, poultry. Transportation, M. K. & T., G. H. & S. A., S. A. & A. P., and the H. & T. C. Rys. Mineral re- sources, lignite and valuable clays. Towns, La Grange, Schulenberg, Flatonia, Fayetteville, Car- mine, Ledbetter, Winchester and Ellinger.
FISHER COUNTY-County seat, Roby; area & square miles; situated in central west Texas; ¿ rectly west of Dallas and Ft. Worth; created 18 ;. organized 1886. Surface, partly rolling, partly le: . with a fey mountains in northern portion, drair .. . by the Brazos River. Soil, red candy, alluvial, a: sandy loam. Industries, stock raising, farming. Pr ducts, cattle, cotton, corn, peanuts, maize, sorghur kaffir corn, vegetables and fruits. Transportatins K. C. M. & O., Estacado & Gulf, T. C., T. & P. a. the G. C. & S. F. Rys. Mineral resources, gypsu: sandstone. Other towns, Rotan, McCauley, Sy. vester, Royston, Bernecker and Gongsworth.
FLOYD COUNTY-County seat, Floydada; ar. .. 1,036 square miles; situated in the Texas Plains created 1876, organized 1890. Surface, slight .: rolling; soil, sandy loam. Leading industries, stoc. raising, farming. Products, cattle, wheat, feedstuff. cotton, grains, fruit for home use. Transportation P. & N. T. Ry. Good roads.
FOARD COUNTY-County seat, Crowell; area 636 square miles; situated in the lower Panhandle: created, 1891. Surface, level with some rolling an ! slightly broken; soil, one-third of the prairies, sand ;. remainder, clay and loam, very productive. Indus. tries, livestock, farming, fruit growing. Products. cattle, cotton, wheat, grains of various kinds, fruits. peaches, plums, grapes. Transportation, K. C. M. & O. Ry. Mineral resources, copper and silver in sma .; quantities. Roads naturally good, well cared for. Towns, Foard City, Thalia, Rayland and Margarete
FORT BEND COUNTY-County seat, Richmond: area, 897 square miles; situated in the coast coun- try; created 1837, organized same year. Surface. level; soil, alluvial, black hog-wallow, and some sandy loam, all very fertile. Industries, livestock. farming, fruit growing, poultry and dairy interests. Products, livestock, rice, cotton, corn, sugar cane. figs, peaches, pears, citrus fruit. Transportation .. G. H. & S. A., G. C. & S. F., S. A. & A. P., M. K. & T., I. & G. N., New York, Texas and Mexican & Su garland Rys. Natural resources, gas, brick clay. pottery clay. Excellent public highways. Other towns, Rosenburg, Fulshear, Sugarland, Missour: City, Thompson, Needville, Beasley and Orchard.
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FRANKLIN COUNTY-County seat, Mt. Vernon: area, 325 square miles; situated in northeast Texas: created, 1875. Surface, mostly level; soil, varies from light sandy loam to black waxy. Industries. diversified farming, fruit and truck growing, som- livestock. Products, all staple crops produce heav. ily, potatoes, tomatoes, melons, peaches, fine hor. ses, cattle and hogs. Transportation, St. L. S. W .. M. K. & T. Other towns, Cookville, Wingfield. Mon- ticello and Bly.
FREESTONE COUNTY-County seat, Fairfield: area, 947 square miles; situated in east centra. Texas; created 1850, organized 1851. Surface. eastern and southern portions, moderately rollin .. remainder comparatively level. Soil, dark loan: some black waxy, sandy, chocolate and dark loan' Industries, agricultural, horticultural and stors raising. Products, oil, cotton, corn, peanuts, oats general forage crops, peaches, plums, summer appie- and berries, live stock. In 1921 a great oil fie! was discovered in Freestone county which is 1. ing rapidly developed and Wortham is the center of these activities. Transportation, T. & B. V., II. .. T. C., and the I. & G. N. Natural resources, gra; and blue granite, soft sandstone, brick and fire
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.ay. Good highways. Towns, Fairfield, Teague, Northam and Kirvin.
FRIO COUNTY- County Seat, Pearsall; area, 1.064 square miles; located in southwest Texas; created 1858, organized 1871. Surface, rolling; soll ": stly sandy loam. Industries, livestock, truck and diversified farming. Products, cotton, melons, on- wns, honey, cattle. Transportation, I. & G. N. Ry. other towns, Dilly and Moore.
GAINES COUNTY-County Seat, Seminole; area 1.390 square miles; situated in west Texas, south of the staked plains; created 1876, organized 1905. Surface, rolling; traversed by several draws; soil, mainly of upland sandy loam. Industry, livestock chiefly, some farming and fruit growing. Products, corn, milo maize, kaffir corn, sorghum, other staple Panhandle crops, home fruits. Transportation, no railroads.
GALVESTON COUNTY-County seat, Galveston; area 438 square miles; situated on the Gulf Coast, so miles southwest of the Louisiana border; cre- ated 1838, organized 1839, Surface, level; slight slope toward Galveston Bay and Gulf of Mexico; soil, deep sandy loam. Industries, truck farming, livestock raising, fruit growing, dairy and poultry business, dredging of road shell from Galveston Bay. Products, citrus fruit, figs, strawberries, melons, cantaloupes, dairy products, shell from Galveston Bay for road making. Transportation, G. H. & S. A. G. H. & H., G. C. & S. F., I. & G. N., M. K. & T., T. & B. V., St. L. B. & M., Gulf & Interstate, (Santa Fe) G. & W., Galveston-Houston Interurban and the Frisco system Rys. Its chief city and county seat, Galveston, is one of the great deep waterports of the U. S., ranking next to New York in importance of its commerce. It is the first exporting cotton market in the world and has high rank in the fish and oyster industry. Great strides in highway con- struction. Other towns of the county, Texas City, . Port Bolivar, Dickenson, League City, Lamarque, Algoa, Arcadia, Hitchcock and Friendswood.
GARZA COUNTY-County seat, Post City; area, "21 square miles; situated in the foothills of the l'lains; created 1876, organized. 1907. Surface, 50per cent level, 40 per cent rolling, 10 per cent hilly; soils vary from a tight dark chocolate with a clay foundation to red catclaw sandy loam. Indus- tries, stock raising, farming. Products, cattle, cot- ton, forage stuffs, peaches, plums, grapes, berries. Transportation, G. C. & S. F. Ry.
GILLESPIE COUNTY-County seat, Fredricks- burg; area, 1,140 square miles; lies in southwest Texas, west of Austin; created and organized, 1848. Surface, equally divided between hilly, rolling and level land; soil on level land, principally black waxy, on uplands, gray sandy loam, in valleys, black sandy loam. Industries, live stock raising leads, dairying following with farming ranking last. Pro- laets, cattle, cotton, wheat, oats, corn, sorghum, milo maize, irish potatoes, dairy products, peaches, ¡wars, plums, grapes. Transportation, Fredericks- Parg & Waring Ry. Mineral resources, iron, zinc,. " upper, asbestos, lead and graphite, limestone, gran- :«, sandstone and soapstone. Considerable interest n good roads.
GLASSCOCK COUNTY - County seat, Garden ty; area, 952 square miles; situated at the foot of "te plains; created, 1887, organized, 1893. Surface, ¡rostly level, slightly broken in eastern section; soil,
sandy loam, dark, chocolate colored loam. Indus- tries, grazing of cattle, some farming and fruit grow- ing. Products, cattle, home fruit and vegetables. No railroads.
GOLIAD COUNTY-County seat, Goliad; area, 817 square miles; located in southwest Texas, one county removed from the Gulf; an original county of Texas, organized in 1837. Surface, slightly un- dulating; soil, black sandy loan, alluvial, light san- dy. Industries, live stock, farming, swine breeding. Transportation, G. H. & S. A. Ry. Products, fine live stock, cotton and corn, grapes, figs, peaches and pairs. Important towns other than Goliad, Ber- clair, Charco, Fannin, Weser and Weesatche.
GONZALES COUNTY-County seat, Gonzales; area, 1,079 square miles; a southwest Texas coast county; organized, 1837. Surface, generally rolling; soil, dark, gray sandy loam, rich black land. . In- dustries, diversified farming, livestock raising. Pro- ducts, cotton, corn, cane, oats, potatoes, onions, melons, peaches, pears, plums, small fruit. Trans- portation, S. A. & A. P., and the G. H. & S. A. Rys. Natural resources, sandstone and Kaolin, gas was discovered and is being developed. Lively interest in good roads. Other towns, Waelder, Harwood, Slayden, Nixon, Smiley, Pierson and Cranz.
GRAY COUNTY-County seat, Lefors; area, 860 square miles; located in the northwestern part of the Panhandle, created, 1876, organized, 1902. Surface, in the north and west, level, with hills and fertile valleys in the south and east; soil, varies from dark chocolate and sandy to dark and light sandy. Indus- tries, diversified farming, livestock raising. Pro- ducts, alfalfa, cotton, wheat, melons, apples, peaches, berries, cattle. Transportation, Southern Kansas of Texas (Santa Fe), C. R. I. & G. Rys. Other towns, McLean, Pamper, Alanreed.
GRAYSON COUNTY - County seat, Sherman; area, 1,012 square miles; situated in north Texas, bordering the Red River, created and organized, 1846. Surface, level, soil, black waxy, black and gray sandy loam. Industries, diversified farming, farm crops, fine horses, cattle, hogs, dairy products. cattle breeding, dairying, poultry. Products, staple Transportation, Texas Traction Co., M. K. & T., St L. S. W., St L. S. F., Denison & Pacific Suburban, Denison, Bonham, New Orleans, G. C. & S. F., H. & T. C., M. O. & G. and the T. & P. Rys. Natural re- sources, gas, with indications of oil. Lively interest in public highways. Other cities of the county, Denison, Whitewright, Van Alstyne, Whitesboro, Colmesneil, Howe, Bells, Pottsboro and Tioga.
GREGG COUNTY-County seat, Longview; area, 287 square miles; located in northwest Texas; crea- ted and organized, 1873. Surface, mostly undulat- ing, some broken and hilly sections; soil varies in forms of light gray, mulatto soils, chocolate and stiff black soils, while the upland soil is impregnated with iron. Industries, farming, fruit growing, lum- bering, poultry and mining interests. Products, all kinds of east Texas fruits and truck for outside markets, hardwood and pine. Transportation, I. & G. N., T. & P., G. C. & S. F., Port Boliver Iron Ore, and Brown's Lumber Rys. Mineral resources, lig. nite and iron, brick and potter clay, indications of oil and gas. Good roads. Other towns, Gladwater, Kingore.
GRIMES COUNTY - County seat, Anderson; area, 770 square miles; located in south central
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Texas, created and organized, 1846. Surface, hilly in the western and central parts, rolling in the re- mainder with much level land; soil varies from black sandy to gray sandy. Industries, lumbering, gen- eral farming, truck and fruit growing, livestock raising, dairying, poultry interests. Products, oak and gum wood, hardwood, cotton and corn, potatoes, all kinds of truck, fine cattle. Transportation, I. & G. N., G. C. & S. F., II. & T. C., and T. & B. V. Rys. Other towns, Navasota, Bedias, Shaird,Stoneham, Roans prairie, Dobbin.
GUADALUPE COUNTY-County seat, Seguin; area, 717 square miles; located in south central part of Texas, created and organized, 1846. Surface, level in the southern portion, hilly in the northern part; soil, black loam, sandy loam and white sand. Industries, diversied farming, live stock raising, truck growing. Products, cotton, oats, corn, water- melons, pecans, early truck, small fruit. Transpor- tation, G. H. & S. A. Ry. Natural resources, brick clay, coal, traces of oil and gas. Interest in good roads. Other towns, Marion and Kingsbury.
HALE COUNTY-County seat, Plainview; area, 1,036 square miles; situated in the Plains, created, 1876, organized, 1888. Surface, generally level, soil, chocolate and sandy loam. Industries, live stock, farming, horticulture. Products, maize, kaffir corn, millet, cotton, corn, wheat, oats, sorghum, fruits, vegetables, apples. Transportation, P. & N. T. Ry. Naturally good roads. Other towns, Hale Center, Abernathy, Petersburg, Running Water, Ellen and Norfleet.
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HALL COUNTY-County seat, Memphis; area, 868 square miles; situated in the northwestern part of the Panhandle, created, 1876, organized, 1890. Surface rolling, with hills occasionally; soils vary from black sandy to red sandy loam. Industries, diversified farming, fruit growing, livestock indus- try. Products, Panhandle staples, alfalfa, cotton, sorghum, cow peas, peanuts, melons and truck, peaches, apples, other fruit. Transportation, Ft W. & D. C., Altus, Roswell & El Paso Rys. Mineral resources, brick clay. Other towns, Newlin and Estelling.
HAMILTON COUNTY-County seat, Hamilton; area, 858 square miles; situated in north central Texas, west of Waco; created and organized 1858. Surface, rolling; soil, black waxy and chocolate va- rieties mixed with sand. Industries. diversified farming, fruit growing, live stock. Products, cotton, corn, wheat, oats, other field crops, peaches, plums, pears, apricots, forage crops, cattle, horses, sheep. Transportation, St. L. S. W., Stephensville North & South Texas, T. C. Rys. Other towns, Hico, Carl- ton, Pottsville and Fairy.
HANSFORD COUNTY-County seat, Hansford; area, 860 square miles; situated in the north tier of counties of the Panhandle; created 1876, organ- ized 1889. Surface, level except along streams; soil, black sandy loam. Industry, cattle raising, general farming, fruit growing, poultry industry. Products, Panhandle staples, wheat, peaches, apples, plums, grapes, cherries. No railroads. .
HARDEMAN COUNTY-County seat, Quanah; area, 532 square miles; situated in northwest Texas bordering the Panhandle proper with Oklahoma on the north; created 1858, organized 1894. Surface level except the extreme south line, mountainous; soil, sandy loam underlaid with gypsun, with con- siderable black land in the valleys. Industries,
agriculture and stock raising. Products, whea: corn, cotton, honey, cattle, horses, hogs. Trar. portation, Ft. W. & D. C., St. L. & S. F., K. C. v & O, and Quanah Acme & Pacific Rys. Mineral : sources, gypsum rock. Other towns, Chillicothe Evans, Hazel, Acme and Goodlet.
HARDIN COUNTY-County seat, Kuntz; are: 844 square miles; located in southeast Texas; or. county removed from the Gulf; created and or. ganized 1868. Surface, generally level, some hi. in the eastern portion. Soil, light sandy loam, blad: waxy. Industries, lumbering, livestock raisin. truck farming, oil. Products, lumber, hardwood ar pine, cattle, oil, various early truck. Transport:1. tion, G. C. & S. F., T. & N. O., Beaumont, Sour Lake & Western Rys. Good roads. Other town? Silsbee, Saratoga, Batson, Honey Island, Village.
HARRIS COUNTY-County seat, Houston; area 1,761 square miles; situated in the coastal plaine bordering Galveston Bay on the south, one of the original counties of the state, organized, 1837 Surface, level, gently rolling, traversed by numer. ous creeks and bayous. Industries, lumber, rice. farming, livestock, oil. Products, pine, and various timbers, rice, dairy products, all kind of south Texas early truck and fruit, oil. Transportation, G H. & S. A., T. & N. O., H. & T. C., H. E. & W. T., G. H. & H., M. K. & T., I. & G. N., T. & B. V., St. L. B. & M., S. L. & W., S. A. & A. P. and the Galveston- Houston Interurban Rys. Natural resources, one of Texas' leading oil fields, brick clay. This county is a leader in paved public highways. Houston is the third city in size in Texas, is a leader in com. mercial activity and as an educational center, being the Home of the Rice Institute, one of the highest type universities on the American Conti- nent. Other cities and towns of this county, Hock- ley, Westfield, Lynchburg, Harrisburg, Houston Heights, Katy, Webster and Genoa.
HARRISON COUNTY-County seat, Marshall: area, 873 square miles; situated in northeast Texas. bordering Louisiana; created 1839, organized 1842. Surface, eastern portion, rolling, well drained, west- ern section somewhat broken. Industries, diversi- fied farming, fruit growing. Products, peaches, plums, apples, pears, berries, pecans, native hickory nuts, cotton, potatoes, truck, fine cattle along with the farming. Transportation, T. & P., M. K. & T .. M. & E. T. Rys. Iron, lignite, deposits; sandstone. brick clay and glass sand and natural gas for home use among natural resources. Good roads. Other towns, Hallsville, Harleton, Waskom.
HARTLEY COUNTY-County seat, Channing. area, 1,460 square miles; situated in northwest Panhandle, bordering New Mexico; created 1876. organized 1891. Surface, level plain, breaking off into abrupt canyons; soil varies from loose and sandy to dark and chocolate loam. Industries, stock . raising, swine industry, diversified farming. Pro- ducts, cattle, forage crops, apples, cherries, pears. Transportation, Ft. W. & D. C., C. R. I. & G., and the Enid Ochiltree & Western Rys. Other towns, Hart- ley, Romero, Middlewater.
HASKELL COUNTY-County seat, Haskell; area. 843 square miles; situated in northwest Texas; cre- ated 1858, organized 1886. Surface, level, small part rocky; soil varies from a gray to black and chocolate loam. Industries, livestock, diversified farming. Products, cattle, forage crops, melons. sweet potatoes, truck, cotton, peaches, plums.
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grapes. Transportation, Wichita Valley, K. C. M. & O., and the Stamford & Northwestern Rys. Min- ( ral resources, limestone. Other towns, Rule, Sag- erton, Rochester, Weinert.
HAYS COUNTY-County seat, San Marcos; area, 64; square miles; situated in south central Texas, *tween San Antonio and Austin. Created and rganized, 1848. Surface, hilly and broken in nor- thern section, rolling prairie in southern and east- ern portions; soil, black waxy, chocolate-colored loam predominating, alluvial soil in creek bottoms. In- dustries, farming, fruit growing, livestock. Pro- ducts, alfalfa, forage crops, cotton, cattle. Trans- portation, I. & G. N., M. K. & T. Rys. Excellent roads. Other towns, Buda Kyle, Dripping Springs.
HEMPHILL COUNTY-County seat, Canadian; area, 860 square miles; situated in the Panhandle; created 1878, organized 1887. Surface, generally rolling, some plains; soil, deep black, reddish sandy loam. Industry, stockraising, general farming. Products, cattle, broom corn, wheat, maize, alfalfa, fruits. Transportation, Southern Kansas of Texas Ry. (Santa Fe). Other towns, Isaacs, Mendota, Gla- cier.
HENDERSON COUNTY-County seat, Athens; area, 949 square miles; situated in East Texas, be- tween the Trinity and Neches Rivers, about fifty miles southeast of Dallas; created and organized, 1846. Surface, generally level, slightly broken; soil, generally sandy. Industries, lumbering, fruit growing, farming, livestock raising. Products, luni- ber, corn, cotton, potatoes, melons, truck, peaches, fine horses, jacks and mules. Transportation, St. [ .. S. W., and the T. & N. O. Rys. Mineral re- sources, iron ore and lignite, brick clay. Other towns, Chandler, Malakoff, Eustace, LaRue, Browns- boro, Murchison, Trinidad.
HIDALGO COUNTY-County seat, Edinburg; area, 1,583 square miles; situated in southwest Texas, bordering the Rio Grande, one county re- moved from the Gulf of Mexico; created and or- xanized, 1852. Surface, generally level; soil, deep black sandy loam, to a lighter loam. Industries, irrigated farming near the river, truck, poultry, stock grazing, fruit growing. Products, sugar cane, cotton, corn, alfalfa, sorghum, Egyptian wheat, on- ions, cabbage, figs, oranges, lemons, honey. Trans- portation, St. L. B. & M., S. A. & R. G. V. Rys. Other towns, Mercedes, McAllen, Mission, and Gar- ner.
HILL COUNTY-County seat, Hillsboro; area, 106 square miles; situated in north central Texas; created 1853, organized, 1854. Surface, undulating, with some rugged hills skirting the Brazos River on the West; considerable level land; soil, black waxy, dark and gray sandy. Industries, farming, live stock, fruit, poultry. Products, cotton, corn, "ats, peaches, pears, grapes, every breed of fine sultry. 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. Improving roads lately. Other towns, Hubbard City, Blum, Whitney Rasca, Malone, Bynum.
HOCKLEY COUNTY-County seat, unorganized; arca, 977 square miles; situated in the plains, cre- ated 1876. Surface, level; industry, cattle. Trans- portation, Pecos & Northern Texas Ry., across the northern section.
HOOD COUNTY-County seat, Granbury; area, il square miles; situated in north central 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. In- dustries, livestock, poultry, dairying. Products, cat- tle, wheat, cotton, oats, hay, corn, dairy products, some fruits for home use. Transportation, Ft. W. & R. G. (Frisco), G. C. & S. F. Rys. Other towns, Thorp Springs, Tolar, Waples and Creeson.
HOPKINS COUNTY-County seat, Sulphur Springs; area, 666 square miles; situated in north- east Texas, created and organized, 1846. Surface, level; soil, sandy to black waxy with a good deal of black loam. Industries, agriculture, horticulture, fruit growing, breeding of fine stock, poultry in- terests. Products, cotton, grain crops, hay, peas, sorghum, Alberta peaches, plums, apples, honey. Transportation, M. K. & T. and St. L. S. W. Rys. Mineral resources, lignite, traces of oil Fine roads. Other towns, Cuniby, Como, Sulphur Bluff, Birth- right, Brashear, Picton, Reily Springs and Ridge- way.
HOUSTON COUNTY-County seat, Crockett; area, 1,192 square miles; situated in east central Texas, created and organized, 1837. Surface, un- dulating, with large stretches of level prairie. Soils vary from black waxy to black sandy, light sandy and Orangeburg loams. Industries, lumber- ing, farming, fruit growing, poultry. Products, lum- ber, 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 sandstone, lime- rock and granite, shale clay, green marle, gray plas- tie clays. Other towns, Lovelady, Kennard City, Grapeland, Ratcliff, Augusta, Weldon and Hally.
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