Texas Almanac, 1949-1950 Page: 497
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COUNTIES AND CITIES OF TEXAS. 497
Scenically beautiful country of timbered hills
and valley, traversed by Medina River with upper
reaches of Sabinal draining southwestern portion,
Medina Lake in southeast. Alt. 1,200-2,400 ft.
Ann. rainfall 29 in. Mean ann. temp. 650. Deer,
wild turkey, squirrel, ducks, geese in season.
Fishing in spring-fed streams. Many dude ranches.
Soil in bottoms, sandy loams; upland soils,
limestone origin. Heavy growths of underbrush,
good for goal browsing, cedars, nost oak, Spanish
oak, live oak, pecans and cypress along streams.
Small sawmills cut cypress and oak. Limestone
deposits.
About 6 per cent of county in cultivation. Spelt,
oats, tomatoes, hay, largely for home use. Grow-
ing season, 280 days.
In 1948-100,00n2 d sheep, 75,000 goats, 10,000
cattle; 6,000 head of cattle. 15,000 lambs mar-
keted. Wool 750,000 lbs.; mohair, 450,000 lbs.
Some dairying and poultry raising. Honey produc-
tion. Thousands of stands of bees brought to
county annually for wintering by big producers.
Area sq. mi. 765 SlFarm pop.. 2,080
Pop. 1940... 4,234 Income .... $2,470,000
Pop. 1949... t Bank res.... $2,219,000
No. farms.. 643 Bank dep... $2,080,000
Avg. farm a. 753.7 Tax value.. $3,973,621
Cropland (a.) 23,922 Retail sales. $1,544,000
Farm value.$10,155,972 Auto reg.... 2,288
Bandera (1,325), county seat, retail center.
Settled by Mormons 1850's as cypress shingle
camp, later Polish colony established. Frontier
Times Museum has Old West collection of more
than 15,000 items. Tourist trade. Medina (475) is
tourist and ranch trade center.
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crop and livestock economy. Except for inrush with
estabhshrnent of Camp Swift during war, popula-
tion stable so recent years; 32 per cent Negroes.
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An original ounty, ceaed 1836, organized 1837,
named fo Baron de Bastrop, who aided Stephen
F. Austin in establishing his colony, Statue of
Felloe Enrioue Neri, Baron de Bastrop located at
Bastrop on he courthouse grounds. Near here is
a pine forest beoueathed to the city by the baron.
Known as the Lost Pines because of isolation from
establishment o' Cimst Texas. Bastrop State Parkopula-
tion stable II recent years; 32 per cent Negroes.
An original county, created 1836, organized 1837.
Generally Broing topography wtho aided Stephenhilly
areas. DaAustin in establishing his colony. Statue of
Felloe iorinue Neri, Baron de Bastrop located at
Bastrop on ihe courthouse grounds. Near here is
a pRich soils t bequeathed to the city msy the blackron.
Knownclays, sands the Lost Pines bcand uplands. Cedar, pine, from
main pine belt of East Texas. Bastrop State Park
now located in pines
Generally rolling topography %vith few hilly
hickory, elm oakareas. Drained by scenicallynut, ith pine and cedary of
commercial. Oil 243,792 bbfros., natural gas; bricksouth-
east. Alt. 301)-601) ft. Ann. rainfall 37.42 In. Temp.
avgs., Jan. 511, July 85, mean ann. 68.
Rich soils in bottoms. sand to helams:; black
clays, sands on prairies and uiplanids. (Cidar, pine,
hickory, elm, oaks, walnut, xsith pine Adi cedar
commercial. Oil 243,792 hbls., natural gs; brickand tile for clay, some lignite. Cedar oil extracted
from cedar stumps.
Cotton, 3,930 bales in 1948. Corn, grain sor-
ghums, oats, barley, fruit, peanuts; increased pro-
duction of tomatoes, potatoes, melons. Consider-
able attention to permanent pastures. Growing sea-
son 264 days.
Diversified livestock, including beef cattle,
dairying, swine, sheep and goats. Principal devel-
opment has been In poultry raising.
Area sq. mi.. 885 :Farm pop. 9,335
Pop 1940.... 21.610 Income .... $12,346,000
Pop. 1949.... t Bank res... $8,520 000
No. farms... 2.560 Bank dep... $7,797,000
Avg. farm a. 157.1 Tax value..$12,003,915
Cropland (a.) 59,425 Retail sales. $8,020,000
Farm value..$9,205,027 Auto reg.... 5,185
Bastrop t4,000), county seat, has lumbering and
planing mill, furniture factory; shipping and re-
tailing center. Smithvlle (4,100) has railroad re
pair shops, metal works, cabinet works, oil mill.
peanut crushing mill, large hospital. Frontier Day
celebration in May. Elgin (2,X)8) has large brick,
tile and pottery works; lignite mines nearby.
McDade (229) is farm marketing roint in north-
ern part; small pottery.
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Crop and livestock county in North Centra
Texas. Fairly stable population in recent years,
largely native-born white. Crested from Fannin
County 1858. organized 1879; named after Henry
W. Baylor, surgeon of Mexhan War. Alt. 1,250 ft.
Ann rainfall 25.80 in. Temp avgs., Jan. 42*, July
84, mean ann. 63%.
Rolling surface with some hills, drained in south
by Brazs, in north by Wchlta. Lake Kemrap,
22,00 a. and small diversion lake on northeast
boundary afford excellent fishing, hunting.
Loam, sandy loam and red soils. Part in rnes-
quite woodland. Sand and gravel in southeast. O'.
production 516,903 bbis., natural gas.
In 1948-1.500,000 bu wheat from 100,000 a.;
5,000,000 lbs. grain sorghums from 25,000 a.;
8,000 bales cotton from 15,000 a. Combine mase
production increased in recent years. Growing
season. 206 days.
Large beef cattle industry. Smaller hog produc-
tion for commercial market. Dairying, poultry
raising. County In Miller-Brazos Soil Conservation
unit.
Area sq. mi. 857 WFarm pop.. 2.80b
Pop 1940... 7,755 Income .... $7,093 000
Pop. 1949... t g Bank res.... $6,125,000
N, farms . 725 Bank Ie00 .. $5,728,000
Avg farm a. 502.2 Tax value.. $8,109,595
Cropland (a.' 113,195 Retail sales. $5,411,000
Farm value.$12,827 210 Auto reg.... 3.044
*?tiFor explanation of all signs, symbols. ab-
breviations and sources, map and text, see p. 492.
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