. Texas ... an illustrated description of present conditions in the Lone Star state, with comparative tables showing the marvelous growth and exceptional advantages offered to the prospective investor or homeseeker . Sheep Ranch, Bell County. 82 WILLIAMSON COUNTY. Area and Population. This is among the richest agricultural counties in the State. It was organized in 1840, and contains 766,080 acres, of which about two-thirds is in surface of the county isundulating, with a woodedarea embracing about afourth of the county. Thesoil of the prairie is the stiff,black, waxy kind, pro
. Texas ... an illustrated description of present conditions in the Lone Star state, with comparative tables showing the marvelous growth and exceptional advantages offered to the prospective investor or homeseeker . Sheep Ranch, Bell County. 82 WILLIAMSON COUNTY. Area and Population. This is among the richest agricultural counties in the State. It was organized in 1840, and contains 766,080 acres, of which about two-thirds is in surface of the county isundulating, with a woodedarea embracing about afourth of the county. Thesoil of the prairie is the stiff,black, waxy kind, producingheavy yields of cotton, corn,wheat and oats. Fruits andvegetables are grown to per-Of Good Breeding. fection. Stock raising is profitable. The county has many herds of fine stock. The census of 1900 gives the population as 38, Schools and Churches. The educational facilities are good, the county having over onehundred and fifty public and private schools. The appropriationreceived from the public school fund is $43,286. The Southwestern University of Texas, one of the finest schoolsof its kind in the South, is located at Georgetown. The religious organizations are represented by many costlychurch buildings. Cost of Lands. Improved lands are rated $20 to$5 to $15 per acre. per acre; unimproved lands Banks. Ten banks in the county have deposits amounting to $860,000. Railway Facilities. The county has two railroads. The Missouri, Kansas & TexasRailway passes, from north to south, through the center of thecounty. Towns and Cities. TAYLOR (population, 6,500) is the principal railroad and com-mercial center of this section of the State. It has a number of large 83
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