. The geography of Texas, physical and political. Fig. 62. A Texas Cotton Field river valley sections.^ These two sections are now prac-tically blended and are further increased by the rice-producing counties along the Guadalupe river. Thisenlarged section extends along the coast from the Louisianaline to the Guadalupe river, embracing the following coun-ties : Orange, Jefferson, Chambers, Liberty, Galveston,Harris, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Waller, Matagorda, Wharton,Colorado, Austin, Jackson, Calhoun, Victoria, and Dewitt. 1 Rice Irrigation in Texas, Bulletin of The University of Texas,No. IG, 19
. The geography of Texas, physical and political. Fig. 62. A Texas Cotton Field river valley sections.^ These two sections are now prac-tically blended and are further increased by the rice-producing counties along the Guadalupe river. Thisenlarged section extends along the coast from the Louisianaline to the Guadalupe river, embracing the following coun-ties : Orange, Jefferson, Chambers, Liberty, Galveston,Harris, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Waller, Matagorda, Wharton,Colorado, Austin, Jackson, Calhoun, Victoria, and Dewitt. 1 Rice Irrigation in Texas, Bulletin of The University of Texas,No. IG, 1902, p. 13. IXDUSTRTES 87 A second, or Rio Grande, section includes the irrigatedrice farms of Cameron county. For the year 1904 the rice acreage of the state hasbeen estimated at 234,200 acres and the rice crop at8,314,100 bushels, valued at 85,48T, Fig. 03. Map of Texas showing the Rice Belt and theEast Texas Fruit Region 68. Fruit and Vegetables. Fruit raising has become inrecent years an important industry. The soils of EastTexas are especially adapted to the growth of fine peaches,and one variet}^ the Elberta, has won an excellent reputa-tion not only at home but in the northern markets. In1 Cro}) Reporter (Supplement), Vol. C, No. 8, p. (57. 88 TiiK (;i:()(;kapiiy of Texas southern Texas strawberries and similar fruits ripen early,and their successive appearance follows in a processionacross the state. Within the limits of sufficient rainfall,especially in the eastern and southern parts of the state,and beyond, where irrigated, vegetables grow in thegreatest profusion. In fact, the raising of small fruitsand vegetables is an industry capable of almost infiniteexpansion. Watermelons are shipped in large quantities from SanPatricio, Waller, Bee, and Dewitt counties in southernTexas, and from Smith county in eastern Texas. Galv
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