. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. BULLETIN 193^ U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGKICULTUEE. plan were roughly estimated to cost $15,000. Following a prelim- inary investigation and report, the cooperation offered by the comity commissioners was accei^tcd and the survey was authorized. Head- quarters for the survey were established at Beamnont; field work was begun April 8 and completed December 1, 1912. GENERAL DESCRIP- TION OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. Jefferson County is wholly within the Coastal Plain of south- east Texas, reaching from the Gulf of Mex- ico on the sou
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. BULLETIN 193^ U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGKICULTUEE. plan were roughly estimated to cost $15,000. Following a prelim- inary investigation and report, the cooperation offered by the comity commissioners was accei^tcd and the survey was authorized. Head- quarters for the survey were established at Beamnont; field work was begun April 8 and completed December 1, 1912. GENERAL DESCRIP- TION OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. Jefferson County is wholly within the Coastal Plain of south- east Texas, reaching from the Gulf of Mex- ico on the south to Pine Island Bayou on the north and sepa- rated from Louisiana by Sabine Lake and Sabine Pass. (See fig. 1.) The area is ap- proximately 956 square mUes, or 612,- 000 acres, and the population about 40,- 000. The prmcipal cities of the county are Beaumont and Port Arthm-. The proposed Intercoastal Canal to connect the ISTeches River and the. Fig. 1.—Map showing location of Jefferson County in Texas. Sabkie-Neches Canal with Galveston Bay will traverse the southern part of the county, and Taylors Bayou is used extensively for trans- portation by the farmers in the central part. About 100 miles of shell highways and about 500 miles of graded earth roads traverse practically all parts of the county except the great salt marshes bordering on the Guh. The principal agricultural products of the county are rice and garden truck, but quantities of cotton, corn, and fruits are raised. In the northern half of the county is a very extensive system of canals. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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