Date of Award
8-1946
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Agriculture Economics
Degree Discipline
Agriculture Economics
Abstract
A Historical Summary of Matagorda County
Matagorda County is of level prairie, sloping to the sea on lower coastal plain bordering the Gulf of Mexico. Matagorda Penisula extends forty miles in Southwest direction, enclosing Matagorda Bay. Drained by the Colorado Hiver, Tres Palacious River, and Caney Creek. It is one of the Original Counties, created 1836, organized 1837, and named for the early municipality of Matagorda. Has a sea-level altitude to 50 feet, annual rainfall 42.48 inches, mean annual temperature is 69 degrees.
Resources: Loams, coastal clays, sandy soils with alluvials in bottoms. Liveoak, cedar, ash, Cottonwood, elm, pecan; limited production. Oil production 4,562,85$ bbls., gas, brick, and tile clay, mud shell. Sulphur production being heavy in former years, but has declined recently.
Committee Chair/Advisor
J. M. Coruthers
Committee Member
G. L. Smith
Committee Member
G. L. Smith
Committee Member
A. C. Preston
Publisher
Prairie View University
Rights
© 2021 Prairie View A & M University
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Date of Digitization
2/10/2022
Contributing Institution
John B Coleman Library
City of Publication
Prairie View
MIME Type
Application/PDF
Recommended Citation
Jr., F. M. (1946). A Study Of The Economic Status Of Fifty Negro Farmers Of Matagorda County, Texas. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/pvamu-theses/1116