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Hobson has been known as a roundup station
for cattle grazing on the open range, growing up along the route of the
railroad. The railroad, known as the
Southern Pacific Railroad, served as one of the town’s main ways of
transportation back in the later years before it was finally shut down due to
many reasons such as deterioration. Vegetation
in this small town area included grasslands, mesquite, post oak, live oak,
pecan, and some brush and cacti.
Between 71 and 80 percent of the land in the town of Hobson is
considered prime farmland. The
climate here is subtropical humid with warm summers. Temperatures in January
range from an average low of 41° F to an average high of 65° and in July
range from 74° to 96°. The growing
season in Hobson averages approximately 280 days per year, with the last
freeze in late February and the first freeze in early December. Diversified farming of grain sorghum, corn,
hay, and vegetables is a major industry. Livestock raising includes beef
cattle, dairy cattle, and poultry. Minerals include oil, gas, and uranium,
which is very seldom in the area. Large-scale agriculture was not |
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