The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-10-25
Brief Words Ahnnt Texas.

II ia larger than the German Empire, no.
quite six times as large as Ohio.
The whole State is good for sheep-but
south western Texas is best The French
Colony in one county has sheep weighing
450 lbs. Wheat, Corn, Cats, Cotton and
Cane grow in the same field.
Texas owns all the land not sold or given
to Rail road, Rivers Improvement Irriga-
tion companies. And can be bought from
these Companies at 25 cts per acre and from
the State at 81 80 per acre.
The State reserves each alternate section
for Free School. Ohio had reserved only
every 18th, Sec. but the people of Texas
will have Free Schools without taxation.
The Eastern part of Texas is timber land
All east of Trinity river is timber, and
thus is called eastern Texas. Between the
Trinity and Brazor is middle Texas, and
the land nearly equally divided between
timber and prairie.
West of the Brazor is Western Texas,
and here, though traversed with many
streams of pure water, is the prairie sec
ton. This section, in its north westerly
portion, extends the staked planes. tim
berless and waterless region extending into
| New Mexico, half in Texas half in New
Mexico.
There is another part of Texas not includ
ed in the foregoing divisions, called the
Pan Handle This lies between Indian
Territory and New Mexico, and part of il
is covered bv the Staked planes I, runs
up TO Kansast is as large as Ohio, and per
haps two thirds of its area will prove to BE-
desirable, for the present the Buffalo, anG
Comanche Indian claim possession.
MINERAL.
Coal is found in north part of middle
Texas in great abundance, and promises
not only to dictate where the great Facto
ries Of Texas are to be located and he
grea. Factory cities are to grow and -four
ish, but will also influence the direction o
rail roads and the settlement of colonies
and supply the timberless portions of Texa
with fuel for centuries to come.
Two crops of garden vegetables are grow
in the same year and reproduction is a
active in November as in May. With bu
few exceptional days a man can work tn
year round. in his shirt sleevs.
Calves breed from full blooded Durham
bulls and Texas cows sell at six month
old for S25 and Cows in calf with such bull
are ready sale and much sought for
In IS months a northern owner who sen
down a Durham bull by an emigrant 70
half the profit had sent back to him $3.50 il
cash and had exchanged 100 Texas cows 70
one section of land.
The best way to go to Texas is in cole
nies, and then printing press is one of tn
articles that can go along with the steal
Engine, and best seed of every kind an
, every breed.
/ Farms can be rented in Texas and team
and seed found for half the products. br
large colonies must scatter to find then
Texas is reaping the full harvest Of POI
e ulation and growth. The harder the time
3 the more Texas grows. Like Paul of Til
3 sus, people are forced 10 be good and go |
0 the good place.
y Suppose some well to do owner, or owne
g of 1000 Sheep in Ohio have a chance
e send BY trusty emigrant to Texas II
!, whole number to be there kept, shorn, an
Il bred for half the increase and wool? Wi
i any body here give the Sheep owners sue
o a chance? Not muchly. Men fond of b
r interest for money can make So per eel
!. per annum BY buying Sheep and havi1
y them kept on the halves, and in case
very good luck they may realize so to !,
y per cent.
d P. S. There is an organization formir
'f with headquarters in Philadelphia, to b,
= whole townships Of land in Texas and
!e to sell to settlers without any pay dow
k and to finnish them with free transport
5, tion from their homes. This is the ri,
d mans opportunity, and goodly promise
d benefit to both