Mexico weekly ledger., 1885-05-28
FROM TEXAS.
of the Ledger.


Thinking that you would not be
verse to a few items from this i'm
part of the world and that
hey might be of interest to your
Many readers, your present CORES
oondent, a former citizen of Audraln
presumes to give the follow
We shall not pronounce an enco-
MUM OF Texas just to give her al
boom. She needs none; her soil,
and products will show for
themselves. We shall give facts as
they appear to us. This, Hill county,
is about 175 miles south of Denison,
in the midst of what is known as the
''black land region This Is strictly |
an agricultural country, though live
stock is produced, and with profit,
but the staple products are wheat,
oats, corn and cotton. Were we to
tell you that corn is beginning to
tasslea and shoot, that the harvesting
of wheat and oats will soon be O thing
of the past, that we are and have had
for the last three weeks garden veg
etables of almost every description,
that there is an excellent crop of
peaches growing and will soon be
ready for use, you might think We
we're stretching the blanket, but such
is the case.
To give a clear idea of what a nan
can do in Texas We will make a state
ment. Suppose he puts 80 acres in
oats, it yields 60 bushels per acre,
1900 bushels; 80 in corn, at 40
bushels per acre, 1900 bushels; 20 in
wheat at 20 bushels per acre, 400
bushels, and Is in cotton at 1-2
bales per acre, 1-2 bales; sup
pose he gets 20 cents for oats, $500
% cents for corn, $500; so cents for
wheat, 5000, and 40 dollars a bale for
cotton, $500. The rent of the land
will cost $500 per acre or Is of the
grain and IA of the cotton. The
aggregate of the crops will amount
to SLIGO; suppose he choose to give
So per acre, s2S5, leaving a net OF
1915; should he give the Is and IA
he would realize S79S Is. OF course
this is speculation to some extent
but the yield and price are below tht
average.
There is plenty of land here to b.
had at reasonable figures. improved
land sells from SIP to 500 per acre
raw prairie, from S. to SIP per acre
In Wilbarger, Clay and many otheI
of the northwestern counties goot
land can be had at Uncle SAM
price. 1t is a mystery to me tha
some of those Oklahoma howler
don't emigrate to Texas and settl'
without fear of being molested.
The people of Texas will compare
with people on any other portion o
the globe; in kindness and liberalit.
of spirit they cannot be surpassed
There T no privileged classes o
pets in religion, polite or socia
principles every imaginable form o
|. worship is adopted, every party il
politics has it's advocates and adhe
rents; every one can express hi
> opinion whether it be in the form o
lectures, sermons Or common CONVEX
) sation without fear Of molestatiol
and always have a respectable hearing
:, Of course Texas has had some BAT
+, men and may have some yet; some
thing like your " great state ha
produced in the form of some wei
known characters, one of whom wa
assassinsted by his comrades ant
then who surrendered to the civi
authorities. Texas has had a few
such and may have some yet, bu
they are rapidly being eradicated AMI
law and order prevails. The churcl
; privileges and educational facilitie
are hardly surpassed in the South
and rival many Eastern and Northern
States Of older growth. The advan
tages of being in such society are in
valuable to those in search of q hom
where good society, beautiful loca
tions and school facilities are a de
sideratum.
Mr.. Editor, don't think we are ex
cited by saying that Texas will som
day be the greatest state in the Union
B Just what she will make time and It'd
J will tell; but n ear prognostieat
her greatness. Respectfully,
j. p. VEERKAMP.
Spelling A Bridal Arrangement.