The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-10-16


counties by the success of the yer.
laudable enterprise proposed; t.
organize Fair Association.
No county in the State of Texa'
has greater natural advantages
taking everything into considera
ton, than we have. Any one WHIT
will give thought to the subjec
will be surprised to find SO many
and SO varied list of profitable
pursuits, which exceptions
circumstances enables our people
to choose from, when seeking EN-,
ployment, or investment for CAPT.
tai
The farmer and planter has the
great advantage of a long list cfpro-
ducts to choose from; corn, cotton
wheat, oats, rye, barley, sorghum
millet, alfalfa, sugar cane, hay, &c.
Each of these products may be
planted with confidence as to re-
suits. tits not with US wheat, OF
nothing, or cotton or nothing.
With such advantages we have
very seldom anything like a total
failure of crops. Our great springs
and constant flowing rivers and
creeks afford a means of rendering
many valuable rich valleys indie
pendant of rainfall; and will in the
near future be utilized for irriga-
ton to the fullest extent.
The existence of these great
springs are of the utmost value.
They keep the rivers and creeks
constant in the supply of water,
supply power for machinery, wa
ter for irrigation, and for stock.
AS stock country we have I'M
doubtedly advantages which must
in the future render our county
famous for its fine stock of all
kinds. For reasons, we will
quote from the Fort Worte Ga
zette:
"Stock of all kinds find in San
Saba county conditions unusually
favorable to their growth and well
being. Pure air, freeness from
disease, limestone water, which is
conclusive to growth Of bone rem
ders the rearing of blooded stock
m not 5rzi5 f,.-=lss.ii1 :. szesssl;Ae-
" profitable. Horses especially
find all of the conditions necessary
here to perfect health, and it is
a we'll ascertained fact that the
common breeds will, without any
care as to the introduction of i'm
proved bloods, gradually increase
in size and assume more perfect
proportions.
The native grasses af this coun-
ty equal in every respect the IA
nous bluegrass of Kentucky.
Horses require little feed in the
winter except that which nature
furnishes in the comparatively dry
and exceedingly nutritious grass
es. In order to sustain himself it
is not necessary for the horse to
eat daily great quantities, thereby
distending the abdomen to the
great size usual to CRASHED horses
| in other countries. No spot on
this continent has more natural
advantages than San Saba county
possesses for the rearing of blood
ed stock. The rich valleys will
yield food for him of the very
best quality; the elevated and per-
fectly drained uplands, free from
any canse for disease, the vast sup
ply of water by their great springs
everywhere containing the mineral
properties which give extra
growth to bone and muscle. The
beautiful natural growth of tim
Der seems to have been especially
provided for the benefit and com.
fort of the stock necessary to mans
wants. The beautiful foliage o.
the mesquite tree just sufficiently
dense TO afford shade without OBJ
strueting the growth Of the grass
es; in fact the grass is more thrifty
under this tree than out of its shade
Abundant shelter and good fooC
for stock during the mild winters
here renders the businessof rearing
it for market safe and very proita
BILE. The improvement in grad
has been great, and will progress
with certainty because of tn
great success which must be at
tanned by the intelligent stock
man. Cattle, sheep, hogs, mules
and goats all thrive equally wit
the horse, but the latter will b
most grown on account of his ez
IRENE value when reared under S
favorable conditions as obtaine,
, in this country"
To the principal pursuits agri
, culture and stock-growing may b
added that of horticulture.