Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-10-05
THE LAND OF
OPPORTUNITY.

The Coast Country Of Texas, par.
ticularly that portion lying south Of
San Antonio, is one Of the best farm
Ing and gardening sections Of the
United States. In the past 1t was
used exclusively for grazing as its
distance from market and the fact
that 1t was far distant from main lines
of travel with no government land,
and no railway grants or Indian lands
to attract attention to 1t, caused it to
be overlooked ty immigrants; the few
who did stray in were not welcomed
by the ranch men, who were making
enormous profits from the stock in.
dustry.
Owing to the scarcity Of cheap land
elsewhere and construction Of rail-
roads in this territory, few residents
and farmers from other states recent
ly began to plant various crops, with
most wonderful results, and by DEM
onstrating that it is the finest truck
and farming land in the United States
have advanced the price Of land until
the ranohmen cannot afford to hold it
for grazing purpo, es and are cutting
up their ranches and selling it for
agricultural purposes. But it must
not be understood that it is more de.
Sirable for gardening than for general
farming, for that is not the case, as
the following statement will show.
VIM. Shelly on the Alice branch had
four cuttings Of alfalfa up to June
18th, averaging four tons to the acre.
He sowed the crop in Septem Der 1904,
cut his first crop in March; second
cutting in April; third in May; fourth
in June. He sold it at SIC per ton.
He expects five more cuttings up to
December.
Corn is making q good crop but
will yield much better when more at
tention is given to proper seed and
time for planting. This is proven by
the fact that one man has grown two
crops on the same land in one year,
the first yielding 80 bushels, and the
second so bushels. This is an excep-
ton but shows what can be done.
have only mentioned corn and
alfalfa, but the farmers can raise
the finest vegetables OF all kinds.
Oranges, lemons, peaches, pears and
other fruit in abundance. The oil.
mate is the most healLhtul In the
United States; the death rate very
low. The average summer tempera.
ture 10 80 degrees, which lie probably
lower than the average temperature
whore you live. The average winter
temperature is IS. Expenses are
much lower than in the north, %
expensive clothing is not required
during the winter, and you grow
nearly everything you need for food.
fuel 10 cheap, your hogs and cattle
can be wintersd at very little expense.
It's the best general farming locality
10 the United States, and land 10 still
very cheap as the following dsscrip-
tions will show:
No. W-26-77O acres 2 miles from
town, 500 acres under pillow; two sets
OF fair buildings, wells and mills.
$50 acres 10 pasture, some Mstquits;
smooth, black, sandy, loan soil.
Price els 80 per aore.
No. W-Si-2S7 acres miles from
town, $50 acres cultivated. two tenant
houses, good we'll. Black. sandy,
losm soil. A splendid piece Of land.
Price el6.76 psr sore.
No. Ws2-e0S acres 2 miles from
town, good house Of Eve rooms,
Chi ken house. stable. barn, sheds,
we'll and wind mill. Water plped 70
barn abd houss. All fenced. 100 sores
cultivated. An exesllsnt pleos Of
land. Price $500 per acre.
HmAND P. LocKwooD,