Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-12-28
BUY TEXAS LAND.
Productive Sell, Delightful Climate
Abundance Of Pure water-$2
to $40 Per Acre.

"L
Now, Right Now, is the opportune
time TO get a cheap home In the Pan
handle. An exceptional opportunity
eitherfo a Home Or an Investment
Sherman and Hansford Counties
located 10 the extreme northern part
of the Panhandle. thirty miles from
the Southern line OF Kansas The
main line Of the Rock Island System
from Kansas City TO I'll Paso cutters
the State Of Texas near the North
west corner Of Hansford and crosses
Sherman County, and connects with
other lines running Southeast TO the
Gulf OF Mexico, thus furnishing a
direct outlet to market for the pro-
ducts OF the country.
Soil and crops produced; nearly all
the land In Sherman and HansfOrd
counties Is comparatively level. hay-
ing sufficient slope for drainage; the
soil is rich black or chocolate loan,
govd sub soil, all that is not 10 Guilt
walton Is covered With prairie sod OF
buffalo grass, rich and nutritious.
Fields Of Wheat, Rye and Barley,
Corn, Oats, Millet, Alfalfa, flo Maze,
Sorghum, Broom Corn and Indian
Corn, Orchards and Vegetables OF all
kinds are yielding abundantly TO the
practical farmer. Wheat yields from
is 10 IS bushels per acre; Oats yield
from 40 to 60 bushels per acre; Barley
yields from IS TO so bushels per acre;
Kfif Corn yields from IS TO 60 bushels
per acre; Milo Maze yields from IS TO
20 bushels per acre.
A great stock country. The extra
ordinary growth 81 the forage plants.
alfalfa and buffalo grass, together
with an abundance OF pure water,
makes stock raising very profitable 10
In the Panhandle country. Besides
the experimental station OF Kansas
has proven that the fattening quail
quality Of Kafilr Corn and Milo MAJ.
is only one-tenth less than that OF
corn.
How about water? No purer wat
er ever came out OF the ground than
can be found in Sherman and Hans
ford counties. One well properly To-
located will supply Ia whole section
and will water thousands Of cattle.
Rainfall-There Is ample rainfall
The Government report showing for
the past 20 years the average has been
% inches, which, owing to the nature
of the soil, is sufficient to mature all
crops grown Ia this country.
The land In the Panhandle is cheap
now, but experience teaches US that
10 will not remain so long, for land in
other parts Of the United Estates, not
SO good as this, is selling from $40 to
500 per acre. The opportunity TO
get a home now, settle down and in
after years with larder and barns full.
gaze with peaceful countenance upon
the struggle OF your less wise broth
er, isyours Will you grasp the oppor-
tunit3?
One crop more than pays for the
land. This year the crop growing on
lands adjacent to these we offer, will
sell for more per acre than we ask for
the land. s24 worth OF wheat per
acre was marketed this year.
Land rapidly increasing In value
Land Ia Sherman and Hansford coun-
ties has doubled In value in the past
twelve months
Every excursion train Is carrying
hundreds OF hnmeseekers from the
North and East into this country and
they are buying these lands for homes
and prices are rapidly advancing.
Now is your opportunity Buy while
land is stiA cheap and get the benefit
of the rise which is certain to cOntine,
Excursion trains leave first and
third Tuesdays Of each month. We
can furnish you round trip tickets
from Mexico, Mo, to Texhoma, Texas,
for el4 35, lasting 81 days With stop
over privileges. Get ready for the
next excursion on Jan. End Now. isl
the time to 20.
Call and see us and we will give you /
al the information desired
HOPKINS & EDMoNDs.
d3-wl Mexico, Mo.