Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-12-21
BUY TEXAS LAND,
Productive Soil. Delightful Climate
Abundance Of rure Water-$2
10 $40 Per Acre.

Now, Right Now, Is the opportuns
time 70 get a cheap home In the Pan
handle. An exceptional opportunity
either for a Home Or an Investment
Sherman and Hansford Counties
located ia 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 III Paso enters
the State OF Texas near the North.
west corner OF Hansf0rd 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. bav-
Ing sufficient slope for drainage; the
soil is rich black or chocolate loan,
govd sub soil, all that is not In culti-
vation is covered with prairie sod of
buffalo grass, rich and nutritious.
Fields os Wheat. Rye and Barley,
Corn, Oats, MiIlet, Alfalfa, Milo Maze,
Sorghum, Broom Corn and Indian
Corn. Orchards and Vegetables OF all
kinds are yielding abundautly to the
practical farmer. Wheat Yields from
is TO IS bushels per acre; Oats yield
from 40 to 60 bushels per acre; BARLEY
yields from IS 10 so bushels per acre;
Kfiir Corn yields from IS to 90 bushels
per acre; Milo Maze yields from IS TO
go bushels per acre
A great stock country. The extra
ordinary growth OF the forage plants,
alfalfa and buffalo grass, together
with an abundance OF pure water,
makes stock raising very profitable Ia
In the Panhandle country. Besides
the experimental station OF Kansas
has proven that the ~fattening quail.
quality Of kafiir Corn and Milo Maze
Is only One-tenth less than that Of
corn.
How about water2 No purer wat
er eyer came out OF the ground than
can be found In Sherman and Hans
ford counties. One well properly To-
located will supply a whole section
and will water thousands of cattle.
Rainfall-There is ample rainfall
The Government report showing for
the past 20 years the average bias been
q inches, which, owing 10 the nature
OF the soil, Is sufficient 10 mature ali
crops grown in this country.
| The land 10 the Panhandle Is cheap
| now, but experience teaches US that
it will not remain so long, for land in
other parts OF the United States, not
50 good Is this. is selling from $40 to
800 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, isyonrs. viii you grasp the oppor-
tunity?
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 10 value
Land 10 Sherman and Hausford coun-
ties has doubled In value In the past
twelve months
Every excursion train is carrying
hundreds Of h0mescekers 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 still 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, No, 10 Texhoma, Texas,
for sl4 IS, lasting q days with stop
over privileges. Get ready for the
next excursion on the 10th. Now is
the time 70 20.
Call and see US and we will give yon
oil the information desired.
HOPKINS & EDMoNDs.
ds-wl Mexico, No.