Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-12-14
BUY TEXAS LAND.
Productive Soil, Delightful Climate
Abundance Of Pure Water SO
to $40 Per Acre.

Now, Right Now, Ii the opportun,
time to get a cheap home In the Pan
handle. An exceptional opportunit,
either for Home Or an Investment
| Sherman and Hansford Counties
located in the extreme northern part
Of the Panhandle, thirty miles from
the Southern line OF Kansas. Ths
main line Of the Rock Island System
from Kansas City TO El Paso enters
the State a 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, hav-
ing sufiicent slope for drainage; the
soil is rich black or chocolate loan,
g0vd sub soil, all that is not ia culti-
walton is covered with prairie sod of
buffalo grass, rich and nutritious.
Fields OF Wheat, Rye and Barley,
Corn, Oats, Millet, Alfalfa, Milo-Maze,
Sorghum, Broom Corn and Indian
Corn, Orchards and Vegetables OF all
kinds are yielding abundantly to the
practical farmer. Wheat yields from
is TO 30 bushels per acre; Oats yield
from 40 to 60 bushels per acre; Barley
yields from 35 10 so bushels per acre;
Kfilr Corn yields from 35 to so bushels
per acre; Milo Maze yields from 35 to
go bushels per acre.
A great stock country. TIE extra
ordinary growth OF the forage plants,
alfalfa and buffalo grass, together
with an abundance OF pure water,
makes stock raising very profitable in
In the Panhandle country. Besides
the experimental station OF Kansas
has proven that the fattening Quali-
quality Of Kafiir Corn and Milo Maze
is only one-tenth less than that Of
corn.
How about water2 No purer wat
er ever came out OF the ground than
can be found in Sherman and Hans
ford counties. One we'll properly 10
located will supply la whole section
and will water thousands Of cattle.
Rainfall-There is ample rainfall.
The Government report showing for
the past 26 years the average has been
% inches, which, owing to the nature
Of the soil, Is sufficient to mature all
crops grown In this country.
The land Ia the Panhandle is cheap
now, but experience teaches us that
ft will not remain so long, for land In
other parts OF the United States, not
so good as this, Is selling from $40 to
500 per acre. The opportunity to
get 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. Win 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 In value
Land In Sherman and Hansford cOun-
ties has doubled in value in the past
twelve months
Every excursion train is carrying
hundreds OF homeseekers 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, Mo-, to Texhoma, Texas,
for sl4 30, lasting 2l days with stop
over privileges. Get ready for the
next excursion on the 10Th. Now is
the time to go.
Call and see US and we will give you
all the information desired.
HOPKINS & EDMoNDs.
d3-w1 Mexico, Mo.