Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-10-12
THE LAND OF
OPPORTUNITY.

The Coast Country Of Texas, par
ticulsrly that portion lying south OF
San Antonio. 10 one Of the best tarm'
ing and gardening sections Of the
United States. In the past IL was
used exclusively for grazing as its
distance from market aud the fact
that II was far distant from main lines
Of travel with NO government land
and no railway grants or Indian lands
to attract attention to It, caused II %
be overlooked ky immigrants; the rev '''.
who did stray in we're not Welcomed
bv the ranch men, who were making
enormous profits from the stock IN
dustry.
Owing to the scarcity Of cheap lana
elsewhere and construction Of rail- I.
roads ii this. territol y, . few residents
and farmers from other states recent !.
| " began to plant various CroPs' WIZ
most wonderful results, and by dem
onstrasing that 4 is the dness truck
and farming land in the United States q.
have advanced the price Of land unsll
the rsnChmen cannot afford to hold y
for grazing purposes and are Cutting
up their ranches and selling y ior
Agricultural purposes. But It mus'
not DO understood that IL is more DE-
,irabls for gardening than for general
farming, for that IL mot the Case %
the following statement will show. /.
VIM. Shelly on the Alice branch nAO
four cuttIngssOi alfalfa up to june
18Th, averaging four tons to the acre
| He sowed the crop in September 1904.
cut his frst crop in March; second
cutting in April; third in May fourth
in June. He sold It 81 tle per ton.
He expects i've more cuttings up 70
December. -,
Corr d making good crop bu'
will Weld much better when more ~,
tention 10 given to proper seed ano
time for planting. This 10 proven Dy
the fact that one man has grown two
crops on the same land IN one year
tho iirst yielding 90 bushels, and th'
secoud 50 bushels. This 10 an exceP
ton but shows what can DO DONE
1 | have only mentioned corr anc
alfalfa, but the farmers can reis'
The fInsst vegetables Of all kinds
Oranges, lemons, peaches, pears ans
other fruit in abundance. TIE Oh
mate is the most heaithfui IN I'M
United States; the death rate YER
llow. Tho average summer tempsra
turs is so degrees, which is probably
lower than the average temPeratuE'
where you live. The average WHITE
tsmperaturs is IS. Expenses ar'
much lower than in the north, q
expensive clothing 10 not requires
during the winter. and you grov
nearly everything ycu need for 1000
fuel L cheap, your hogs and eattl
can Be wlntsEad II very little expense
I. rs the best general farming localls,'
n the UnIted States, and land . gu
vsry cheap % the following oesoEip
lions will show;
No. W.ae-77o sorss 7 miles nos
iowa, 500 acres under plOwi two ct
, Of fair buildings. wells and MILF
, Use seroS In posture, sOus hesqui.,,
smooth, black. sandy, loan sol
I, lPies $3.50 per aors.
No. w.sI-Ss7 scrss Z nilse ire'
Iowa, $50 sorss oultlvalsd, two asneu
housss, ROod veil. Slack, s.ndl
-lIosm soii. A splsadld piece q lad
, Prios els.7B per nere.
10. W.s9-e0S sorss : niles iroi
t,uu, COCA kouss Of Ave Eool'
sklokoa hoass. SiabiA harn. eAsd.
, grii and uina mIll Wal,f EPsa
- anf hours. an iroes1. teQ 49,
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