The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-05-09
THE STAkED PLAINS
Correspondent Thinks Climate and Soil Is
Superior 10 Central Texas.

bubpOCk, lex, April 2S,-It might
be of interest to a large portion of
your readers to know something of
the great Llano Estacado or Staked
Plains of Texas, which is a great
plateau comprising an area of ap-
proximately 10000 square miles and
is situated in the northern or Pan
handle portion OF Texas, of SO and
36 degrees north latitude and west
OF l0l meridian. Biologists say that
the Llano Estacado is the bed of
what in tertiary times was a great
lake We do not know whether thew
are correct or not, but we do know
that 1t is vast, grassy, slightly I'M
dulated plain, almost destitute of
surface rocks or waste land and that
the owner OF a section OF il has Gao
acres every foot of which is good for
farming purposes.
The great natural wealth of any
country is found in its soil. In this
| the plains are exceedingly fortunate
| in having varied rich lands. The
| principal kinds are black, red sandy
loan, equally as good and very much
| the same nature as the very best
black and red sand of Comanche
and other counties of central Texas.
| loose red sand which resembles very
much in looks and so far as has been
| tested, is equally as productive as
| the post oak and black Jack sand of
| central Texas, and the red chocolate
| loan which resembles very closely
! IN appearance and texture the valley
soil of Colorado and Brazos rivers
This latter kind forms a large nor
! ton of surface. The depth of
the layers of clay vary in thickness
from 10 TO 40 feet. In many por-
| tons of the great plains there is no
underground rock of consequence till
! you strike the water stratum. The
| soil is in its nature as rich as can
! be and will produce anything that
can be grown in this zone, and OF
! this fact to come and see is to be
convinced.
The whole prairie country is COW
cred with thick growth of MESQUITE.
gamma, buffalo, sedge, rescue and
other grasses which are strong and
| very nutritious; an additional proof
! OF the productiveness of the soil.
| The stOckmen raise as fine cattle
and other stock as can be raised any
where. An inexhaustible supply oil
the very best water may be obtained
at depth Of from 30 to 100 feet
II is cool. clear and excellent for
irrigating purposes. The climate is
delightful The wind being the most
disagreeable feature, but this is not
near so bad as You might imagine or
as has been represented to YOU AMI
through the summer the nights are
pleasant. The winters are not sub
ject 30 such sudden changes as other
portions of Texas.
The rainfall is not as great here
as In many counties nor rs il needed |
The depth Of the soil is such as TO
make ia 90 an immeaslrahle degree
drouth restraining. The plains are
nor subject 20 the extreme drauth
a~ NAV he with some other portions
LOT Texas though the rainfall is some
times deficient tn the months Of
January and February of this year.
also through March and uu 20 this
Date. there has fallen from is 20 2UI
inches snow. rain. ~ 60 ia inches. !
which 1sIfas abundance of grasses
and wIl -rpw until t0e usual time
.at I".rE rains. which begin about
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