Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-01-04

Productive Sell. Delightful Climate
Abundance Of Pure Water-$2
to $40 Per Acre.

Now, Right Now, is the oppoEtune
time 70 get g cheap home In the Pan
handle. An exceptional opportunity
either for a Home or an Investment
Sherman and Hansf0rd Counties
located in 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 10 Ell PasO enters
the State OF Texas near tie North
west corner Of Hansford and crosses
Sherman County, and connects With
other lines running Southeast TO the
Gulf OF Mexico. thus furnishing q
direct outlet to market for the pro
ducts OF the country.
Soil and crops produced; nearly al
the land In Sherman and Hansford
counties is comparatively level, hav-
ing sufficient slope for drainage; the
soil Is rich black or chocolate loan,
goud sub soil, all that is not Ia cnlti-
Walton is covered with prairie sd OF
buffalo grass, rich and nutritious.
Fields Of Wheat, Rye ana Barley,
Corn, Oats, Millet, Alfalfa. Mjlo-Maze,
Sorghum, Broom Corn and Indian
Corn, Orchards and Vegetables Of all
kinds are yielding ab1ndantly TO the
practical farmer. Wheat yields from
Is TO 35 bushels per acre; Oats yield
from 40 to 60 bushsls per acre; Barley
Yields from IS 10 so bushels per acre;
Kffir Corn yields from IS to 90 bushels
per acre; Milo Mare yields from IS 10
90 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 10
10 the Panhandle country. Besides
the experimental station OF Kansas
has proven that the f~attening quail
quality Of Kafir Corn and Milo Maze
Is only one-tenth less than thai Of
corn.
How about water? No pnrer 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 uf cattle,
Rainfall-There Is ample rainfall,
The Government report showing for
the past rs years the average has been
y inches, which, owing 70 The nature
OF the soil. Is sufficient To mature all
crops grown In this country.
The land In the Panhandle Is cheap
now, but experience teaches US that
ID will not remain 50 long, for land In
other parts Of the United States. net
so good as this, Is selling from $40 10
500 per acre. The opportunity 70
get a home now, settle dOsn and 10
after years with larder and barns full,
gaze with peaceful countenance upon
the struggle Of your less wise broth.
er, isyoHrs VIII you grasp the oppor-
Iunity?
One crop more than pays for the
land This year the crop craving on
lands adjacent To these we offer, will
sell for more per acfe than ne ask for
the land. s24 worth OF wheat per
acre was marketed this year.
Land rapidly increasing in value
Land In Sherman and HansfOrd e0un-
ties has doubled in value In the past
twelve months
Every excursion train is carrying
hundreds Of h0meseekeFs from the
North and East into this country and
they are buying these lands for homes
and prices are rapidly advancing.
Nov Is your opportunity Boy while
land is still cheap and get the benefit
Of the rise which is certain 70 contine.
Excursion trains leave first and
third Tuesdays Of each month. We
can furnish you round trip tickets
from Mexico, No, 70 Texhoms, Texas,
for sl435, lasting q days with stop
over privileges Get ready for the
next excursion on Jan. End Nov Is
the time TO 20.
Call and see US and we will give you
all the information desired
HOPKINS s EDMoSDs
d3-wl Mexico, no.