Free press., 1907-06-22

| $4,000 acres comprises one OF the
finest bodies of Agricultural and Truck
| Farming land in the entire state, COM
mencing about Sc miles south of San
Antonio and about two miles south of
P1eaSanton (the county seat of Atlas
cosa County,, and extending through
Atascosa and a part of McMullen
Counties, to within II miles of my
90, ,000-acre Live Oak County Ranch
| which l in four months last year, sold
to 1000 Home Seekers, on liberal
terms, without interest on deferred
payments, which gives the poor man,
from his savings, a chance to secure
a good farm and town lot for his home
in town. I will donate and turn over
to three bonded Trustees, S250,000
from the proceeds of the sale of this
property to the purchasers, as bonus
to the first railroad built through this
property on the line which 1 shall
designate.
This property is located on that mid
die plain between East Texas, where
it rains too much, and the arid section
of West Texas, where it does not raiL
enough.
Its close proximity to San Antonio,
the largest city in the State, with
claimed population of over 100000, en-
hanceS its value as a market for Agri-
| cultural and Truck farm products far
beyond the value of similar land not
so favorably located.
Topography.
Level to slightly rolling. Large,
broad, rich valleys, encircled by ele-
vations suitable for homes; 80 per
cent. fine farming land, balance pas
ture land.
Forestry.
Ash, Elm, Gum, blackberry, Live
Oak, Mesquite. Pecan, abundant for
shade, fencing and wood.
Soil.
About so per cent. rich, dark, sandy
loam balance chocolate or red sandy
loan, usually preferred by local farm
ers, and each with soil averaging from
2 to 4 feet deep, with clay subsoil
which holds water.
Climate.
Mild, balmy, healthy, practically
free from malaria, few frosts, no snow,
no hard freezes; continuous sea breeze
moderates extremes of heat and cold.
producing warm winters and cool sum-
mers. Average temperature about 81
degrees.
Rainfall.
From the Government record, it is
safe to assume that the rainfall on this
| property has been fully 35 inches per
year, which is more than some of the
old States have had, and is plentiful
for ordinary crops properly cultivated,
and for Grass Growing.
Improvements and Water.
This property is fenced and cross
fenced in many large and small pas
lures, with four barbed wires, with
posts about II feet apart. Also a
number of fine shallow wells.
Also, number of fine Lakes and
Tanks.
Also. a number of fine flowing Arte-
sian Wells, whose crystal streams flow
for miles and miles down those creeks,
| whose broad, rich valleys, irrigable
from those continuously flowing
| streams, make it the ideal place for
the Marketing Gardener who desires
to raise from two to three crops of
marketable produce on the same
ground every year.
Farming and Truck Farming.
Seasons never end.
This land is adapted to profitable
culture of Beans, Cabbage, Celery,
Cucumbers, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Beets,
Carrots, Onions, Radish, Squash,
Strawberries, Cauliflower, Okra, Oys-
ter Plant, Peas, Rasberries, Turnips,
| Apricots, Cantaloupes, Grapes, Irish
Potatoes, Olives, Sweet Potatoes, Ba-
nanas, Dates, English Walnuts, Figs,
| Melons, Peanuts, Barley, Blackberries,
Broom Corn, Lemons, Plums, Tobac-
co, Alfalfa, Rye, Oranges, Peaches,
Pecans, Corn, Cotton, Oats, Wheat,
Apples, Pears.
Page 63 of the book entitled Beau
tiful San Antonio officially issued by
/
tonic, dated May. 1906, says:
ut is readily conceded by all those
who know anything about Texas that
the most prolific agricultural section
is that which recognizes San Antonio
as its logical center, particularly that
portion directly south of San Antonio,
| with the Gulf of Mexico bordering on
| the southeast and the Rio Grande bor-
| dering on the south and west
Within the last four or five years,
| In the territory named, special atten-
| ton has been given to growing vege-
| tables, they maturing at a time when
they secure the maximum prices on
| Northern markets, which markets they
virtually invade without a competitor.
The profit in growing vegetables in
this territory will be seen by an exam
| ination of the following figures, Sc
cured from reliable sources, showing
Net Earnings Per Acre:
''Watermelons from $500 to 5000 90.
"Cantaloupes from $4,000 to $500.
Cabbage from $125.00 to $225.OO.
"Caulifiower from $500 to $225.OO.
Beans and Peas from $4,000 to
$125.OO
Tomatoes from $125.0O to $4,000.
Potatoes from $4,000 to $4,000.
Onions from $4,000 to $4,000.
"Tabasco Peppers from $4,000 to
$4,000 per acre.
The Chicago Record Herald pub
fishing the following individual expert
ences in South Texas:
Men who came here with $500 and
$500 few years ago are now inde
pendently rich.
"a young man who came to this
Mans Precious Rib.
A young lady having asked sur