The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-07-11


$4,000 acres comprises one OF the
finest bodies of Agricultural and Truck
Farming land in the entire state. com
mercing about SO miles south OF San
Antonio and about two miles south Of
Pleasanton tthe county seat of Atlas.
cosa County,. and extending through
Atascosa and a part OF McMullen
Counties, TO within IL miles OF my
90. 600 acre Live Oak County Ranch.
which ! In four months last year, sold
20 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. will donate and turn over
70 three bonded Trustees. $250000
from the proceeds OF the sale of this
property to the purchasers, as bonus
90 the first railroad built through this
property on the line which l shall
designate.
This property is located on that mid
die plain between East Texas, where
Il rains too much. and the arid section
of West Texas, where it does not rain
enough.
Its close proximity to San Antonio.
che 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
eeyond the value OF similar land not
90 fsvorably located.
Topography.
Lsvel to slightly rolling. Large,
broad, rich valleys, encircled by ele-
vations suitable for homes: 30 per
fna farpafn0 land halanna
turs land.
Ash, Elm, Gum, blackberry, Live
OAK, Mesquite. Pecan, abundant for
shade, fencing and wood.
Soil.
About go per cent. rich, dark, sandy
1oAm, balance chocolate or red sandy
loan. usually preferred by local farm
ers, and each with soil averaging from
TO feet deep. with clay subsoil
which holds water.
Climate.
Mid, balmy, healthy practically
tree from malaria. few frosts. no snow.
no hard freezes; continuous sea breeze
moderates extremes of heat and cold.
producing warm winters and cool sum-
0srs. Average temperature about So
degrees.
Rainfall.
From ths Government record. II is
e&fs TO as9uf 2 that fhe rainfall on this
pfoperty hasf-~en fully 35 inches per
year, which is more than some of the
cid States have had, and is plentiful
for ordinary crops properly cultivated
and fer 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 12 feet apart. Also a
number of fine shallow wells.
Also number of fine Lakes and
Tanks.
Also. a number OF flce flowing Arte
sian Wells, whose crystal streams flow
for miles and miles down those creeks
whose broad, rich valleys. irrigabl,
from those continuously flowinl
streams. make II the ideal place fol
che Marketing Gardener who desires
70 raise from two TO three crops o
marketable prodrae on the same
ground every year.
Farming and Truck Farming.
Seasons never end
This land is adapted to profitabl,
culture of Beans, Cabbage, Celery
Cuoumbers, Lettuce, Tomatoes. Beets
Carrots, Onions, Radish, Squash
Strawberries. Caulhower Okra. Oys
ter Plant, Peas, Rasberries, Turnips
Apricots Cantaloupes. Grapes, lrisl
Potatoes, Olives, Sweet Potatoes, Ba
uanas. Dates, English Walnuts. Figs
Melons, Peanuts, Barley, Blackberries
Broom Corn, Lemons, Plums, TobaC
90, Alfalfa. Rye. Oranges. Peaches
Pscans. Corn. Cotton. Oats, Wheat
Apples, Pears.
Page 63 of the book entitled "BeaU
siful San Antonio" officially issued b
che Business Mems Club of San Al
tonic, dated May, 1906. says:
1T Ia readily conceded by all thos
who know anything about Texas tina
the most prolific agricultural sectio
ts that which recognizes San Antoni
a. its logical center, particularly tha
portion directly south of San Antonio
with the Gulf OF Mexico bordering o
che southeast and the Rio Grande boz
dering on the south and west
within the last four or five year!
In the territory named, special after
tion has been given TO growing veg'
tables, they maturing at a time whe
they secure the maximum prices o
Northern markets, which markets the
virtually invade without a competito
The profit in growing vegetables 1
this territory will be seen by an exam
tnation OF the following figures, S,
cured from reliable sources, shown
Net Earnings Per Acre:
"Watermelons from $500 TO $4,000
"Cantaloupes from $4,000 to $500
cabbage from s125.00 to s22500.
"Caulifiower from $500 to $3.50
Beans and Peas from $4,000
a1ib00.
Tomatoes from S125.00 to $4,000
Potatoes from $4,000 to $4,000.
-Onions from $4,000 to $4,000.
''Tabasco Peppers from s5000o
100000 per acre.
"The Chicago Record-Herald pu
ilshing the following individual expel