The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1907-05-24


mencing about 36 miles south Of San
Antonio and about two miles south of
Pleasanton { lie county seat of Atlas.
cosa County,, and extending through
Atascosa and a part McMullen
Counties, to within II miles of my
60,000acre Live Oak County Ranch,
which / 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. chance to secure
good farm and town lot for his home
in town. / will donate and turn over
to three bonded Trustees, $3.50, 900
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 / 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 1t does not rain
enough.
It's close proximity to San Antonio,
the largest city in the State, with a
claimed population of over 100000 en-
hances it's 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; 90 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 60 per cent. rich, dark, sandy
loan, 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.
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 62
degrees.
Rainfall.
From the Government record, IL 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
..,,t 10, ,,y,tl l.
posts about IL feet apart. Also a
number of fine shallow wells.
Also a number of fine Lakes and
Tanks.
Also, 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