The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-03-16
President Roosevelt said.
"TEXAs is THE GARDEN SPOT OF
THE LORD"

President Roosevelt said:
TEXAS is THE GARDEN SPOT OF |
THE LORD
Investigation will show that this !
$4,000 acres comprises one Of the
finest bodies OF Agricultural and
Truck Farming land in the entire
state commencing about 36 miles
south of San Antonio. and about two
miles south OF PlCasanton (the county
seat of Atascosa County,, and eX-
tending through Atascosa and a part
OF McMullen Counties, to within n
miles Of my 60,000acre Live Oak
County Ranch, which | in four months
last year sold TO 1000 Homo Seekers,
on liberal terms, without interest on
deferred payments, which gives the
poor man, from his savings. chance
to secure good Farm and Towr lot
for his home in town. l will donate
and turn over 70 three bonded Trus.
tees S250,000 from the proceeds of
the sale of this property to the pur-
chasers, as a bonus to the first rail.
road built through this property on
the line which l shall designate.
This property is located on that
middle plain between East Texas,
where It rains too much, and the arid
section Of West Texas, where 1t does
not rain enough.
Its close proximity to San Antonio,
the largest city in the State, with
claimed population of over 100000,
enhances its value as a market for
Agricultural and Truck farm products
far beyond the value of similar land
not so favorably located.
Typography.
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 co per cent rich, dark, sandy
loan, balance chocolate or red sandy
loan, usually preferred by local
farmers, and each with soil averaging
from to 4 feet deep, with clay sub.
soil. 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 summers. Average temper
ature about 62 degrees.
Rainfall.
From the Government record, II Is
safe to assume that the rainfall on
this property has been fully 80 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 barDed wires, with
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
Artesian Wells, whose crystal streams
flow for miles and miles down those
creeks, whose broad rich valleys, ir-
rigable from these continuously flow
ing streams, make it the ideal place
for the Marketing Gardener who de-
sires 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, Caulflower, Okra, Oys-
ter Plant, Peas, Raspberries, Turnlps,
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
by the Business Mems Club of San
Antonio, dated May, 1906, says:
1T 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 An
tonic, with the Gulf of Mexico border
ing on the southeast and the Rio
Grande bordering on the south and
west
Within the last four or five years,
in the territory named, special at
tentlon has been given to growing
vegetables, they maturing at a time
when they secure the maximum prices
on Northern markets, which markets
they virtually invade without a COM
petitor. The profit in growing vege-
tables in this territory will be seen
by an examination of the following
figures, secured from reliable sources,
showing
Net Earnings Per Acre.
"Watermelons from SIS to 5000.
"Cantaloupes from $4,000 TO $500.
Cabbage from s12500 to $225.00
"Cauliflower from $500 to $4,000.
Beans and Peas from 10000 TO
ti25.00. o
Tomatoes from Sl25.OO to $4,000.
e + SIMMONS Die Alan