The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-06-21

$4,000 acres comprises one OF the
finest bodies OF Agricultural and Truck
| Farming land In the entire state, com.
mencing about 36 miles south OF San
Antonio and about two miles south Of
PleasantOn ttbe county seat OF Atlas.
cosa County,. and extending through
Atascosa and part Of McMullen
Counties, TO within II miles OF my
60.000.acre 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 10 secure
a good farm and town lot for his home
in town ! will donate and turn over
to three bonded Trustees $3.50. 600
from the proceeds OF the sale Of this
property to the purchasers. as a bonus
to 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, whore
It 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 n
claimed population of over 100 600, en-
hances it's value as n market for Agri-
cultural and Tuck farm products far
| beyond the value Of similar land not
so layoraby located.
Topography.
Level to slightly rolling Largo,
| broad, rich valleys. cncirClcd by ele.
yationF 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 60 per cent. rich. dark. sandy
| loan, balahce 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
| mOderatcs extremes OF heat and cold,
| producing warm winters and cool sum
mcrs, Average temperature about G2
| degrees.
Rainfall.
! From the Government record II Is
| safe to assume that the rainfall on this
! property has been fully IS inches per
year which IL 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 70 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, irrlgable
| from those continuously flowing
streams, make II the ideal place for
| the Marketing Gardener who desires
to raise from two to three crops of
| marketable produce on the same
| blpuHu every year.
Farming and Truck Farming.
Seasons never end
This land is adapted to profitable
culture Of Beans. Cabbage. Celery,
| CuCumbers, Lettuce. Tomatoes. BGcts,
! Carrots, Onions. Radish, Squash.
| Strawberries. Caulinowcr Okra. Oys.
ter Plant, Peas, Rasberrics, Turnips,
| Apricots, Catalogues. Grapes Irish
| Potatoes, Olives. Sweet Potatoes. Ba-
nanas, Dates, English Walnuts. Figs,
| Melons, Peanuts, Barley, BlaCkberries,
| Broom Corn, Lemons, Plums. Tohac-
co, Alfalfa. Rye, Oranges, Peaches,
Pecans, Corn, Cotton, Oats Wheat,
Apples, Pears.
Page 63 Of the book entitled Beau.
tilul San Antonio, officially issued by
the Business Mems Club Of San An.
tonic, 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 It's logical center. particularly that
portion directly south of San Antonio,
with the Gulf of Mexico bordering on
the southeast and the Rio Grande Dor
dering on the south and west
within the last four or 1--WE 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 competitor.
The profit in growing vegetables in
this territory will be seen by an exam.
nation of the following figures, sc.
cured from reliable sources, showing
Net Earnings Per Acre:
"Watermelons from $1,000 to 100000.
"Cantaloupes from $4,000 to $500.
Cabbage from Sl2500 to s225.00.
"Cauilower from $500 to $4,000.
Deans and Peas from 10000 to
Si2500.
Tomatoes FROM s125.00 to 100000.
Potatoes from $4,000 to $4,000.
Onions from $4,000 to $4,000.
"Tabasco Peppers from $4,000 to
100000 per acre.
"The Chicago Record-Herald pub.
fishing the following individual expert
ences In South Texas: