The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-06-11

PleaSantOA ttne county seat OF Atlas
cosa County,, and extending through
Atascosa and a part Of McMullen
Counties, to within II miles Of my
60,000-aeTe Live Oak County Ranch,
which in four months last year, sold
10 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, 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 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 il does not rain
enough.
Its close proximity to San Antonio,
thu 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, eucircled by els-
vations suitable for homes; 80 per
cent fine farming land, balance pas
ture land.
Forestry.
Ash. Elm, Gum, blackberry, Live
Oak. Mesquite. Pecan, abundant FOX
shade, fencing and wood.
Soil.
About GO per cent. rich, dark, sandy
loan, 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
m0derates extremes OF heat and cold,
producing warm winters and cool sum
mers Average temperature about 6z
degrees.
From the Government record, II Is
safe to assume that the rainfall on this
property has been fully IS 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 IL feet apart. Also a
number or fine shallow wells.
Also a 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 II the ideal place for
the Marketing Gardener who desires
TO raise from two 20 three crops Of
marketable produce on the same
ground every year.
Farming and Truck Farming.
Seasons never end.
This land IL adapted to profitable
culture OF Beans, Cabbage. Celery
Cucumbers. Lettuce, Tomatoes, Beets
Carrots. Onions, RadIsh, Squash
Strawberries, Caulihower, Okra, Oys
ter Plant, Peas. Rasberries. Turnips
Apricots, Cantaloupes, Grapes, Irisf
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 G3 OF the book entitled Beau
tifnl San Antonio" officially issued b.
the Business Mems Club Of San An
tonic, dated May, 1906, says:
1T is readily conceded by all thosI
who know anything about Texas tina
the most prolific agricultural section
Is that which recognizes San Antonio
as its logical center, particularly tha
portion directly south Of San Antonio
with the Gulf OF Mexico bordering OF
the southeast and the. Rio Grande Dor
iering on the south and west
within the last four or five years
IN the territory named, special atten
tlon has been given to growing vege
tables, they maturing at time whel
they secure the maximum prices ol
Northern markets. which markets the
virtually invade without competitor
The profit In growing vegetables II
this territory will be seen by an exam
lnation Of the following figures st
cured from reliable sources, showinl
Net Earnings Per Acre:
''Watermelons from $500 to $20O.0(
"Cantaioures from $4,000 to $500.
"Cabhage from s12b.0O to $225.0O.
eCanlifiower from $500 to s22b.0t
'Beans and Peas from $4,000 t
s125.OO,
Tomatoes fFom sl25O0 to $4,000.
"Potatoes from 10000 to $4,000.
"Onions from $4,000 to $4,000.
"Tabasc0 Peppers from $5OO.00
$4,000 per acre.
"The Chicago Record-Herald pul
fishing the following individual exper
euces In South Texas:
Men who came here with $500 a.
5000 few years ago are now ind
pendently rich
"a young man who camc to n