The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-03-29
President Roosevelt said
~TExAs Is THE GARDEN SPOT OF
The LORon

AHNtSblSdllOH VIII SNOW lndJ This
$4,000 acres comprises one OF the
Finest bodies of Agricultural and
Truck Farming land in the entire
state. commencing about Sc miles
south of San Antonio, and about two
miles south of Pleasanton (the county
seat of Atascosa County,, and ex-
tending through Atascosa and a part
Of McMullen Counties, to within II
miles of my 060000-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
70 secure good Farm and Town lot
for his home In town. | will donate
and turn over to three bonded Trus-
tees $25O,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 | shall designate.
This property is located on that
middle plain between East Texas,
where 1t rains too much, and the arid
section Of West Texas, where it does
not rain enough.
Its close proximity to San Antonio,
the largest city In the State, with
n 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
fnre land.
Forestry.
Ash, Elm, Gum, blackberry, Live
Oak, Mesquite, Pecan, abundant for !
shade, fencing and wood.
1. sszaass4sssHn Soil.
About so per cent rich. dark, sandy
ioam, balance chocolate or red sandy /
foam, usually preferred by local
farmers, and each with soil averaging I
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
Rture about 81 degrees.
q Rainfall.
From the Government record it 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
lures, with four barDed wires, with
posts about IL feet apart Also
number OF fine shallow wells.
Also, 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 1t the ideal place
TOR the Marketing Gardener who de-
siras 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.
CucumDsrs, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Beets, /
Carrots. @ Onions. Radish, Squash,
Cauliflower, Okra, Oys-
Ter Plant, Peas, Raspberries, Turnips,
Apricots, Cantaloupes, Grapes. Irish
Potatoes, Olives. Sweet Potatoes, Ba-
aanas. Dates, English Walnuts, Figs, !
Melons, Peanuts, Barley, Blackberries,
Broom Corn, Lemons, Plums, Tobac-
20, Alfalfa, Rye, Oranges, Peaches, !
pecans, Corn, Cotton, Oats, Wheat |
Apples, Pears.
Page 63 of the book entitled Beau |
.iful san Antonio officially issued
by the Business Mems Club of San /
Antonio, dated May. 1906. says:
1T Is readily conceded by all those I
Who know anything about Texas that
he most prolific agricultural section |
j that which recognizes San Antonio
e its logical center. particularly that
portion directly south OF San An
Dnio, with the Gulf Of Mexico border c
Tx Oh tn0 SQuttkS0nt un0 tAAE III N
arande bordering on the south and
vest q g
Within the last four or five years,
d the territory named, special at
ention has been given to growing I
they maturing at time
Vhen they secure the maximum prices Y
d Northern markets, which markets i
hey virtually invade without COM /
etitor. The profit In growing vege-
aD1es Ia this territory Will be seen p
y an examination Of the following
cures, secured from reliable sources. Il
howing
Net Earnings Per Acre. a
'Watermelons from SIS to 5000. q
"Cantaloupes from $4,000 to $500.
Cabbage from $4,000 to $225.00. p
"Cauliflower from $500 to $4,000,
Beans and Peas from $4,000 to a
1880. II
tomatoes from sl25.Oo to $4,000. Il
$1,000 Reward will be pais
ny statement in this advertis
c. r. SIMMONS. 2l5 Alamo
Union City Insurance. and Real Is