The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-04-22
President Roosevelt said:
"TExAs is THE GARDEN SPOT OF
THE LORD

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THE LORD
Investigation will show that this
$4,000 acres comprises one OF the
finest bodies of Agricultural and
Truck Farming land I'm the entire
state, commencing about SO miles
south OF San Antonio, and about two
miles south OF Pleasanton (the county
seat of Atascosa County,, and ex-
tending through AtascOsa and part
Of McMullen Counties, to wit.-'e IL
miles of my 60.000-acre Live Oak
County Ranch, which IN four months
last year sold to 1000 Home Seekers,
on llberal terms, without interest on
deferred payments, which gives the
poor man, from his savings, a chance
60 secure good Farm and Town lot
for his home in town. | VIII donate
aud turn over to 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 | 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 1t does
not rain enough.
Its close proximity 60 San Antonio,
the largest city In the State, with
claimed population of over 100000,
enhances It's value as market for
Agricultural aud Truck farm products
far beyond the value of similar land
not so fayorably located.
q Typography.
Level TO slightly rolling Large.
broad, rich valleys, encircled by ele-
vations suitable for homes; 30 per
cent fire farming land, balance pas
ture land.
Forestry.
Ash, Elm. Gum, blackberry, Live
Oak. Mesquite, Pecan, abundant for
shade, fencing and wood.
Soil.
About GO 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.
Mid, 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 81 degrees.
Rainfall
From the Government record, Il is
safe 10 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 fonced and cross
fenced In many large and small pas
tures, with four barbcd wires. with
posts about " feet apart Also a
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 aud miles down those
creeks, whose broad rich valleys, ir-
! .igable from these continuously flow
hg streams. make Il 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.
Cueumbers, Lettuce, Tomatoes, BeetB,
| Carrots, Onions, Radish, Squash,
/ Strawberries. Cauliflower, Okra, Oys-
ter Plant, Peas. Raspberries. Turnips,
Aprlcots, Cantaloupos. 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
tlfh san Antonio" officially issued
| by the Business Mems Club OF San
| Antonio, dated May, 1906, says:
SIT is readily conceded by all those
who krow anything about Texas that
the mijst prolific agricultural section
/ Is tha, which recognizes San Antonio
as IT'S logical center particularly thai
DoftbJn directly south on san An
tonic with the Gulf OF Mexico border
Ing on the southeast and the RiC
Grande bordering on the south and
west
i Within the last four or five years
IN the territory named, special az
tention has been given 10 grOwins
vegetables they maturing az a time
when they secure the maximum prices
On Northern markets, which Llarkets
they virtually invade without a com
petitor. The profit IN growing yese
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 S75 20 5000.
"Cantaloupes from $1,000 10 $500
Cabbage from Sl25.00 70 S225.00
"CaulifIower from $500 10 $4,000
Beans and Peas from $4,000 q
tl25.0o.
tomatoes from $4,000 to 100000