The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-03-14
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 Pleasanton (the county
seat of Atascosa County,, and ex-
tending through Atascosa and a part
of McMullen Counties, TO within II
miles OF my 60,000acre 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
to secure a good Farm and Town lot
| for his home in town. | will donate
| and 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
I middle plain between East Texas
where It 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, will
claimed population of over 100000
enhances its value as a market fol
. Agricultural and Truck farm product,
far beyond the value of similar lanC
not so favorably located.
Typography.
Level TO slightly rolling. Large
broad, rich valleys, encircled by ele
vations suitable for homes; so pc
cent fine farming land, balance pas
ture land.
Forestry.
Ash. Elm, Gum, blackberry, Liv,
Oak, Mesquite, Pecan. abundant TO
shade, fencing and wood.
Soil.
About GO per cent rich, dark, sand!
loan, balance chocolate or red sand.
loan, usually preferred by loca
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 Sc
breeze moderates extremes of hea
and cold, producing warm winter
and cool summers. Average temper
ature about 62 degrees.
Rainfall.
From the Government record, 1t /
/. safe to assume that the rainfall o
this property has been fully 80 inche
per year. which is more than som
of the old States have had, and
plentiful for ordinary crops properl
cultivated, and for Grass Growing.
Improvements and Water.
This property is fenced and eros
fenced in many large and small pa'
lures, with four barDed wires, wit
posts about - feet apart Also
number of fine shallow wells.
Also, number of fine Lakes an
Tanks.
: Also, a number of fine flown
Artesian Wells, whose crystal stream
flow for miles and miles down thos
creeks, whose broad rich valleys, ii
rigable from these continuously flow
ing streams, make it the ideal plaC
for the Marketing Gardener who d,
sires TO raise from two to thrC
crops of marketable produce on II
: same ground every year.
Farming and Truck Farming
Seasons never end.
This land Is adapted to profitabl
culture of Beans, Cabbage, Celer,
Cucumbers, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Beet
= Carrots, Onions, Radish, Squasl
Strawberries, Cauliflower, Okra, Oy
ter Plant, Peas, Raspberries, Turnip
| a1 nj
Potatoes, Olives, Sweet Potatoes, B
nanas, Dates, English Walnuts, Fig
Melons, Peanuts, Barley, Blackberrie
Broom Corn, Lemons, PlUms, Toba
co, Alfalfa, Rye, Oranges, Peache
Pecans, Corn, Cotton, Oats, Whei
Apples, Pears. O
Page 63 of the book entitled "Beat
tiful san Antonio" officially issue
by the Business Mems Club of Sa
Antonio, dated May, 1906, says:
1T is readily conceded by all thos
who know anything about Texas thu
the most prolific agricultural sectio
Is that which recognizes San Anton
as its logical center particularly thi
portion directly south of San A
tonic, with the Gulf of Mexico borde
ing on the southeast and the r
Grande bordering on the south an
west
Within the last four or five year
in the territory named, special a
tention has been given to GROWN
vegetables, they maturing at a tin
when they secure the maximum price
on Northern markets, which marke
they virtually invade without a cor
petitor The profit in growing veg
tables in this territory will be see
by an examination of the followir
figures, secured from reliable source
showing
Net Earnings Per Acre.
"Watermelons from S75 10 5000.
"Cantaloupes from $4,000 to S75C
Cabbage from $4,000 to s225C
"Cauliflower from $500 TO $1,000
| Beans and Peas from $4,000
S125.OO. 3
Tomatoes from Sl25OO TO $4,000
c. F. SIMMONS 7IS A.,
$1,000 Reward will be
any statement in this adve
c. F. SIMMONS. 2l5 AL