Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-06-27

mCntlDR dDOuI 90 IUlIeb bDutU OI Dan
Antonio and about two miles south of
P~leasanton (the county seat OF Atlas.
oosa County,, and extending through
Atascosa and part OF McMullen
Counties, to within II miles Of my
CO. O0.acre Live Oak County Ranch,
which ! in four monthG last year, sold
TO 1000 Home Seekers, on liberal
terms, without interest on deferred
payments, which gives the poor man,
from his savings, a chance to secure
a good farm and town lot for his home
In town. ] will donate and turn over
to three bonded Trustees, $3.50, 900
from the proceeds OF the sale OF this
property to the purchasers, as a bonus
10 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
II rains too much. and the arid section
of West Texas, where 1t does not rain
enough.
Its close proximity to San Antonio,
the largest city in the State. with a
claimed population of Over 100, 900, en-
hances It's value az a market for Agri.
cultural and Truck farm products far
U'yOU IH' value VI bltlllIdI lduu uOI
80 favOrably located.
Topography.
Level to slightly rolling. Large,
broad, rich valleys, encircled by ele-
v~ations suitable for homes: 80 per
cent. fine farming land, balance pas.
turc 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, balance chocolate or red sandy
loan, usually preferred by local farm
Crs, and each with soil averaging from
2 TO 4 feet deep, with clay subsoil.
which holds water.
Climate.
Mild, baimy, healthy. practically
free from malaria, few frOstS, no snow,
no hard freezes; continuous sea breeze
modcrutcs Extremes OF heat and cold,
producing warm winters and cool sum.
mcrs. Average temperature about 81
degrees.
Rainfall.
From the Government record. IL Is
safe TO assume that the rainfall on this
property has been fully IS inches per
year, which Is more than some OF tho
old States have had. and IL 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 OF 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 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
Cucumbers, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Beets
Carrots, Onions. Radish, Squash
Strawberries, Caulinower. Okra. Oys
ter Plant. Peas. Rasberries, Turnips
Apricots, Catalogues, Grapes, Irish
Potatoes. Olives. Sweet Potatoes, ia
nanas, Dates, English WalnutG, Figs
Melons, Peanuts, Barley, B~lackberries
Broom Corn, Lemons, Plums, Tobac
co. Alfalfa. Rye. Oranges. Peaches
Pecans. Corn. Cotton, Oats. Wheat
hnnInH BllfA