The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-18
President Roosevelt said:
TEXAS is THE GARDEN SPOT OF
THE LORD.r


Truck Farming land in 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 within IL
miles of my 60,000-aore 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. l will donate
ana turn over to three bonded Trus-
tees s250,0c0 from the proceeds of
the sale OF this property to the pur
chasers. as bonus to the first rail-
read built through this property on
the line which | shall designate
This property is located on that
middle plain between East Texas,
wscrc It rains too much. and the arid
section of West Texas, where it does
not rain enough
It's close proximity TO San Antonio.
the largest city in the State, with
a 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, enclgcled by ele-
vations suitable for homes; 80 per
cent fine farming land, balance pas
ture 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
farmers, and each with soil averaging
from to 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
ana cool summers. Average temper
ature about 62 degrees.
Rainfall.
From the Government record, ii 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 fenced and cross
fenced in many large and small pas
lures, with four barDod wires. with
posts about ~ feet apart Also a
number of fine shallow wells.
Also, a 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
1 ing streams, make IT the ideal place
! for the Marketing Gardener who de-
sires TO raise from two 10 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 Be>ns, Cabbage, Celery.
Cuoumbers. Leth~e, Tomatoes, Beets.
| Carrots, Onions. Radish. Squash
Strawberries, Cauliflower Okra, Oys-
ter Plant, Peas, Raspberries, Turnips.
| Apricuts. Catalogues, Grapes, Irish
Potatoes, Olives, Sweet Potatoes. Ba-
nanas, Dates, English Walnuts, Figs,
Melons, Peanuts, Barley, Blackberries,
Broom Corn, Lemons, Plums. Tobac-
D
Pecans, Corn, Cotton, Oats, Wheat
Apples. Pears
Page 63 of the book entitled Beau.
tiful san Antonio officially issued
by the Business Mems Club Of San
Antonio, dated Nay. 1906, says:
SIT is readily conceded by all those
who know anything about Texas that
the most prolific agricultural section
is that which recognizes San Antonio
as its logical center, particularly that
portion directly south of San An
tonic. with the Gulf of Mexico border
Ing on the southeast and the Rio
Grande bordering on the south and
T@ast
within the last four OF five years
in the territory named, special at
tention has been given TO growing
vegetables, they maturing AT time
when they secure the maximum prices
on Northern markets, which markets
they virtually invade without a com.
petltor. The profit In growing yege
tables in this territory will be seer
by an examination of the following
figures, secured from reliable sources
showing
Net Earnings Per Acre.
''Watermelons from SIS 20 5000.
, "Cantaloupes from $1,000 to s. q"
Cabbage from Sl25.00 10 S225.00
"Cauliflower from $500 TO 100000
Beans and Peas from $4,000 e
: s125.00.
2 Tomatoes from sl25.0o TO $4,000
c. Z. SIMMONS. 2l5 Alan
2 $1,000 Reward will be ?