Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1907-07-04

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Antonio and about two miles south OF
Pleasanton (the county seat OF Alas
cosa County,, and extending through
Atascosa and part OF McMullen
Counties, TO within II miles OF my
60.O00-acre Live Oak County Ranch.
which In four months last year, sold
% 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
20 three bonded Trustees. $3.50. 900
from the proceeds OF the sale of this
property to the purchasers, as bonus
20 the FIRST railroad built through this
property on the line which l shall
designate.
This property IL located on that mid.
die plain between East Texas, where
Il rains too much. and the arid section
OF West Texas, where 1t does not rain
enough.
It's close proximity to San Antonio.
the largest city in the State. with n
claimed population OF over 1901 900. en-
hRnces its value as a market for Agri-
cultural and Truck farm products far
beyond the value OF similar land not
90 favorably located.
Topography.
Level 20 slightly rolling Large,
broad. rich valleys. encircled by ele-
yatlons suitable for homes: 30 per
cent. fine farming land, balance pas
suro land.
Ash. Elm. Gum, blackberry. Live
Oak. Mesquite. Pecan, abundant for
shade, fencing and wood.
Soil.
About co per cent. rich, dark. sandy
loan, balance chocolate or red sandy
loan. usually preferred by local farm.
ers. and each with soil averaging from
2 TO feet deep. with clay subsoil.
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 sum-
mers. Average temperature about GO
degrees.
From the Government record. Il 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 barbed wires, with
posts about ~ feet apart Also a
- aA
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 Il the ideal place for
the Marketing Gardener who desires
60 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,
Cuenmbers. Lettuce, Tomatoes. Beets
Carrots, Onions. Radlsh, Squash
Strawberries, CaulifiOwer. Okra, Oys
ter Plant Peas. Rasberries. Turnips
Aprlcots. Cantaloupss, Grapes. Irish
Potatoes. Olives. Sweet Potatoes. Ba
nRnas. Dates, English Walnuts. Figs
Melons. Peanuts. Barley, Blackberries
Broom Corn, Lemons, Plums. Tobac
co, Alfalfa, Rye, Oranges, Peaches
Pecana. Corn. Cotton, Oats. Wheat
Apples. Pears.
Page SO Of the book entitled Beau
fiful San Antonio" officially issued BY
the Business Mems Club of San An
tonic, dated. May, 1906. says:
1T Is readily conceded by all those
who know anything about Texas tha
the most prolific agricultural sector
II that which recognizes San Antonio
as it's logical center. particularly tina
portion directly south Of San Antonio
with the Gulf Of Mexico bordering OIL
the southeast and the Rio Grande Dor
dering on the south and west
within the last four or Ave years
Ia the territory named, special atten
6ion has been given to growing yege
tables, they maturing az a time whei
they secure the maximum prices OF
Northern markets, which markets the!
virtually Invade without competitor
The profit In growing vegetables II
this territory VIII be seen by an exam
nation Of the following figures. Sc
eured from reliable sources. showing
Net Earnings Per Aers:
"WatermelonB from $500 70 10000
~Cnntaloupes from $1,000 to $500.
~cabbage from $4,000 10 $4,000.
-Caulihower from $500 TO e2z5.0G
Beans and Peas from $4,000 b
fle6o0.
Tomatoes from $4,000 20 $4,000.
Potatoes from $1,000 20 $4,000.
''Onions from $4,000 TO $4,000.
s'Tabaaco Peppers from $4,000 I
eeD8o0 per acte.
aThe Chicago RocordsFferaId pul
aishing the following individual exper
eares n 1onth Texas;
rNen vino came here with $500 an
500 few years ago are NOW lad
ptndeasly fich.
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