The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1907-08-16
President Roosevelt s8ids
TEXAS Is THE GARDEN SPOT or THE
LORD"

President Roosevelt saids
TEXAS Is THE GARDEN SPOT or THE
LORD"
Investigation will show that thi~ s5 0ooacres
comprises one Of the finest bodies of AEricultur-
al and Truck Farming land i'm the entire state
commencing about SO miles south of sam AM
tnnia, and about two miles south oft pleasanton
.the county seat of Ataseosa couuty t, and eN-
tending through Ata-cosa and part of McAlul-
len counties to within 1- mile. of my so o00-acre
Live OakCounty Ranch, which ] in four months
last year sold TO 10000 Home Seekers on liberal
terms without interest ON deferred payments.
which gives the poor man. from hi- savings ga
chance TO secure good Farm aud Town Iot for
his home in town. VIII donate and turn over
to three bonded Trustees s25dooo from the pro-
ceeds of the sale of this property to the purcha~
ers. as a bonus To the first railway built through
this property on the line which shall designate
This property is located ON that middle ulaiu
between East Texas whore 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. with a claimed population oft
over 100 900. enhances it's value a~ market for
Agricultural and Truck farm products far be
yond the value of similar land not so favoubiy
located.
TYPOGRAPHY
Level 10 slightly rolling. Large. broad, rich
valleys encircIed by elevations suitable for
homes 80 per cent fine farming land balance
pasture land.
FORESTRY.
+ Ash Elm Cum blackberry. Live Oak. Mes
quite Pecan. abundant shade, fencing and wood
SOIL.
/ About so per cent rich. dark. sandy loan. bal
/ snce chockolate or red red sandy loan. usually
preferred by local FARMERS. and each with soil
averaging from two 10 four feet deep with clay
subsor which holds water.
CLIMATE.
Mild baImy. healthy practically free from
malaria. few frosts. ne SHOWS. no hard freezes. ..
continuous sea breeze moderltes extremes of
heat and cold. producing warm winters and cool
summers Average temperature about 81 de-
gress.
RAINFALL.
I From the Government record. 1T -is safe 70 as-
sume that the rainfall on this property has been
fully 85 incees 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 m
many large and small pastures with four barbed
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
crystal streams iow for miles and miles down
those creeks whose broad. 1ieh valleys rriEabi ie
/ from these continuously flowing streams. make
I il the ideal place for the Marketing barinerer
/ who desires TO raise from two to three crops oi
marketable produce on the same ground egery
year
FARMING AND TRUCK FARMING.
Seasons never end.
This land is adapted 10 profitable culture o'
Beans Cabbage celery Cucumbers. Lettuce
/ Tomatoes Beets Carrots Onions Raddi-h
Squash. Strawberries. CauHiowcr Okra. oyster
Plant Peas Baspberries. Tumips Apricats
/ Cautal0upes Grapes, Irish Poatoes Olives
sweet Potatoes. Bananas. Dates English Wal
7 nuts Figs Melons. Peanuts Barley Blackber
+ ries Broom Corn Lemons. Plums. Tobacco
Alfalfa. Rye. Oranges Peaches. Pecans. Corn
. cotton. oats. Wheat. Apples. Pears.
Page % OF the book entitled Beautiful san
/ Antonio" officially issued by the Busines.
( Mems Club Of san Antonio. dated May 1906
says
IN is readily conceded by all those who know
anything about Texas that the most prolific
/ agricultural section Is that which recognize
san Antonio as It's logical center particularly
that portion directly South of san Antonio. via
the Gulf Of Mexico bordering on The southeast
and tn Rio Grand bordering ora the south and
westl
within the last four or FIVE years. in the ter
ritorv named special attention has been giver
TO growing vegetables. they maturing az a tiIu'
when they secure tine maximum prices Gi
Northern markets. which markets they virtuail5
invade without a competitor The profit ir
growing vegetables in this territory ~il DE seer
by an examination Of the following figures. se
cured from reliable sources showing
NET EARNINGS PER ACRE.
'sWatermelous from SIS to 10000.
"Csntaloupes from 5000 to $500.