Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1907-06-27

O0tVVO oOiCo Jump ADCO OAO VI Az
finest bodies Of Agricultural and Truck
Farming land in the entire state, com
mencing about 36 miles south of San
Antonio and about two miles south OF
Pleasanton (the county seat of Atlas
cosa County,, and extending through
Atascosa and a part of McMullen
Counties, to within II miles of my
0 ,000-acre 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, a chance to secure
a good farm and town lot for his home
in town. I will donate and turn oveI
to three bonded Trustees, $250,00
from the proceeds Of the sale of this
property to the purchasers, as a bonus
to the first railroad built through this
property on the line which / shall
designate.
This property is located on that mid
die plain between East Texas, where
1t 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 a
claimed population of over 100,0 00, en-
hances its value as a market for Agri
cultural and Truck farm products far
beyond the value of similar land moi
SO ~favorably located.
Topography.
Level to slightly rolling. Large
broad, rich valleys, enciHcled 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 fol-
shade, fencing and wood.
Soil.
About 60 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 4 feet deep, with clay subsoil
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 and cool sum
mers. Average temperature about G.
degrees.
Rainfall.
From the Government record, it |:
safe to assume that the rainfall on thit
property has been fully 35 inches pei
year, which is more than some of thu
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, will
| posts about IL feet apart. Also j.;
number of fine shallow wells.
Also a number of fine Lakes anc
Tanks.
Also, a number of fine flowing Arte
sian Wells, whose crystal streams flov
for miles and miles down those creeks
whose broad, rich valleys, irrisabl,
| lTUlu LuOo0 CONTINUOUSLY llOWlni
streams, make 1t the ideal place TO
the Marketing Gardener who desire
to raise from two to three crops o
marketable produce OF the sam,
ground every year.
Farming and Truck Farming.
Seasons never end.
This land is adapted to p~roitabl,
culture of Beans, Cabbage, Celery
Cucumbers, Lettuce, Tomatoes, Beets
Carrots, Onions, Radish, Squash
Strawberries, Caulifiower, Okra, Oys
ter Plant, Peas, Rasberries, Turnips
Apricots, Catalogues, Grapes, Iris
Potatoes, Olives, Sweet Potatoes, Ba
nanas, Dates, English Walnuts, Figs
Melons, Peanuts, Barley, B~lackberries
Broom Corn, Lemons, Plums, Tobat
co, Alfalfa, Rye, Oranges, Peaches
Pecans, Corn, Cotton, Oats, Wheal
Apples, Pears.
Page SO of the book entitled "Beat
tiful San Antonio" officially issued b
the Business Mems Club of San Al
tonic, dated May, 1906, says:
1T is readily conceded by all thos
who know anything about Texas tina
the most prolific agricultural sectio
is that which recognizes San Antoni
as it's logical center, particularly tina
portion directly south of San Antonio
with the Gulf of Mexico bordering o
the southeast and the Rio Grande boz
dering on the south and west,
within the last four or five years
In the territory named, special after
tion has been given to growing vegt
tables, they maturing at a time whe
they secure the maximum prices o
Northern markets, which markets the
virtually invade without a competitor
The profit in growing vegetables
this territory will be seen by an kan
~ination Of the following figures, 81
cured from reliable sources, shown
Net Earnings Per Acre:
"Watermelons from $500 to $4,000
"C%antaloupes from $4,000 to $500,
cabbage from $125.00 to $225.00.
"Cauliflower from $500 to $225.0'
"Beans and Peas from 100000 I
$125.00.
tomatoes from S125.00 to $4,000
POTATOES from $4,000 to $4,000.
"onions from $4,000 to $SOO.co.
"Tabasco Peppers from $4,000 |
100000 per acre.
1.-THE Chicago Record-Herald pu
fishing the following individual expei
ences in South Texas:
MEN who came here with $500 ar
5000 a few years ago are now ind
pendently rich.
IA young mar who came to tn
Tom Reeds Birthplace.
The birthplace Of the late Speak
| nr1a r,Ltoh "a about ~ ha +rx.. dONy