The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-01-21
REPORT
SENT ABROAD
Letter from Brownsville Minister
to Mississippi Paper.
Writes Of Wonderful Produetivenes Of thi'
Sell, and Advises these Who DesisH
Moving to Come to the Land
Of Sunshine.

A copy of the Bonneville, Miss,
Banner of last week has been hand
ed THE HERALD which contains
an interesting communication from
Rev. DR.. L. R. Burress, pastor q
the First Baptist Church OF
Brownsville in which he sets forth
in glowing terms some of the many
attractions of the Brownsville coun-
try, for the benefit of his old
friends in Mississippi, from which
state DIR. Burress came to Texas.
As testimony coming from such a
disinterested and impartial source,
may be more convincing to many
readers than from any other source;
THE HERALD copies the following
from DIR. Burress' letter:
would be delighted to go up
and down through Prentiss county
greeting old friends, but distance
for ids. l am far away in this
southwestern country. Truly, this
is the land of sunshine and flowers,
and fruitage will follow.
The truckers" are busy now
marketing snap beans, tomatoes,
lettuce, radishes and roasting ears,
with fine prospect for celery, cab
bage, caullfower and onions.
These and a few others are staple,
while many other varieties are IN
the experimental state.
A moderate yield of cabbage per
acre is $4,000 pounds. and usually
sells for one dollar to one dollar
and half per crate, f. o. b. Cab
bage is not the most profitable
crop, but is regarded as salable
therefore sure. Some other crops
yield more than $500 net per acre,
and one bale OF cotton additional.
The land is generally very fertile,
where irrigation is had.
There has been sufficient rain
this winter to keep the land in a
fairly good blowing state.
If any of the good citizens of
Prentiss design moving. insist on
their coming to Southwestern
Texas, and the sooner the better,
as land is advancing rapidly in
price. A FIVE or ten acre tract is
sufficient for the average family.
with irrigation.
Several Californians have settled
in the Brownsville region. and they
express a decided preference for
this section to California. Richer
soil, more genial climate, better
seasons, and nearer the American
markets. This is undoubtedly the
poor mans country now, but lands
may go beyond his reach within a
short time. This is easily demon
strated. Land can be rented for
one half the crop, tenant furnish
ing only labor; one fifth where only
land is furnished, or if cotton and
corn are preferred to vegetable
crop, land can be had on the usual
ter ms of one-third and one fourth,
or standing rent.
There is but small percentage
of the land cleared, but plenty of
Mexican labor to be had at from
ten to fifteen dollars per acre. That
means all growth taken out by the
roots. The cordwood, fence posts
and crossties frequently more than
pay for The clearing. Any farm
should be more than self-sustain-
ing after three or four months,
buildings and common improve
ments excepted.
A farmer can safely count on
800 days for outdoor work in the
year and have fifty two Sundays
for church going. Church facilities
and school advantages are better
than in most of the state, on &C
count of good roads and fair
weather. More anon