The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-01-22
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SEEKERS PARADISE
Is the Great Southwest Where
Land is Cheap and Soil Ex-
ceedingly Fertile.

After several visits to northeast.
ern Texas, and careful study OF eli
maze, soils, resources and conditions
Prof. L. n. Gray bias become so am
pressed win che oountry and dts fu-
tune that ne has ilhis TO say of Bowie
county whose natural resources nave
scarcely been touched and whose fer
tile soil, when tailed by the hand OF
The skilful farmer, can be made TO
yield untold weadeh.
Bowie county is situated en- the ex-
treme northeastern part OF Texas mas
a population of abouG $4,000 and
many thrlving towns, the largest OF
winch is Texarkana vita populs, son
of $4,000. Il a beautiful wood and
county studded with small prairies,
and bounded on tle norm by Red
river and on Che south by Sulphur
river. Tie surface is undulating just
enough 10 drain well. There are no
rocks, 70 hills and the public roads
are excellent, except in very Ielny
seasons. Much Of the interchangeable
timber nas been removed while there
still remains vast quandties of red
oak, WHITE oak burr ok, water oak,
post oak, and some sweet gum, black
gum asa, a.cko.y end pine.
There are Two kinds of soil tire
deep red sandy lcam and the dark
gray ard black loan w1dn a clay sub
soil These soils are fertile and yied
per acre, a MALI 70 oaee-half bales
Of cotton, 80 10 40 ara so bushels Of
corn, $50 10 200 bushels sweet Do
taloes, 200 20 300 bushels Irish po-
tatoes. Among otner crops wlsch rave
been vegy proii,ably grown gre COW
peas, goOber peas, afalla, all kinds
of vegetables. small fruits, pears, !
pec es, and tie Ike. In fact, north |
eastern Texas Is the nome Of e.
Alberta peach, and the big red straw
berry. Two crops OF potatoes can be !
grown every season, while many veg
catsbies, such as lettuce, onions, tur-
nips AID mustard and turnip green's |
can be grown almost tie year rCund. |
Tire writer OF this au;icle relisted on
ions, le.tule, green's turnips and
sweet potatoes fresh from The garden
while in Texas last Christmas.
Mr.. Bazell, a farmer living ne. De
<alb, Texas, told the writer he grew
,S5 busfes of irish potatoes on l IA
tcres last season. TIE first crop was
old al so cents and tie second crop
Z 81 per busnel ard yielded an in
ONE Of $3.50. The wri.er saw or I
Re market some of tlose same po-
atoes which were as fine rs ever
rev in Michigan.
Bowie county is a great stock coun- =
y. Catle live fat on the range for ,
me months in the year ana not in
requenuy uaey go enough the en-
re year without feed. There is large -
rof!t in growing and marketing ca L
le. The climate IS MIDI the tenn
eIature rarely ever falling 70 the
.eezing po.nt. TIE rain fall js
bundsn! for all purposes and the +
easoIs are fine. Tue lealh Of the
cope is good, except, in a few +
laces where tie timber Is ciick and e
ank, traces Of malaria are ssh found L
q very wet seasons.
Lands have doubled in prices with g
l the last few years, 61ough prices
re sti ! low IN comparison with what
icy wiil be within the next five
ears, Lands are now selling from
and s. up to $50 per acre.
Taxation is very low in Texas, and
re pubic school fund is toe largest
any Of die States. Railroad ia
lilies are good there beng six n
Dads running into Texarkana.
RENnER