Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-10-24
JEFFERS0N'S
ADVANTAGES
FLOWERS A thing Of beaut,

FLOWERS A thing of beauty
is a JOY forever; how we'll we
may apply this when speaking
of one Of lelferson's most beau
tiful products. Nature in this
respect has done much for us,
every yard is a veritable bower
of beautiful and fragrant flowers
The Marchal Neil with its run.
ming vine, with hundreds Of buds
and flowers of golden yellow
the American Beauty, La France
and other varieties too numer-
Gus to mention, grow strong and
hardy and bloom far into winter
Large bushes of the sweet cape
jasmine is a common sight here
and can be seen in almost every
yard; tube roses, tulips, hya-
cinths, carnations, heliotropes,
and geraniums of every kind and
color and many other pot plants
are grown here.
A mile from town is the Hills
vile Nursery established here
forty years ago, the owner not
only furnishes Jefferson but
ship to all parts of the country,
boquets, floral designs and plants
and have always done a profit
able business. There are many
private florists who have flower
gardens from which they realize
a handsome profit. A sight
that is greatly admired by strang
ers is the twelve hanging bas-
kets which hang from the por
tice Of the Excelsior Hotel, this
is the work and design Of a pri-
vate florist, these baskets con
tain twelve varieties Of choice
flowers and falling from same is
the maiden hair fern and wan
dering jew.
ALFALFA HAY Is good for
all kind of stock; even though
this great feed product is a stran
ger in our midst, Marion County
should make it's acquaintance,
offer it kind treatment, and it
will make its home with us. AL
falfa can be successfully and
protltahly cultivated in Marion
County; we have the necessary
requisites to produce it; level and
bottom lands and water line not
more than from four to six feet.
Several of our citizens of expert
ence in the culture Of hay, have
experimental with it, and from
same are firmly convinced Of it's
success on Marion County lands.
Mr.. John Nj. Vines, who has Civ.
en- it considerable study, on a
spot 4Ox100 feet Of land in it's
natural condition, for several
years has kept his saddle horse
on the output of this crop, cut.
ting five crops a season, every
crop fully matured, a fact easily
discovered by the little blue flow
er that blooms on top of stalk.
BERMUDA HAY-Jeferson and
Marion County offers Bermuda
hay which has never been known
to fail, and as many as four to
five crops are harvested in one
season; it will grow on the poor
est land, and wherever the un
derbrush is cut. 1t lis pronounced
the best and cheapest of all ami
mai feed, and will produce good
pure blood and solid flesh, and
has won a reputation wherever
it is used as the healthiest of all
stock feed; this hay has been
shipped to Kentucky and fed
to the celebrated race horses of
that state. On every tract of
land can be found bermuda pas
lures, with flowing springs and
running branches, that never go
dry. With the canopy of Heaven
for covering and the bermuda
pastures as a range, stock can
be reared more cheaply in Ma
rion County than any spot in the
South
THE FIRST IRON FURNACE
n Texas was erected seven
niles west of Jefferson, and was