Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-01-11
PALADORA LAND
IS PRODUCTIVE
Dai .rt Center of Famous
f. ming and Livestock
Region

DALHART, Texas. Jan l0.-Dli
hart. the seat Of Daliam county and
The point OF crossing OF the Rock Is
land and Fort Worth main lines. Ia
also the commercial aud railroad
shipping center OF the famous Pala-
dora agricultural and stock growing
region of the Texas Panhandle The
Milo Maize and Kafir corn haryests
OF that portion OF this region imme-
diately surrounding Dalhart were
heavy last year. 10 being estimated
that, in addition 20 the large amount
consumed IN home stock-ieedne
and fattening, Dalhart viii ship l75
cars OF these grains this season.
Paladora Country Crops
In addition 10 Milo Maize and Ka-
f.r corn. the Paladora country pro-
lifically produces Irish and sweet ~
tatoes, cantaloupes, watermelons,
sugar beets, fruits and alfalfa
Cantaloupes grown In this district
from Rocky Ford seed produce an
even finer fruit than the famous
Colorado Rocky Ford. Canteloupes
will easily produce profits Of from
$50 TO $3.50 per acre. with little la
Dor after planting.
This country is pre-em.nently a
melon district. Watermelons grow
in great abundance and attain trem-
endous size.
Several OF the farmers in this
district have for some years been
experimenting with sugar beets with
great success. An L. 5. government
analysis OF sugar beets raised here,
shows a higher percentage OF sugar
than those grown in the famous SUI
gar beet district OF Colorado.
Every year sees an additional az
reage in alfalfa. This alone is suf-
ficient TO prove this an alfalfa coun-
try. 1t yields from two TO four
crops a year, making an average OF
one ton per acre az each cutting.
Fruits do fine. Our apples rival
those ot Oregon and Washington
and is acknowledged to be one
Of latest peach growing states
Pea d cherries reach large size
Stre ries, currants, and goose
beri ay splendidly In fact. all
frui well. with sufficient culti-
vail.
stock Growing
Cotton. hogs. horses and sheer
an thrive In the Paladora country
while poultry natural conditions in
sure a high comparative average iu
egg production.
Now Progressing development
The Paladora Country includes
Dallam. Hartley. Moore. Hutchinson
and Hansford counties and is now
in progressing land sale and settle
meni development through the Of
forts OF the Paladora Farm Lands CO
with home working headquarters al
Dalhart.
The First Colony
The first colony to be settled and
ColoniZed lies close TO Dumas. "a,
county seat of Moore county. wher,
presently a large tract OF land Is
being opened up Or German-Ameri.
can Catholic settlers. Two large
blocks OF land have been donated
and selected in the choicest part OF
the town OF Dumas for the new
church and school site. These blocks
are 10 be decided TO the RI. Rev. Jos
p. Lynch, Bishop OF Dallas, Texas
land his successors in office, undeI
whose direction and jurisdiction this
colony is being established. Twenty
five cents OF every acre OF land pur'
chased is being appropriated by the
Land Company for the erection OF
the new church People OF every de
nomination will be given cordia
welcome to this territory in order &c
estab' their church organization
Transportation
Tt Is no part OF Texas better
supp with transportation thar
the dora Country The Rock Is
land Burlington systems are al
read operation Sixteen hours
will bring you from the Paladors
Country 20 Kansas City. The Roci
Island does this. Through trains
with every accommodation, run e
Denver. FL Paso. Fort Worth, Dallas
Houston and Galveston Bonuses arr
now being secured for the immedi
ate construction OF a railroad cas-
and west through the Paladori
Country. The building OF this rail
road Is assured.
Dalhart will expend this sprins
$4,000 in additional city street grad
ing.
The Dalhart Electric Light an'
Ice Plant has just expended $500 h
increasing the ice capacity OF th'
ulant from 80 TO 80 tons per day
and in new machinery for the cleo
trio light system.
All Want Ads must be accom-
panied by cash.