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in the Lower Rio Grande
Valley of the Wonderful
Gulf Coast Country
It mattorn not from what section
of tho world a Hcttlor may como,
ho will find In tho La Loniltii LiuhIn
nl MInhIoii, Tcxiim, in tho Lower Itio
Qrniulo Valloy, a cllmato and soil
condition that will produco success
fully somu one of tho crops from
whenco ho camo.
If tho settler should bo from tho
fruit-growing sections of California
or Florida ho will find in tho Valley
an ideal condition to carry on his
favorito pursuit in . citrus fruit
growing, or should ho bo from tho
pineapplo soctions of that Stato his
attention in this lino of culturo will
meet with approval.
Tho corn farmer of tho favorito
corn belts of tho United States can
produco In tho Valloy from fifty to
sixty bushels per aero per crop and
two crops per year.
Tho alfalfa growers of Colorado.
Now Mexico, Arizona and California
can, with rcasonablo attention, so
curo six to eight cuttings of al
falfa at an avorago of ono ton por
cutting and at prices ranging from
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xiiu uuiury miu cuuuuowcr growers or Illinois ana uaiirornia can, with
tho samo amount of attention, sccuro an average yearly production of either
of thoso crops at a valuation of $500 to $1,000 por acre.
Tho truck growers of tho Irrigated districts of Colorado and California
can approximately double their yields in tho Valley with tho advantage of
throe to four weeks earlier marketing, with tho additional advantage over
California of a thousand miles loss haul to reach tho Eastern markets.
Tho melon growers of California and Colorado will find unequalled condi
tions In tho Valloy In this respect, In both production and quality.
n Tho cotton farmor of tho various cotton-producing sections will And In
tho Valloy many advantages and especially an abundanco of efllcient and
cheap labor.
xno cano planters of Louisiana under similar agricultural methods will
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A CROP OP CELERY ON THE LA LOMITA LANDS AT MISSION
Sf'Sisar n?r y1liabl0ith?i average yields with a heavier production
txrY aitPer t0P a,nd ,no end of labor to handle the crop.
Mission ToL0,ndnffnrl SliB?tlon By, !ari? oxl tho Lomita Lands at
SS& ffih$U?l?&?1$ STmrer!caklnS at tt fr0m
ffi&&'il&?i $$&&' cllmat0 better' labor reaper.
"? S&-S$iZ orref tlSifrs
wS glveerym'ndenn will nSt dSvoloJ0 their fSnSj
aro Belnc raSdiv flM J Pi5ome?t to ho former class, and our lands
bSmcWroffiM who are making their
of tho Gulf Coast Country of Texas. S at LWor RI Grando Valley
Join the Money -Makers of
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from a farm at Mission. "1U yClir wnon n Can not markct the D'oducta
.ulllT imuitoi-a uro growing licrmuda onions on a larger scale than over
Tho Lowor Rio Grando Bermuda not only comes into market earlier than
to Wo gr6weUr. possessos a bcttor "avor hrlniiSSotethlSa&
Last year somo of our onion growers netted, over all costs of growinir
harvesting and markoting, an average of $250 per aero profit er0WlnS
..Yu .can ralso two crops of vegetables at M sslon ,i,,rC , vonr
men piant your mnci in cotton or corn. Fltrs citrus friltq ennns nA
pecans aro being planted by tho hundred acres. AlfaTfo an
othor staple, is also very successful. uua' an
xno ja lomita Lancij havo overy condition of success
Thoy havo passed tho oxpor mental stage irrigation 3 miiMr
transportation facilities to tho largo markets ot thG ?jS&bIb&p&
Valloy and tho East, havo mado large yields and big nrollts
a practical certainty. b. ProHlH
Mission growers reach the northorn markots weeks ahead of
tho products of othor sections, thus lnaurini? nn, -itiV
...a w.w.ttwu, 1tUlllOi
cllha0teGaUtlfMlCS0sfoSi fiTrnurfe 'il.SffffS a?!,1? "M to llve The
summers pleasantly tempered by GuTf Li mMld and Pleasant, and tho
ilodeltasoilsofTheLaet?S
SBtu.?"P?.LyAn.S a abundanco of water fAr'UiVi"" "?e5"at.e lr"ea:
SS?Sn.dA 7bis eoonm??rdoae?hof Sfot0&Arr K"2n .f every acrefof
iJ"lHr"llzes. the soil with evorv irHnfi Vku1" "eavny laaon
Send at Once for Free Information
Mission Land Improvement Co., Mission, Texas
Gentlemen: Kindly send me full information concerning your
Irrigated La Lomita Lands, prices, terms, etc
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This fertilo rtoitn on ,:tS,V"BA "9 crops.
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"We Prove It at Mission "
That nowhere in America are beets citm fmifc
Jan.0' cauliflower, celery, atmwbSr ?rapes' alfalfa' suear
radishes more successfully grown BolnS ffi ?. onlons. cahbago and
richest soil in America, In aJfimato d?y Bmiid KvfS ff,St "ne" with, tho
your command at all seasons of tho vear vS, 2,,nvisoratlnB wlth water at
ana tho stricter SvoUSatlonm"10n' Wo lnvlto " corrospondenco
Mission Land Improvement Go.,
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