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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1909)
FB5Wiii(lilf III I fJRWI ,--tt ""- ! v w- -" THWMWIliili"W"lWWMIiW'H" jpmnwuu""" The Commoner, VOLUME 9, NUMBER 13 f ... lit YOU Can Do What Others Are Doing at SAN BENITO in the LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY of Texas, a LAND OF DIVER SIFIED FARMING, a great er variety of products than can be found anywhere. You don't need to con fine you efforts to any one product. (No. 1) This Is tho fourth In our series of announcements In The Commoner. If you have read tho first, second and third, you now havo a fairly good gonoral idea of tho location, climate, soil and products of tho Lower Rio Grando Valley. You havo also a very dcflnlto Idea as to tho plan and magnltudo of tho Great Gravity Canal System at San Be nito. You havo road how our Chief Engineer dlscovorod tho possibility of utilizing tho old rivor beds which travorso tho San Benito Tract as a main canal, turning- them into a series of vast sloraero Resorvolrs. You know that thoso Reservoirs are filled by Gravity and that thov hold enough water to last our farmers for many months. In our third an nouncement wo published a lettor from ono of our farmers, Mr. Powell, about tho profits ho was making on his Cabbage Crop. Later on and after ho has finished harvesting his cabbago wo will havo another letter from him giving tho exact ilgures. nlx,mUn) TXS want t0 tel1 you something about COTTON in the SAN BENITO COUNTRY. Wo alBo publish herewith a letter from the BURRESS BROTHERS who are now harvesting a Bplondid crop of Onions at San Benito. Wo believe this lettor will Interest you because theso young men have stated not only the gross receipts but have itemized tho expensos so that you caa figure tho prolltB for yourself. ONE TO TWO IlAIiES PER ACRECOTTON AT SAN IlENITO Even with Cotton at 8 cents a starvation price iri other sections you ought to livo woll and save money at San Benito. For In tho Lower Rio Grando Valloy, in which our lands lie, Cotton seldom runs loss than a bale and often a bale and a half while. It sometimes makes two bales to tho acre. w fIna th,s sucn a sood Cotton Country? It is tho Climate, the Soil, fc. 1 V HWtUli Jff i it fill i ' i AT ff litlilmfl iff I VIM TfilWi" IJ i liri iHTWIiP im infrfW 11 iwl" n VflM W 7 W MB rlif I II Will ill I wf ifPPI IB WT1 Pil III iffl rPWFill 111 Iff' if! thW ImW frTHtT 71Mi ilffT' FW ' W HiBffT lllM A Field of Bermuda Onions In the San Benito Country. The climate hero Is so mild that you can plant your Cotton in February and havo It MATURE AHEAD of tho BOLL WEEVIL. The Alluvial Soil In this Delta Country is as rich as soil can bo. It is es pecially adapted to tho oulturo of finttmi. Tho WATER is ALWAYS READY In our vast STORAGE CANAL, standing at a level high enough to now naturally out onto your Cotton Fields. hut u nttwt ira TTinrriAmWi0il waor ns TruclS UroHs' A lla or Sugar Cano, I but 11 MUSI BE IRRIGATED to mature properly and make a profitable yield P And heroin Is UYe great advantage farming by Irrigation has over '"" JiJ.ii ii B i y . i l 2;a,Iuau- Jt yu a' raising Sugar Cane and Cotton in a fall It ralllM OXaotlV th nm nmnnnt nn Un .. 4 1, A4.I t li '.." " Vffi1Jro!:T?.Vr tton' i",11 ralns just enough for your cotton your sugar cane is "V vu' iiv. j"' vuhuui yuui wumr Huppiy yourseit instead or leavlntr It to raising a dozen different crops on the samo farm and so regulate tho takinir of wihm. il luuuH ihj more, no less, xou may havo wator flow! Immense Profits from Twelve Acres of Onions. March 27, 1909. Frank Caldwell, Sales Manager, San Benito Land and Water Co., San Benito, Texas. Dear Sir: Wo have 12 acres In onions under tho San Benito Gravity Canal which we are now harvesting. These onions were planted in October. Thpso we havo already sold brought us $1.65 a cratespot cash, free on board tho cars at San Benito and tho market is. strong., We are getting about 300 crates to the aero which gives us close td $500 per aero gross. Tho expenses of producing and harvesting and market ing this crop of onions arc about as follows: .., Breaking, preparing ground and Planting 12 acres , $ 1-20.00 Replanting 6 acres (tho other 6 'acres growing where seed, ,. was planted) X . 100.00 Water for irrigation .. 120.00 Cultivation (plowing 3 times and hoeing once) 30.00 3,600 crates at 17 cents per crate 612.00 Gathering and placing in crates (5 cts. per crate) 180.00 Hauling one-half mile to San Benito Station and putting oriVcar - 00.0.0 Total expense of tho 12 acres fr: ,$1,3 62.00 Very truly yours, BURRESS BROTHERS, San Benito, Texas. country where you depend on raln- ugn tor your sugar cane it is too suffering: for water. Now at San the caprice of nature you may bo Wat fir t.hat. imoli ono rrotsj fivnntlv ng down tho rows of cotton, corn or sugar cane while in thO lUl.iolnlnC field VOll Mfi fiiiHInn- nml 'miftlnn. , , ni all ol, Iho'sASlS'SlfoSND V u fSu Subl "tho SAME YEAR1 a"d matUr a CrP 0f Cabbag0 or 30me other wlntor """ InS. ySS !!!?,AS,T1,yS, CAN.Y0U EQUAL Wis ANYWHERE ELSE? WHERE' state of Texas. Reliable Moxlcnn inhnr i i.n,iii ui?iiuil a,!iet AH ?In i one. of tho three best In the entire rn.,in '.i,..iM. i"" T" o" S o " mu IIIIUU UL'bl 111 U1U dl - - - - r V ill .V(A.H11V lllli II I llil llll II !- TBI" till T" r 1 1 n a . . . . 1 . MB . selves, wo will toll you aomethlnir mora aimuf tiToc fAUi Vi.X- u" iu. lo- uKIlls a uay, tnoy poaraing tnem- .'prlso.you. For. tho labor problem, which Is s n ; VX.io "u,"!" .,?5nc.so "ayssomething, that may if you are a cotton raiser and have boon ae, tom,i Vr"' ." . J30" in,. ?o i-qwer Rio sur Grando Valley. fm and have been acpustomed to seeing your cotton "flooded with water nnu Daicoa uy the sun, or If you wish to. begin the raising of cotton, you should Investigate and satisfy your selves of the truth of our claims. We do not want you to buy an acre of our land until you come and see tor yourself. And whether you are In terested In tho raising of cotton or not you will find something here that will not only interest but surprise you as well. For this is a land of di versified crops. We have In, the Lower Rio Grande Valloy a greater varlotv of products than' can perhaps bo found anywhere else. Not only does this uTy ?ceI JlJ varIety of crops but ! SntIty, a.nd quality as well. You uo not need to confine your efforts to any ono product. Hero are some that do well hero Sugar Cane, Cotton, Alfalfa, Corn Sorghum, Millet, Kaffir Corn, Milo Maizp. Broom Com, Onions, Cabbago. Cauliflower, Lettuce. Celery, Egg TfJU S' "-"" ."ia" arm aweet j. uwu-i-uuc, i-uppurs, asparagus, Flirs Oranges, Lemons, Grapes. Granr Fruit Strawberries, SantalouJes , .., iTuvuimuiuiia, Come on one of thn ritvth.i.. -r curslons which leave Northern Points P ,.thl A- M third tISSo! illustrate'Boo ? iS5iut" 5tV w. Wf fS : -4$ ... s'il'tj 'JZ-A'X.i l ''iW'. 4kV3. i-K-v3 'm .t.K.S-i: lA-.-?; ;::-.. -i i'..rs . prjg'---s.o. fSfJ-vCAM.': :d m- '''" s-'' :- i.Snm) r:';vSI . 'ir is... . .' i ' ; :.aQSHIS :xmmmm ' '-!W -;' V S iSSK: JEyapansgjaawMM Cotton on Farm of Henry Curmi, San Benito, Texan. nvnm(wmBai tct.-.o pf"' ' SiMmiMMih!-, ...isSMv jmmm&&mis jjyw lillllltll A.,, Hcoo.,f VrTlltJr WATERDC.0xHC Benito, TcxaN. I j iJS jfcWp .gjfcjlUhaUt