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YOU CAN MAKE GOOD IIHI113
It matters not from what socHor'
of tho world a sottler may oomo, l
ho y find In the La Lomlia Lahda
at 9ilffMloMf Texan. In tho Lower Rio
Qrandb VoWey, cKmato and oll con
ditions that will praduco succcae
fully any or 4ho crops of tko section
from whence ho catao.
If the settler should bo from tho
frult-grrowln sections. of- California
or Florida he will' find in tho Valley
an Ideal condition to carry on his
favorite pursuit la citrus fruit
growing, or should ho be from tho
pineapple sections f that State his
attention to Mils lino of culture will
mept with approval
Tho corn farmer of tho favorite
corn belts of tho United States can
produce in tlio Valley from fifty to
sixty busheJs per aero per crop and
two crops per year. .
The alfalfa grrowors of Colorado,
JNow Mexico, Arizona and California;
can, with reasonable aUteritlon, se
cure six to olarht cutMngs of alfalfa
at an average of ono ton per cutting
and at prices ranging from $14 to
$23 per ton In tho field.
Tho colory and cauliflower growers of Illinois and California can, with
the sarao onwmnt of attention,, secure an avcrago yearly production of either
of fcheso oreps at a valuation of $500 to $1,000 per acre.
The truck growers of the irrigated districts of Colorado and California
v" " ..cvvvjr uuuatu " yiviuo in mo vauQy wicu tiie advan
tage of three to four woolcs earlier marketing, with, tho additional ad-
A CABBAGE HAIIVBS AT MISSION IN JANUARY, NETTING OVER 000 AN ACRE
vantage ver uaurornia 01 a
Eastern ntarkots.
thousand miles less haul to reach the
r ?ofctn Marnier of tho various cotton-jprocLuclng sections will And in
the Valley many advantages and especially an abundance of efficient and
cheap laisc.
Tho melon growers of Calif brnia and Colorado will find unequalled condi
tions In ttro Valley in this respect, In both production and quality.
The cann planters of Louisiana under similar agricultural methods will
obtain In "the Valley double tholr average yields with a heavier production
of sugar por ton and no end of labor to handle the crop.
With it vVbnderful irrigation system, a farm on the La Lomita Lands at
Mission, Texas, offers greater possibilities to the farmer, looking at it from
the most pessimistic angle, than any other part of America, v : .v.
Land is cheaper hero, the net profits larger, climate bettor, labor cheaper.
and. living expenses lower than anywhere. v
To the scientific and experienced farmers tho LaLomtta Lands 'offer ex
ceptional opportunities for wealth-making. Wo want more real tillers of
the soil &m do not -caro for speculators who will not develop their farms
Wo give Oyery aid alifl encouragement to the former class, and out lands
are being rapidly Tilled up with a class of people who are making tholr
SfThee8 Su1;? 82.S!SSt ohfVSs!h of th0 ereit Lowor Rl orSS
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Thnrn ifl nof n. fln.v In fVA vwir tlir nnn annit moi . j .
from a farmat Mission.
Our planters are growing Bermuda onions on a larger scale than ever.
Tho Lower Rio Grande Bermuda not only comes Into market earlier than
any other, but posseesbs a better flavor and brings the top of the market
to the grower. .
Last year amo of our onion growers netted, over all cflsts of growing1,
harvesting and marketing, an average of $250 per acre profit.
You can raiso two crops of vegetables at Mission during tho year and
then plant your land in cotton or corn. Pigs., citrus -fruits, grapes and
pecans aro being planted by tho hundred acres. Alfalfa, an
other staple. Is also very successful.
Tho La Lomita Lands have every condition of hiiopobs
They have passed tho experimental stage Irrigation and quick
transportation facilities to tho large markets of the Mississippi
Valley anT ttie Bast, have made large yields and big profit
a practical certainty. . .
Mission growers reach the rforthem markets weeks ahead of
the products of other sections, thus Insuring enormous profits.
iiT&.'iurflSKi fipSSr-JS. l?hul Place. .In which to live.
atoTt Mission JST f-arTd, th centers aild eSS,nVV
yo S "" te5ore9 by Gul Breezes. The annual mean temDer
2.8 'degrees, .There Is no more healthful i,x tAJ:jIl iemPer-
fa hfiro in n?lfl4
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iurtue aeiia S0113 or tlio LiOWer Rio Grando Vnllov witr, Ti ' T.. 'LI Ji. ""
summers p
ature is 72.8 'degree's,
y uuyo iiury in
ddition to the most eaimhln niimnn i , -u .
.owV rnn sM ---v?r.,-.. .v:r,"" ,-" vvuiu,.Lne
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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r.?rt. T water comes from the rG T Grande , 8ivo7. is hfllfii
with silt and fertilizes the soil with every Irrigation, Thore Ts S S
dance of theap labor at all times to harvest the crops.
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iMk 5WlffIAfi,r,,lt flnd a waltfng market fn th?northern states
MkT at nbt proilts per acre of froift $100 to $50o" nortnern states
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Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas.
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