Texas Coast Country: Also Briefly Describing the Resources of All Counties Along the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway

Excerpt from Texas Coast Country: Also Briefly Describing the Resources of All Counties Along the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Line

Is your locality subject to devastating drouths? In the Coast Country of Texas the average rainfall is fifty inches a year, well distributed through the growing season; and no irrigation is required.

Is the soil of your farm worn out? Texas soil rarely requires fertilizers; it is deep and rich and permanent.

Does it require all you earn for living expenses? The cost is 40% less to build a house in Texas than in the North, 50% less for clothing, and 80% less for fuel.

Are you now restricted to one main crop a year? Along the Gulf Coast of Texas a man can raise two or three cr0ps of vegetables and alfalfa per annum, and more than one crop of some other staples; a great diversity is also possible.

Are you interested in horticulture? Texas fruit lands annually pay $200 to $500 net per acre. The fruit season begins early and lasts to a late date.

Is your northern farm worth $100 an acre, with a high tax rate and low prices for products? Why not try the $10 an acre lands in the southern part of Texas, where taxes are low and markets excellent?

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