Aside from these gentlemen, we have conversed with Messrs. Berry, Harris, McCarty, Frank Thomas and other farmers in the immediate vicinity of the town of Burnet, all of whom state that they have excellent crops, and are ready and willing to testify that this county is most remarkable for its health.

<>Soil of the County
Black mulatto, red sandy loam.

Products
Cotton, corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, millet and hungarian grass.

Timber
Cedar, post-oak, pecan, black-jack, and elm.
Timber and prairie equally divided.
Price of land - from $1.50 to $2.50 per acre, unimproved.
Proportion of land in cultivation, one-fifteenth of the land in the county.

Terms of Rent
Land can be rented at four dollars per acre, or for one-third of the corn,
one-fourth of the cotton, wheat, oats, etc.

Minerals
Silver and lead mines have been opened on Beaver Creek,
sixteen miles west of Burnet town, but are not worked to any extent.

Water Power
No county in the State has the same amount of good water power as Burnet,
including the great Marble Falls on the Colorado River.

Schools and Churches
The county Superintendent states that there are twenty-five organized schools in the county
and all of these school houses are used as places for Divine worship.

General Information
The numerous beautiful streams that interlace this county, make it one of the best watered counties in the State.
The magnificent building rock is an inducement to settlers to make substantial improvements,
while the immense cedar brakes scattered over the county affords rails that never decay.

At least four-fifths of the population came here as invalids,
and the robust and healthy appearance of the settlers and their off-spring
gives undeniable proof of the health of the county.

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