The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-12-27
Vol. XL.---No 8.

RES, deWOerT1eS, black berries the ne
r. slmmon, mulberry, and pawpaw or Gu
be tard iruIt, and melons of various kind
grow IN great perfection and WELD abur,
2 ant returns. Nearer the seashore we fin,
! IN addition, the orange, lemon, citrol
shaddock, Jujube, almond, banana oily,
and, occasionally, the pine apple. Wit
proper attention and study of the accl
: mating capabilities Of plants, most Of tb
tropical fruits, and many Of the mo:
valuable roots and fibrous leayed plan;
|, and textiles, might be successfully cult
J waited here. The orange is just now al
tracing much attention The tree !,
/ propa9ated from the seed-by graftinI
on the Wild or sour orange-stock-br
suckers or sci0ns-or by cutting off am
repiantIng the tap root. If practicable
1t would be best to plant the seed where
the tree is to stand. From nursery beds
the orange Is transplanted at one or tive
years old. Shallow planting and hori
zontal roots are recommended. The tree
Is tenacious Of life, and NAV be removed
when ten or twelve years old. I have
seen bifurcated trees sawed apart, when
ten years old, and transpIanted, each sec
ton growing and fruiting. When tire
the surface, the tree becomes harder and
fruits earlier. The theory Of planting
this tree, in my opinion, is never to
Dig hole for It. Plant shallow, and sup
port with stakes, until it throws out lat
eral roots to support itself The excelsior
Of the tap root is mooted question. As
an accessory to shallow planting, / cut
the tap roots replant them, and in due
| time get from these a second crop of
| plants for setting out, quite as good as
| the first. The best locality, it is thought,
| Is near the water, or salt marsh, with the
protection of the forest on the North
On the high bluffs of our salt water
Dayous the orange hourishes, and we have
trees on .his coast, in full bearing, sixty
years old, and with no symptoms Of de,
cay. Trees planted in the open pine
woods do well, and suffer less than else
where from cold. This tree is more af-
fected by sudden changes Of temperature
than by intense cold. After long,
warm spell which has started tne sap,
and an unexpected freeze occurs, is the
period Of danger; and the point should
be TO retard the flow of sap. The orange,
like most other plants, may be trained to
endure cold weather. | prefer to give
my trees a northern exposure. They
flourish on almost any soil. j little ashes,
oyster she'll lime, marsh mud, and an
occasional mulching is all they require.
They may be planted abou! twenty feet
apart, and the orchard can be cropped
with peas, potatoes, melons, or vegeta-
bes. They will fruit in four, five and |
six years-the grated fruiting earliest
are subject to few diseases are very long
lived; require less attention than any |
other fruit tree; and will average, when |
in full bearing, 900 oranges to the tree. |
The demand is unlimited. The oranges |
on this coast are pronounced superior in |
flavor to any in the market. $1,000 per
thousand, at the orchard, is about the
average value.
WINE MAKING.
Wine making bids fair to become one
of the industries of the pine-woods coun |
ties. The Concord, several varities of |
Ives Seedlings, some Of the table grapes
of France, succeed well but the re,
nowned Scuppernong is our peculiar
boast. 1t requires no particular care
little or no pruning. Plant your vine
treat it with its favorite food-a little
bone-dust ashes, charcoal, vegetable
mould, and sweepings from a blacksmith |
sh0p-provide two or three cart loads of
light-wood posts and rails-and let her
rip! She will run as long as you will
put down the posts, and in few years
viii cover half an acre of ground 1t is a
hardy bearer, seldom rots; hangs on
the vine until it shrivels, and has no SUI
perior as wine grape. Mr.. Alfred V.
Davis, of Pass Christian, a capitalist,
and a man of great energy and cultiva-
ton, has eighty acres of the Scuppernong,
and has made and is making first class
still and sparkling wines, on an extern
sive scale. Col. a. f. Lewis, of Jack
son county, ard other sea-coast gentle
men, are successfully pursuing the same
1t requires capital to manu-
'aeture wine to compete with the foreign
irticle; a man of limited means may
orofitably grow grapes to dispose of to the
and there is no interest
hat may now be more probably fol-
owed.
STAPLE CROPS.
Sea Island or long staple cotton is a {
afe crop on this Coast, anywhere within {
he influence of the salt air from the 5
ca. 1t rates in the market quite as well !
s that grown in South Carolina. Yield, !
bout SEQ TBS. of seed cotton to the acre 5
more or less, according to land, culture, f
nd season. Tobacco, from Florida or c
'uba seed, has been tested, and, in care
i'll hands, would be paying crop. A
arce area of land here is specially faver
be to its culture. Sug r-cane succeeds
dmirably, and is Il reliable and remu y
eratiye Industry. Rice, so far, is grown =
Exclusively on uplands, and only for :
omestic use. Its culture might be prof
ABLY extended Sweet potatoes have .
cen made TO Weld 500 bushels to the .
ere. Two crops of Irish potatoes are
rown on the same land the first plant \
~ in January, the second In August. a
INDIGO, broom-corn, the sorghums, and -
he castor-oil bean, have all been sue +
essfully planted. e
CHARCOAL AND WOOD. Ii
This is an extensive and paying bust
ess on the sea-board. The coal Is burned
ear some navigable bayou, and deliv- b
red to schooners at 124, is to Is cents o
barrel. Workingmen, steadily pur- s
uing this business, become Independent.
lard wood is worth on the bank, 81 % b
er cord light wood 81 90; bakers pine 9
| 80. Our salt water bayous are nu- Il
lerous, running back generally 10 TO 10 e
liles, afording plenty of water, and fur h
ishing almost every neighborhood with a
lipping privileges. s.
MILL LOGS. =
The steam saw and planning mills on il