The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-18
waited, and where good health can
be enjoyed.
ORANGE CULTURE.

with great success. On one acre
100 hundred orange trees may be
planted, which will in six or seven
years produce at least 900 oranges
10 the tree, which at one cent per
orange will bring s5 per tree, or
$500 per acre, equal to $4,000 nj
ten per cent interest. Now this is
not an over estimate. DIR. ID. NJ.
Dunlap, OF this place, has u tree
which he planted ten years ago,
and which bore this year 1900
Omuges, and some trees produce
5000. Col. j. w. Starr, who was Il
successful cotton broker at Selma,
Ala, aud a man of large expert.
ence and extended observation,
came to this county and purchased
near Orange Grove, on the Nj. and
N. o. railroad. tract Of land,
planted out 1000 orange trees aud
built house. He has been there
only three years-his land, house,
orange trees aud all the improve.
ments cost him $500. A short
time he refused $500 for his i'm.
proyements. Now here is profit
in three years or $4,000. ! could
give various instances II time and
space would permit.
GRAPE CULTURE.
There is no place this side the
rocky mountains where grapes
grow aud flourish anj produce bet
ter than here. Many have vine
yards here, and from two or three
acres planted in scuppcrnongs are
realizing thousands of dollars. All
kinds of fruit grow we'll here-such
us bananas, lemons, apples
peaches, etc.
STOCK RAISING.
Immense herds OF cattle and
sheep would thrive in these natur
al parks of the Soath, requiring
little or no provision for winter, III
the winters here are seldom col,
enough to kill all the grass. The
wools produced in this coast coun
try are noted for the tneness, even
ness, lustre, elasticity, ciinp an'
trueless. just such wool as tin
manufacturers of broad cloth re
quire. These facts have induced
Col. w. II. Stuart, formerly OF Nes
Orleans, to engage In sheep an'
stock raising, and for eight year
has been emineutly successful, s.
much so that Col. W. Il. Snyder
formerly of Greeubricr, West Vii
ginia, after close investigation AM
thorough consideration entered IN
to a copartnership with Col. w. Il
Stuart. These euterprising gentle
men have purchased several thou
sand acres OF land. They have i
their sheep rancho near this plac
Ocean Spriugs) about 60OO acre
of land, and around which the
are placing Il barbed wire tence
They have II large flock OF thor
oughbred accimated merlno'
The foundation of their stock wa
! obtained of Cockrill, of Tennessee
Albro Perkins, of Vermont; Mill
s. Green, of Ohio; and TOWNSEND
OF New York. They also have til
faesi breeds of cattle.
EARLY VEGETABLES.
, This county for early vegetable
, cauuot be excelled. There is II
/ better place in the world than her
! With small outlay any man ca
e make it very remunerative, and ft
0 watpr-melous this country pr
4 duces them abundantly and of IL
Il finest quality. Some men NAL
e from fifty to seventy.fve dolla
/ per acre raising them, and va
t quantities are annually sbippe
Q North, and us to fish and oyste
h they are iuexhaustible aud easi
!, obtained. | know of no countl
!, where one can live cheaper thu
G here, and as to health there is n
!. healthier country in the VOL
}. 1t lies directly on the seacoast, e
posed to its health.bearing aud $
line breezes, and the pine woo'
are dry ami healthy. The marsh
y on the coast are daily covered wi
II salt water, which renders 1t Il
IL possible for malaria to arise. Chi
Il and tevers are scarcely know
Is Physicians conyersant with &
K facts say they know no other
b cality so little troubled with febrl
& and acute diseases.
e Flowers, also, OF almost eve
h variety. bloom i'll this genial elm
1t and render the air fragrant WI
+ their perfume, such for instance
+ the cape jasamine, magnolia, 0
b ander, crape.myrtle, water.lily,
K varieties OF geraniums, roses, u
,r many other varieties.
y Finally, the advantages OF Il
~ coast country for business, for re
70 dence, for investment, for llnI
of grafton generally, need only
~ known to be appreciated aud to
of tract the favorable ATTENTION OF
10 TO better their condition.
In All. uarah IA 1921