The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-11-13
AN INTERVIEW WITH SBNA.
TOR GEORGE.
His Trip Through Southeast Mis-
slssippi.

u. y. senator u. IL george having
completed his list of appointments
in Southeast Mississippi, returned
To the State Capital last week, when
a representative of The Clarion ask
ed him if he was willing to be inter
viewed in reference to his trip.
He answered "certainly,' as he
had something to say in relation to
that portion OF the State which he
thought might be of interest to the
public:
REPoRTER-I suppose you had q
pleasant trip in That section?
SENATOR GEORGE The trip was
pleasant enough in some of its Incl
dents, and would have been entirely
so but for the dust and excessive
hot weather which continued
throughout the entire trip rearly.
The "trip was not undertaken for
pleasure merely, hut designed more
Tor my own Information as to the
resources OF that section of the
State, The condlicn of the people
residing there, and its probable tu-
ture. or course, canvassing for the
Democratic candidates was also a
principal object.
Reporter-Well, what do you
think of Southeast Mississippi as to
soil, climate, resources, etc.
S. G-I was greatly and agreea-
bly, disappointed as to the resources
of that section Of the State found
the people were in tue main living
in comparative comfort and indr-
pcndencc. The farmers raise most
of what they consume. They raise
corn and oats in abundance, also
rice and Louisiana sugar cane,
sweet potatoes, pecans and fruits.
and all the vegetables usually ,ais-
ed in that latitude Cotton our
great slapie-al>o grows there fine
~ The corn crop this year is fine;
the other crops are considerably in
iured by the severe aud long contin-
ucd drouth.
Many cattle, sheep and horses arc
also raised. | believe q sutliciency
of horses and mules are raised; very
few. if any, are brought from
abroad.
The soil is not, MS a general rule,
of the best quality, though | saw
some and heard of a greet deal more
land in that section Of a very fine
quality, yer, fertile and productive.
The common opinion that this sec
tion of the State has only very ster
lie lands is
GREAT MISTAKE.
More than one half of the area be-
tween Pearl River and the Alabams
line, and between the " d NJ Road,
ami the northern line of the three
Sea coast countits being the section
| visitcd) i tit for cultivation and
profitable cultivation, too. Most OF
these lands have a clay subsoil, and
all these are susceptible of fcrliiza.
tion. made special inquiries on
this subject and was surprised to
learn with what generosity the
lands responded tn fertilizing. The
meaneSt of these clay subsoil lands
will yield half bale OF cotton and
LNenty bushels Of corn Per acre
with an expenditure of 80 for com
mcrcial fertilizer. With higher fer.
t,liziug they will prodnce a full bal.
OF cotton per acre. There are in
each OF the counties fine lands which
need no fertllizing. here is tract
Of oak lands in COvington and Law.
renee counties, about twenty miles
long and about five miles broad, 1 ha,
is ol very excellent quality, prnduc'
ing as well as any lands in the State
There is also in Lawrence county g
fine district around Hebron of the
greatest fertility The Pearl river
hott"m in Lawrence, Simpson and
Marion counties furnishes fine land
l Jaw near Monticello, land
CULTIVATED FOR NEARLY A CENTURY
which had OIL it crop this wear o
hale OF cotton per acre, and this
without Iertilizing / mention this
to show the staying qualit" of thes'
lands. In Lawrence county, OUTSIDE
Of The river bottom, sew fielo
which had been continuously cult
vated for sew, nty years, and on i
was a corn crop OF twenty bushels
per acre. In Wayne, Clarke, Jas
I.er and Smith, there are prairie an
lime lands of the best quality, pro
ducir z equal tn the best piairi,
lands IN the State. The quantity %
tue land is considerable in each q
these counties.
In the lnwer lart ot Rankin, es
~ ciaIly in the nciahhMhood "
Steen's Creek. ami on Purvis Creek
and ON Richland Greek the land
lie we'll. have a good sub>oil, an,
are exceedingly productive. sa'
| no oti,er part of Rankin. In the
LOWER TIER OF COUNTIES,
Marion. Perry and Green. i was dis
appointed in the fertility of m
Greek bottoms. They were general
Is sandy. but 10 the other countie
the creek hnttofus were generals