The Florida agriculturist., 1884-11-12


eases of virulent type. No fevers of a
malignant character have ever made
their appearance here, and epidemics
are unknown. There are disorders, it is
true, consequent upon the existence of
malaria, but they are all of mild char
acter, and yield readily to proper treat
ment. There is not an unhealthy loca-
ton in the county. On the contrary, so
health-giving and life-inspiring are it's
climatic influences that it might be made
vast sanitarium to which the invalids
of the North and foreign countries might
resort with the certainty of restoring
| their lost physical energies, and adding
wears of pleasurable existence to their
lives. To those afflicted with pulmonary
complaints and diseases of the mucous
membranes, there is no more desirable
refuge in the South The county is
abundantly supplied with never-failing
springs of delicious water, that burst
/ forth from the earth in matchless beauty
and unsurpassed purity; the air is la
dened with the breath of pine trees, and
| fragrant with the perfume of myriads of
flowers, and everywhere the influences
and scenes are such as to make the inva-'
lid forget that he is a victim of disease.
The soil of jackson county is the most
fertile of any under cultivation in the
State. 1t is here that the largest yields
of cotton and corn are to be seen; it is
here that nature responds most literally
| to the efforts of the husbandman; and it
| is here that the largest returns can be
| had for the smallest expenditure of la
Dor. The appearance of the face of the
| country furnishes one of the most con-
vincing proofs of the richness of the
soil. 1t is one vast ocean of vegetation.
Immense bodies Of hammock land, with
gigantic growths of hickory, live-oak,
ash, and magnolia meet the eve at every
turn; while here and there are inter
4 spersed large tracts of first-class pine
4 land, easy of cultivation, and rewarding
industry and energy and the farmer OF
small means with the most ample re-
A turns. Nor is the luxuriant character OF
the vegetation, which springs spontane-
ously from the soil, the only thing tha'
ihnffesees itself on the behoider w
II Very wide scope which vegetation take
here IS also a matter of wonder. Her
are to be found, growing side by sid,
with the products of the tropics anC
senii-tropical regions, the cereal of the
North and the hardy plants Of cold lati-
tudes. 1t seems as if nature had done
everything possible to render success in
husbandry certain and it is only neces-
sary that man should do a small share
to achieve the greatest results. Perhaps
so great a diversity of soil could not be
found within the same limits anywhere
else in the Union. The average yield of
short staple cotton is 150 pounds of lint
to the acre; of oats, fifteen bushels to
the acre sweet potatoes, thirty bushels
to the acre; and of syrup, $50 gallons to
the acre. Land capable of these yields
can be purchased at from 50 to $40 per
acre, according to the character and ex-
tent of improvements thereon. Many
large tracts of land in the county are the
property of the State and can be pur-
| chased at seventy-five cents per acre,
while there is still large quantity of
United States land yet subject to home
| stead entry, at the rate of $l4 for 160
acres. There is also wide spread dis
position on the part of large landholdars
to divide their lands and share them
with intending settlers on easy and adj
vantageous terms. Building material is
abundant and cheap. Lumber is worth
about $40 per- thousand, and in many
sections limestone rock can be found
capable of being used in the construction
ofdwellings.
/ Mariana is the county site. 1t is To-
Gated near the center of the county and
is now noted for intelligence and refine
ment OF it's inhabitants. 1t has one of
the finest court-houses in the State, two
newspapers, two academies, five church
es, about twenty-one stores, and a suf-
ficient number Of carpenters, masons,
ETC., to meet all the requirements of the
people 1t is the centre of trade in the
county, and receives large share from
the counties adjoining. Greenwood is
thrifty village nine miles northeast OF
Mariana, and located in the center of
a large area of fertile and productive
lands. Campbelton is about eighteen
miles northwest of Mariana. 1t is SINH
larly situated to Greenwood, andis quite
prosperous. Meals Landing, Port jack
son and Haywood S Landing, are situa-
ted on the Chattahoochee river, and are
made the points of reception and trans
portation of freights. Each have mer-
camille houses which do a thriving busi-
ness.
To this region of beautiful, cheap, and
fertile lands the citizens of Jackson
county invite the inhabitants of the
crowded cities OF the North, the immi-
grant from abroad, the farmer who is
tired Of contending with the fierce winds
and driving SHOWS where winter reigns
through half the year; and all who are
wasting their energies on worn-out soil,