The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1885-06-19
ADVANTAGE OF THE GULF
COAST.
For the Dem oerat-Star.

For the Dem ocrat-Star.
Mr.. EDITOR Though many wri
tiers have sung the praise of The
Gulf Coast region, / do not thinb
any of them have dealt fairly will
the mullet, the oyster, the fruit.
vegetables, etc., aud that the mul
let aud oysters should be so igno
red, is something to be wondered
at, for no two products of the Gull
Coast have been so conducive to
the increase of the numerous and
long-lived population that live in a
semi-heavenly state along the coast.
If they have twenty-five cents to
buy II beefsteak with, they buy it,
and if not, they go aud catch a
mess OF oysters, and are happy ac-
cordingly. The mullet, ii taken
from the first of July to the first OF
October, when they are perfectly
fat, aud before the roe is too large,
tor it is an error to wait until the
roe in mullet are full grown 70
catch them for picking purposes,
for then the flesh is soft and aabby,
and being poor are wanting in the
rich flavor of the fat mnllet,) pro-
perry cleaned and sailed down, with
the assistance of a few Irish pota.
toes and onions, they furnish the
nucleous of very good meal. The
Irish potato and onion eau both be
raised on the coast in paying guam.
titles, and kept through the sum
mer and winter, with very little
trouble.
The above is not given as what
might be done, but as an actual
experience OF the writer; as is also
that oysters from the middle of Dc
tober to the end of February, eau
be picked and put up in jars to last
the year round ; and it requires
little or no skill to preserve either
the fish or oysters, or to produce
the potatoes and onions, aud after
the Irish potatoes and onions are
taken Oft the land, Il good crop of
sweet potatoes "a be raised upon
the same land in the same year,;
after which is done, we can say one
half q living is made, and plenty
time left to plant and cultivate the
Celeste fig, which will pay hand.
somely even OF a small scale, as
they are easily dried and prepared
for market. 1t is possible to make
the fig culture ii very profitable
business along the Gulf Coast, with
the assistance of the fruit evapO.
which has made the apple
orchard OF the North such Il paying
institution, as the fig is a never
crop, and has no enemy ex-
cept the knocking bird. With all
these possibilities for the Gulf
after the timber interest dies
and becomes a thing of the past, l
Ihiuk we can safely say our advant-
ages are equal to those of fanny other
part of the State, and Mississippi
has AS rich land in it as any other
State in the Union. The cause Of
he ordinary cssayist il oring this
subject is due to the fact that wri.
.erS TOO often overlook small things
u search Of some subject that is
'opuIHr and more extensive in it's
but it is the small things OF
life that go to make up the whole. :
Nothing will make us realize The
ruth OF the following lines:
II want but little here below
But wants that little long,
Sooner than Il Sojourn of about
welve months in tho rich and !
toasted region of the valley and 7
'rairies, where the farmer knows t
IOt the mraning of the word fertil. =
where one hand can raise :
lore corn and cotton than two can
ouse, and where IA man will shake
very particle OF religion out of his a
oul every fall with the chills and J
ever, then we will exclaim: |,
want but little OF this worlds wealth. !
but with it God give me perfect health" n
Little wealth and good health is +
hat wecan boast of on our delight. :
coast. We find it cheaper to 2
ny several sacks of cotton seed v
zeal every spring to fprtilize our :
ardens with, than to buy Que sack = :,
/ quininc every fall to keep us Il
i've. Il
a. La
All things considered there are q q
W sections toeqnal our Cult Coast !.
which to live and spend a life. Ia
behoovcs all men to CLEAN all the n,
lppiness they a out of this lite. Sc
r beyond the grave all is coniec- Y,
re. CYPRIAN. H
&c