The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1888-01-20
ALONG THE GULF COAST.
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The delightful strip of coast land
extending from the envronS OF New
Orleans along the shore OF Missis-
slppi Sound, eastward 140 miles To
Mobile, is coming INTO great inpor
tance DIS Il fruit aud vine growing
region. The soil is not rich, but it
responds readily to tillage aud fer
IilizdtiOu, while the danger of dam
age from frost is reduced 10 a mini
mum, not alone by the latitude, but
also from the Tact Of being sheltered
from the chilling winds by the ex-
tensive tracts Of plue forest which
lie to the north of it. Here the or
ange, the fig, he p0megIanate and
other semi-tropical fruils flourish IN
luXuliance and have long been lbe
subjects Of general cultivation for
home use. Lately the attention of
professional aud experienced fruit
growers has been directed to this re-
sion, and even in the very short pc
liod which has elapsed important
results las been reached.
Prominent among the fruit grow
ers is Mr.. Parker Earle. late OF Hi
noiS aud for years president OF The
American Fiuit Growers Ass0cia-
ton. He has purchased some 20.
600 acres of land near Ocean
Springs, in Jackson county, Miss,
where lie has planted extensive
orchards and vineyards. In Aid
bama, above Mobile, Mr.. Il. NJ.
Hudson Of, this city, owns hand.
some place, where he has made
decided success with pears and
grapes of fine varieties. A cores
pondent, writing from Aberdeen,
Miss, Oh the subject, says OF fruit
growing III Mississippi
Iu jackson county Mr.. Wm. ST.
gerson, who recently moved into
the county from Ohio, is growing
LtCOnte, Bartlett and Krifer pears.
He has about 10000 trees. He will
make specialties OF pears, grapes
and figs. Mr.. Parker Eearle, in
Jackson county, has planted 10000
peach treeSand 10000 grape vines,
expects the peches to be in full
bearing in three years aud the
grapes in two. While waiting for
these crops he will make the place
profitable by cultlvating early veg
etables upon the same ground for
the Chicago and ST. Louis markets.
In Harrison county, Mr.. A. V. Da-
Wis, whose champagne vine is in
nigh favor in New Orleans aud else
where, has q hundred acres of
splendid vineyards, scuppernong
VINE, brandy aud champagne.
Among other prominent vineyard
lists aud NinemakeIS of Harrison
county are Mr.. Fayers, ten acres in
grapes, Representative Oalvit Rob
erts, eight acres, aud Hon. Jetfer-
son Davis, ex.Presideut OF the
COntederdcy, who has a
vineyard of about twenty acres,
makes IA very fine article of wine,
and ships large quantities Of grapes |
to the st. Louis markets.
ln Hancock county tfere are ma
ny grand fruit farms, among others |
hat of Mrs. q. ID. FullilOve, who
has 100 ScuppernOng grape vines,
40 Japanese plum trees, 200 pear
trees, 100 apple trees, POO pecan
trees aud 5000 orange trees. Her
place adjOirs Bay st. Louis. Iu
the same neighborhood Colonel Hu-
bert Bay hi has 1000 black Burgun-
dy grape vines, 1000 SInfOudel,
900 white Muscat, 1000 Emperor,
900 Riesliug, 1000 Mission, 1000
Violet Chasselas, 1000 Golden
Chasselas, making 10000 grape
vines in all. These were all set
out since March, 1887, aud are do
ing well, with enormous productive
possibilities.
La regard TO the fg Mr.. Sigerson
reports that fig tree OF the Mar
settles variety, imported aud set out
near Pascagoula in 1870. blew down
a bout 20 years ago and new root
spraug from the trunk of the pros
trate veteran, aud uOw eight large
trees are growing from it in clump
and bear immense quantities OF
fruit, and the popularity OF these
trees lies in the fact that they bear
there crops every year, maturing in
May, August and October. Capt.
WIN. Griffin, OF Moss Point, near
the Coast, has ig tree of the Blue
Celeste variety from which he has
sold $75 of fruit ia a single season.
This is certainly a beginning for
the development of section OF
country whose productive ability
has heretofore neen wholly neglect
ed and whose possibilities ~ the
direction uamed ale practically un-
limited. Situated Immediately adj
jacent to great trunk lues Of rail
way giving access to all the mar
kets OF the country, within a few
honts ride Of cities like New Or
leans and Mobile, on the shores Of
a tropical sea and in the most de-
lightful climate On tue continent,
this guilt coast region presents in u
high degree every condition that
can be demanded for homes, for
pleasure resorts and TOR the profit
able employment Of industry and
small capital. 1t must soon grow
into great Importance.