The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1911-11-10

MANY SECTIONS Of SOUTH
SHOWN 70 Df ATTRACTIVE
te'I,lty 0f Resi- fssss 0sslsfs
coIoniisslon Companies And
ssIIrosds Bringing lmss
Numbers from Up North

WsshinSfUh, N8s So Affif1ltufsl
YpDDftaaitIss % the sBlf eosst region
n the south, east ~ she Ml.sl.spel
fivsf, sfs sttfsctias mssy De8ele
from ths North, sesff6ihs ~ . report
" tba bufesn ~ sulls ssd the depart
me0t N sgrlcultofs IUst msde pub
ilc Activity 10 the part of real
estate and colonization companies,
a. veil ~ NJ fsllfosd and lnd0sttisl
organizations IN Advertising the
resources " The region, have been
very marked during tbs past few
years
The majority Of the immigrants
who have purchased land for general
fsfmIng have had but little expert.
ence -ith such sUlls a. commonly
occur In this part Of the gulf coast
country While other considerations,
such ~ general and social conditions
OF a locality, accessibility a. markets
aud transportation facilities are Inn
poftant, the soil Itself should he the
nrat consideration, ad ylses the bureau.
ATTRACTIVE LANDS,
The territory to which reference Ia
made embraces The southern third ~
Mississippi aud the adjoining portion
Of Louisiana TO the south; that part
of Alabama belonging TO the "black
belt," the southern counties Of Geor.
gia, and the northern ones OF Florida.
The general elevation OF the north
ern part 0f The region Is 400 to SOC
feet, with a gradual slope toward the
south. In many places the uplauds
have an average elevation OF 100 feet
or more TO within few miles OF The
c0ast.
The topography varies from yer,
hllly areas to broad, u0dulating di
vides, which include considerable
level land. A forest OF long leaf pint
once covered practically all Of th'
hills and we'll drained areas, while II
the lowlands along the streams ther'
was a mixed growth OF declduoul
trees, pine and underbrush, varied b!
oanebrskes. While the cane largel!
has disappeared, much Of the lowlan'
stiii is densely forested.
The soils OF the Mississippi rive
bottom are alluvial; eastward tn
prevailing soils are grayish sands, 0
!. sandy loans. Clay loans are limite
= in extent, except In certain localities
a The subsoils Of upland types rang
;. In color from yellow through variou
r shades OF brown to bright red. TheI
!. are great variations IN the depth {
- the soil In the uplands and highs
i bench lands on the larger stream
4 and In the physical characteristics I
" the subsoil. In part OF a field the so
!. may be largely OF sand, graduating
!. . depth OF few Inches to clay mat
"a rial, while near by sand may be two
three feet Deep The extreme rani
ar IL from heavy clay to loose quar-
10 sand OF little agricultural value. SUI
4. conditions are the exception.
D. CLAYEY SUBSOIL.
y. A clayey subsoil with enough sar
ey to give II a somewhat coarse, grit
I'd feel and a ''grainy" appearance In
be hand sample is preferable to eli
ty with but little sand or silt.
Of Regarding drainage, the annual pr
CO cipitation is about 90 inches. TheI
fore, II Ia important that both surfa
and underdralnage be so effective tn
or a saturated condition of the soil ca
nn nu not long prevail In normal season
he The soil, on the other hand, shou
lie DO sutfciently retentive OF molstu
,le to carry u crop safely through d
as period, should one occur. The ide
,ll soil 10 this respect is loan, or san
loan, everything moderately compa
- sandy clay subsoil. The soil and su
" soil should have the power Of mai
tsining reasonably uniform moistu
l's content throughout considerable e
tremes in precipitation. Heavy clay
soils are more dlfficult to keep 10 go
tilth than the corresponding types
ny regions OF less rainfall. Where !
OF surface Ia hilly terracing Is necessal
Ia Red sands are more desirable, 9th
hs conditions being equal, than or
n sands. Black sand, II the color is d
dc to the large admlxture Of muck, v
er' assume light Rrayish tint after
ral few years OF cultivation, Calcareo
~ soils are limited to c0mparativ,
few localities. Some OF them are ve
m' productive, but difficult to handle.
90 USE OF FERTILIZER,
Vn Practically all OF the we'll drain
'Ie soils are deficient 10 organic matt
~, im and this holds good Of virgin land
ci. we'll "a ground that has been unt
cultivation for several years. On ,