The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-02-21

desirable immigrants, sy:
d tematically placing each one so fs
as is possible, on lands best suite
', to his individual needs and abilities
;, assisting him in the selection an
: advising him as to the cultivation
q care, and marketing of his crops
h would effect in a comparatively
S short space of time, long step to
ward the realization of his objec
: and the stoppage Of the staggering
, loss incurred annually by the nom
, usage Of this now undeveloped but
farmable and.
The advantage Of this southern
or rather one of the advantages, is
the almost frost proof climate, anc
while oranges have been frozen tl
death lately in other parts of the
country, the famous Satsuma
Orange and grape fruit groves that
have taken the place of the south
ern pine forests are thriving and
promising fine crops for 1913.
When the northern farmer is
wasting his summer crop money
paying riotous fuel bills to keep the
family from freezing and feeding ex-
pensive stuffs to his live stock hous-
ed in costly barns the farmer here
is plowing and gathering crops, eat
ing fresh vegetables from his garden
and his stock is thriving on green
pastures and drinking from the
purest streams on earth. 1t has
been demonstrated that three farm
crops a year will grow ON the same
acre.. 1t has been ConcluSively
shown that five trucking crops can
be gathered from the same acre in
twelve months, for it is being done.
When | came to Mississippi it was
with much doubt, had heard stories
that made me believe it was de-
sirabie place in which to live. When
| had remained a. while wondered
why men woAd- stay with their
fanatics in a crowded city, hot in
summer antflozen in winter, work
fGr a bare living in shops and
factories, when it was possblefor
them to own a farm here, make
money enough to have a bank
account, and have as fine place
as the earth affords for the family
to live and enjoy life.
| wondered also why a man
would,want to own a farm that cost |
him from $50 to S3OQan acre when
be could buy much larger farm
Hs so much less money and on
Which he couldproduce three bumper
crops year and have a pleasant
climate in which tolNe all the time, |
instead of raising one crop a year in
the north and his family, himself and
his stock freeze all winter. I
, u could only conclude that they
did.not know and refer back tony
D personal experience. -
But more of them are finding out
and during the last year many have
come to Jackson County and started
good farms and now have fine pecan,
orange and fruit orchards which in
the course of few years will make
them independent. STheir number,
is rapidly increasing and the history
Of the West seems about to repeat
itselfin the rapid rise of land values,
unless the guesses of the wisest men
who have studied the situation care
fullygare all wrong.
} The secretary of Agriculture has
declared that this same southlane is
bound to be recognized soon as one
Of the richest agricultural sections of
he United States and that all
conditions make it natural that it
should be so.
The same authority says that
his southern county, with its
range of perpetual pas
aires. pure waters, aRdsmild climate
will eventually product the live
stock to supply the rest of the ma
ion. 49,
First, last and all the time, Jack
son County, the banner agricul-
ural County of all the South, the