The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-04-08
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erman's first visit TO this immediate
section, though he has spent years in
/ Florida and so impressed was he with
/ the conditions found here that he al
once confirmed the judgment of his
associates who had given glowing ac-
counts Of the possibilities of the sec
/ ton, with the result that the deal
which lad been promoted by A. d.
/ Simpson. a prominent banker of Me-
ridian, Miss, was Immediately closoS
/ and an organization started
Specialize on Pears.
1t is claimed that the promoters OF
this new South Mississippi colonial
tion scheme will in addition to the
announcement of the settlement OF
these lands in small farms for gen
eral and diversified farming,
specialize on pecans and other nut
crops as well as those fruits known
to be suited on this locality Mr.. Ack'
erman whose address is 220 Broadway
New York, is a graduate scientific
orchardist and he will give special
and scientific study to those fruits and
nuts which experience has proven best
adapted TO this portion of the south,
In this connection it is an interesting
fact that Lamar county has in it one OF
the largest and most successful pecan
nurseries to be found anywhere. The
lands on which this nursery is 10.
Gated were purchased by the owner
less than a dozen years ago fer the
low price. OF five dollars an acre and
it is doubtful if the so acres which
cost $500. could today be bought with
its improvements and pecan nursery
and orchard for $4,000. The owner
stated four years ago that $oO;O0o
would not buy the tract mentioned
and since that time his nursery and
business has grown by leaps anu
bounds.
A prominent New Orleans physician
is the owner of u tract of 900 acres
of lust such land as is embraced in
the purchase made by the parties mon
toned on which he has 800 acres OF
pecan trees now five years standing
in the orchard and from which he
has already begun to gather nuts OF
the soft shell varieties. This tract Of
land is also located in Lamar county
and but a few miles from Puryis.
viii Start Dairy.
The physician mentioned isDr. (. I.
Bass Of New Orleans and in discuss
inp his plans recently, stated that in
addition to specializing so largely on
pecans, he would shortly install a mod |
ern sanitary dairy with herd OF the |
best breed of milk COWS and would |
put in the polled Hereford cattle for
beer purposes, it being his intention 10 !
crow no crops on his land that could !
not be marketed through either MS |
dairy COWS or his beef herd, except the
pecans which be is relying upon 70
serve as his insurance annuity LOT
,irnseif and his descendants after him.
With the entrance here OF the fof-
lis Company which will at once take
IN active operations fer the general
development through tho Introduction
# actual settlers and those who ca
.iro summer homes IN the south, La
mar county perhaps is the only county
n Mississippi with two well estao-
ishod northern agencies engaged d.
.oc,Iv in advertising the low prIceo
,,,t valuable and productive lands 10
70 found throughout the Masnona
tate. which is the home OF Point So'u-
ort XVI. the noted Hereford when
arved TO put Mississippi on the map
-,ong the successful cattle CROWNS
.tates of the Union.