berries all do well. Grapes find a congenial home here and bear enormous loads 

 of fruit within 16 months from planting. Practically all varieties of grapes, from 

 the democratic Concord to the aristocratic hot-house varieties like the Seedless 

 Sultana and Flaming Tokay, thrive in this congenial climate and soil, and well 

 repay the efforts of the grower. The vines make a luxurious growth, and there is 

 never any danger of their being winter-killed. Rot and mildew are not as pre- 

 valent as they have been in other sections. 



Satsuma Oranges 



More attention has been paid to the culture of Satsuma oranges along the 

 Coast than to any other one fruit. This variety is the hardiest member of the 

 citrus family, the parent stock having been imported from Japan and budded 

 on a deciduous cold-resistant stock, which enables it to go safely through much 

 colder weather than the Weather Bureau's records indicate is likely to occur on 

 the Coast. 



The tree is a dwarf and a very large number of them can be planted to the 

 acre and the fruit removed without ladders and at a slight expense. The oranges 

 mature very early and go on the Northern markets at a time when there is no 

 competition from other citrus fruits and command unheard of prices. 



Satsuma Orange Grove in Southern Mississippi 



While the Satsuma has been grown in a small way along the Coast for about 

 20 years, as a commercial product they have only been shipped in quantities in 

 the last two or three years. Heretofore the local markets have gladly taken at 

 good prices all of the fruit that could be produced, and when the commercial 

 orchards came into bearing the northern markets showed the same disposition 

 to absorb this exquisitely flavored seedless orange at highly gratifying prices. 



The Satsuma is a true "kid glove" orange and the segments separate easily 

 without the hands being soiled by any juice. The tree is thornless, and is as 

 easily cared for as the Northern apple. The Satsuma orchards have experienced 

 a temperature running around 20 degrees without suffering the slightest from the 

 cold, and the future for this industry is very bright. 



Paper- Shell Pecans 



The Gulf Coast is the birthplace of the nationally famous paper-shell pecan. 

 The initial experiments in propagating and top-working the old seedling trees 

 were made here, and the parent stock of nearly all the paper-shell pecans in the 

 country have been secured from orchards and nurseries located on the Gulf Coast. 



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