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Sheep are countywide in a range type program generally raised in connection with tree farming. There are 10,000 sheep in small flocks providing a secondary income from the sale of wool during mid-July when monetary returns from other agricultural projects are generally down.
Most farms have pecan groves in conjunction with other crops or pastures. Each year tons of these edible nuts are shipped from the area. The famous Praline Makers of Bay St. Louis selected the locale because of the availability of this essential ingredient.
per vear to timber owners and an additional $300,000 to labor for producing and hauling. No exact figures are available for saw timber, poles, and piling, but it is believed the harvest totals in excess of $100,000 per vear.
Cattle breeding and dairying are proving to be the second economy of Hancock. Several important breeding farms have been established with principal herds consisting of registered Brahford, Brahman, Angus, and Polled and Horned Hereford. Dairy farms prosper in the northern section of the countv. Nearbv plants of large milk products companies collect and process their entire output. Truck crops form a major income for a small segment of countv farmers and results in sizable income per capita, since their produce finds a ready market. The mild climate results in a year round growing season. Poultry and hog raising provide good incomes for many families, and tung orchards and rice plantations are op-
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erating with success. Pecan crops are a secondary source of income for many residents.
Unique to Hancock is the praline industry. Concentrated along Highwav 90, on a strip known as "The Sweetest Mile in the World”, are dozens of small shops where pecan candies are made fresh dailv and sold to motorists or shipped to all parts of the globe. The Creole praline, a confection made of pecans and sugar, is the featured can-dv of this area and has become world famous as a Southern delicacy.
Gracing the area are two beautiful commercial gardens—Darwood on the Jourdan and Hollv Bluff. Nationally known and visited annually bv travelers from all parts of the coilntry, these two large gardens are most famous for their thousands of varieties of camellias, azaleas, dogwood, and many other flowering shrubs and rare plants. Both are located on bluffs of Jourdan River near Bav St. Louis and are reached by traveling on Highway 90 to where Kiln Road intersects (west of Bay St. Louis), then north eight miles. They are opened vear-round to visitors at a small fee.
Bav St. Louis, countv seat and largest urban community of the county, lies in the southeast section, as does Waveland, well known as a vacation paradise. Due to strategic location and excellent commuting facilities these two cities are a mecca for New Orleans suburbanites. Since thev are onlv fifty-eight miles from New Orleans bv highway and forty-eight miles bv train, commuting is easy. Greyhound Bus lines and L & N Railroad provide commuter service with special rates available. Many commuters pool automo-
bile facilities, driving to and from the city to daily work.
Unincorporated communities include Clermont Harbor, Lakeshore, and Ans-lev in the extreme south on the Gulf of Mexico; Pearlington, Logtown, and Santa Rosa in the west; Fenton in the east; and Kiln, which is centrally located.
There are a number of new residential developments under construction in the county. Waterfront lots are being offered on many of these sites.
New Orleanians as well as upstate Mississippians maintain summer homes throughout Hancock County. It is estimated that revenue derived from the vacation business of the area runs into millions of dollars annually.
Petroleum and natural gas are fast becoming an economic factor. The Ansley Field was opened in 1954-55 with its first producing well completed at that time. The field now has five producing wells with a monthly pro-
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