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THE HEART OF THE SOUTH
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water iish' and crabs are also caught in great numbers in the gulf, bayous and streams of this favored region and prove a source of profit. Grazing lands are excellent. Besides the splendid water transportation facilities afforded by its rivers and the gulf, the Louisville & Nashville R. R. runs along its southern fringe and provides ample rail transportation. The climate along the coast is invigorating and healthful, the salt air, the piney woods, and the mild temperatures prevailing both winter and summer, are attracting an increasing number of outsiders every year, many of them invalids seeking a return of health in this land of flowers and balmy breezes.
Hancock County depends more upon her industries in lumber and sea foods than upon those related to agriculture for her support and development. The value of the crops raised from the soil is given at only $216,000 in 1919, while the 16 establishments which produce lumber and handles shell fish had an output valued at $2,306,000. In wages among about 1,500 laborers the distribution amounted to nearly one-half of the value of the output.