 It became apparent that the soil supported cotton extremely well, which was already a popular crop elsewhere in the South due to heavy European demand driven by the Industrial Revolution and resulting high market prices.Farmers from other cotton states began to relocate to Mississippi County and throughout the Arkansas Delta, bringing slaves, "King Cotton" culture and the plantation agriculture lifestyle with them.In 1853, the community had changed from mostly silviculture to agricultural, had a total of 250 residents, and officially incorporated as Osceola.