Cotton was the major crop for many years on the prairie. By 1915, the village boasted four cotton gins producing thousands of bales of cotton; however, the decline in the demand for cotton led local farmers toward the growing of rice that is now the major crop of the area.
cotton was the major crop for many years on the prairie by 1915 the village boasted four cotton gins producing thousands of bales of cotton; however the decline in the demand for cotton led local farmers toward the growing of rice that is now the major crop of the area