ˈɜːli kɹˈɑːps ɪnðɪ ˈɛɹiə wɜː mˈeɪz ænd kˈɑːʔn̩, bᵻfˌoːɹ ʃˈʊɡɚ bɪɡˈæn tə tˈeɪk ˌoʊvɚɹ æz ðə dˈɑːmɪnənt kɹˈɑːp baɪ ðə mˈɪd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z.
Early crops in the area were maize and cotton, before sugar began to take over as the dominant crop by the mid-1860s.