wˈɪljəm dˈiː. blˈɑːksæm wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈɜːst, ɪf nˌɑːt ðə fˈɜːst, tʊ ɐbˈændən kˈɑːʔn̩ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn ɪn fˈeɪvɚɹ ʌv ɪntˈɛnsɪv fˈɑːɹmɪŋ.
William D. Bloxham was one of the first, if not the first, to abandon cotton in 1879 in favor of intensive farming.