Early crops in the area were maize and cotton, before sugar began to take over as the dominant crop by the mid-1860s.
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.