AGRIBUSINESS
Timber, farming and cattle headline a robust agribusiness in our county. With land that covers 587 square miles, our farmland makes up 31% of that, or 115,000 acres. Our agribusinesses are a significant contributor to our economy, and our county appreciates their contribution.
Timber
Weyerhaeuser's Bruce plant produces about 220 million board feet of Southern Yellow Pine each year (2x4 through 2x12 dimension lumber in various lengths, ranging up to 20 feet). Weyerhaeuser is one of our two largest industries in the northern part of our county.
Our Crops
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In 2009 the county continued with significant pine tree acreage - a very valuable commodity for the future. Other acreage shows a 16% increase in soybeans, and decreases in both cotton and corn. Sweet potatoes remained about the same. Calhoun County is very proud of our hard working farmers and appreciates the contribution they make to our communities and economy.
- Pine Trees - 27,600 acres (about the same last year)
- Soybeans - 21,800 acres (up 16% from last year)
- Cotton - 9,900 acres (down 8% from last year)
- Sweet Potatoes - 8,900 (about the same last year), most of our sweet potato acreage is around the city of Vardaman, considered the Sweet Potato Capital of the World!
- Corn - 5,700 acres (down 21% from last year)
Our farmers are a big part of our rich heritage. They continue to search for improved agricultural techniques and will keep Calhoun County on the "cutting edge" for generations to come.
Cattle
Calhoun County is home to over 15,000 cattle and
calves.
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