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 2008 significant acreage is planted with pine trees - a very valuable commodity for the future. Other acreage shows a large increase in soybeans, and decreases in other crops, with corn showing the largest decrease from the prior year. Calhoun County is very proud of our hard working farmers, and appreciates the contribution they make to our communities and economy.
- Pine Trees - 23,700 acres (not shown last year)
- Soybeans - 18,800 acres (up 98% from last year)
- Cotton - 10,800 acres (down 36% from last year)
- Sweet Potatoes - 9100 (down 4% from last year), most of our sweet potato acreage is around the city of Vardaman, considered the Sweet Potato Capital of the World!
- Corn - 7100 acres (down 10% 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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