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The
Yazoo County Convention and Visitors Bureau
is very proud of our newly developed agricultural
tours. The tour starts out at El Dorado Plantation,
owned and operated by Jean and Sonny Baskin.
This Mississippi Delta farm has been in the
Baskin family since 1919. There you will experience
all the southern hospitality a rural farm has
to offer. Located 5 miles north of Yazoo City
in the heart of the Delta, you will see 2,500
acres of cotton, 1,700 acres of row crops (beans,
milo, corn), 800 acres of hardwoods and 150
acres of rolling pasture and grazing cattle.
This stop will prove to be very educational
and informative.
Next on the tour is the Yazoo Planters
Gin. This totally modernized and mechanized
gin is where approximately 32,000 bales
of Yazoo's cotton is ginned each year.
of the eight Yazoo County gins, Yazoo
Planters Gin ranks second in total production
county wide. Yazoo County is the largest
county in Mississippi, producing the most
pounds per acre of cotton than elsewhere
across the state. This is a fascinating
stop for those intrigued by the cotton
industry.
The next stop on the tour finds the visitor
at Como Fish Farms where you will see
catfish, catfish, and more catfish. See
first hand all of the day-to-day activity
of a catfish farm. This stop is truly
a must for catfish lovers.
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Yazoo
County's agriculture shows visitors
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Your trip would not be complete without a stop
for a true culinary treat at Hines Broad Lake
Grocery for some true Southern cooking with
atmosphere to match. Here, the visitor will
find a meat counter stocked with home grown
pork meats from pork chops to Eva's world famous
link sausage made with her special blend of
venison and pork. Her daily lunch specials bring
local farmers from around the area daily. Take
home some southern fried catfish, Bar-B-Que,
smoked ribs or pickled pigs feet. This stop
will provide the visitor one of their most memorable
southern experiences.
There
are many other fascinating agricultural stops
throughout Yazoo County from our Catfish industry
to our beautiful Wolf and Broad Lakes. Careful
thought and planning should go into choosing
the season in which to visit the Mississippi
Delta.
This
group tour is scheduled by appointment only
and recommended for groups of 50 or more.
For information:
E-mail: yazoo@yazoo.org
Mail: P.O. Box 186
Yazoo City, MS 39194
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