It is known in producing fruits, tobacco, sugar cane, and coffee among other items.
In the later Ottoman period the land around the town mainly produced tobacco.
Only about one thousand farm families still produce tobacco in the entire belt.
This was actually two cents per pound less than the cost of producing tobacco.
Madison County produced corn, hemp, and tobacco very early in its history.
As a center for agriculture the region produced cattle, sheep, corn, and tobacco.
In the 19th century, the town produced leather, cotton, silk and tobacco.
They will smoke whether we in Europe produce tobacco or not.
Even worse, we produce tobacco that no-one in Europe wants to smoke.
It is now possible to produce tobacco which is less harmful to human health.