In the 1950s, Morgan County ranked first in the state in number of milk cows and second in whole milk sales with more than 41 percent of the total farm income from dairy products. In 1959 the sale of fruit and nuts accounted for 5 percent of all farm income, as there were several commercial peach orchards and pecan orchards in the county. Peaches and pecans aside, much of the former cotton land was planted in pine trees, and the dairy farms began a slow decline in numbers in the 1970s. The County now has about 1500 acres in cotton, 1000 acres in corn, and about 2000 acres in wheat. Major livestock consists of cattle and horses. Currently, if beef and dairy cattle are counted together, Morgan County is one of the leading cattle counties in Georgia!