Editing Greenwood, Mississippi (section)

===20th century===
The city continued to prosper well into the 1940s. Cotton production suffered in Mississippi during the infestation of the [[boll weevil]] in the early 20th century; however, for many years the bridge over the Yazoo displayed the sign "World's Largest Inland Long Staple Cotton Market".

Cotton cultivation and processing became largely mechanized in the first half of the 20th century, displacing thousands of [[Sharecropping|sharecroppers]] and tenant farmers. Since the late 20th century, some Mississippi farmers have begun to replace cotton with [[Maize|corn]] and [[soybean]]s as commodity crops; with the textile manufacturing industry having shifted overseas, farmers can gain stronger prices for the newer crops, used mostly as animal feed.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/06/business/06cotton.html?em Krauss, Clifford. "Mississippi Farmers Trade Cotton Plantings for Corn"], ''The New York Times'', May 5, 2009</ref>

Greenwood's Grand Boulevard was once named one of America's 10 most beautiful streets by the U.S. Chambers of Commerce and the Garden Clubs of America. Sally Humphreys Gwin, a charter member of the Greenwood Garden Club, planted the 1,000 [[oak]] trees that line Grand Boulevard. In 1950, Gwin received a citation from the National Congress of the [[Daughters of the American Revolution]] in recognition of her work in the conservation of trees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newspaperarchive.com|title=NewspaperArchive® - Genealogy & Family History Records|website=Newspaperarchive.com|access-date=28 July 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ftJm0hwGAGEC&dq=%22ten+most+beautiful+streets%22&pg=PA87 Kirkpatrick, Mario Carter. ''Mississippi Off the Beaten Path'']{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, GPP Travel, 2007.<!-- ISSN/ISBN needed, if any --></ref>