Parish second in corn acreage by Matt Reynolds - posted Friday, December 7th, 2012 @ 12:54 pm  E-mail Story |  Print Story  With most of the cotton ginned, and the winter wheat planted, data released by the USDA last week shows that corn continues to be the dominant crop in Franklin Parish. With over 74,000 acres of corn in the parish this year, Franklin placed only second to Morehouse Parish in state corn acreage. ..... For the full story, subscribe to the The Franklin Sun's NEW E-Edition!