Cagle’s Dairy plans world’s largest corn maze in Gordon County 
 
07/02/07
 
Cagle’s Dairy’s planned move to Gordon County is a step closer to reality with Monday’s announcement that the company plans to open the world’s largest corn maze in Gordon County on Labor Day.

The 50-acre corn maze will be located on part of a 241-acre site on Ga. 136 about three miles past New Echota on the Coosawattee River that Cagle’s Dairy plans to buy from Charlie Ralston, said Mark Cagle, the dairy’s owner.

The maze will be open from Sept. 3 through Nov. 3, Cagle said during a meeting Monday with Gordon County Commissioners and representatives of the Gordon County Chamber of Commerce.

“Last year, we had 45,000 visitors at our corn maze in Cherokee County,” he said. “We expect to see more than that in Gordon County, which is between Atlanta and Chattanooga.” Cagle said last year’s corn maze on his farm near Canton was seven acres.

The 50-acre maze in Gordon County has already been planted, and Cagle’s Dairy plans to operate both corn mazes this year, he said.

“This is a prime opportunity for you,” said Alvin Long, County Commission chairman. “There will be some natural tie in with New Echota and the Fort Wayne property off of 136.”

Cagle’s Dairy moving to Gordon County 
 
08/28/06
 
Cagle’s Dairy will move its milk production operation from Cherokee County to Gordon County, the company said.

The move — to a 375-acre site on Ga. 156 west of Calhoun — will allow the family owned business to expand, said owner Mark Cagle.

The dairy’s 120 Holstein cows, the milking room and bottling operation will relocate sometime next year to property owned by Gordon County farmer James Hobgood, Cagle said.

The dairy operation, which will be in production by spring of 2007, will create up to 100 jobs, some of which will be seasonal, Cagle said.

The Cagle family will keep about 30 acres and a handful of cows at the Cherokee County site so they can continue giving tours with milking demonstrations. They will also keep the annual corn maze for visitors to navigate.

The expanded acreage in Gordon County will allow them to graze their cows and triple production of free-range milk, a specialty product. "We are designing a facility that will allow us to at least triple our milk production," Cagle said. Cagle’s currently produces 500 gallons a day.

And it also will allow them to create a second tourist farm 60 miles north of Atlanta and 40 miles south of Chattanooga.

Calhoun Times.