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monomechanical
07-12-2006 08:03:52
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what's grown where . . . in reply to David in England, 07-12-2006 07:35:16
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David:
The U.S. is extremely large, and in worrisome agricultural transition, so it's gotten more complicated to say what's grown where, but here are a couple of very general "facts." Utah, where I live most of the year, is in the western U.S. It used to be one of the largest suppliers of apples, cherries, apricots, peaches, etc. to all of the West. So, there used be thousands of acres of orchards, greatly reduced over the last decade. The smaller Fords, 8N, 2n, 9N and smaller Masseys were the overwhelming tractor of choice. Small enough to fit under the tree-limbs; lots of implements for the 3 pt. hitch. There are still some very large alfalfa fields in central and Northern Utah. Just north of Utah, Idaho, grows potatoes, beets, and barley; the potatoes grow remarkably well. But again, with agricultural effciency improving so dramatically, Idaho has had difficulty selling its potatoes.
In Western P.A., where the family still has a couple of farms, farmers grew and still grow but at a greatly reduced level, dairy cow "support crops": lots of field corn, hay, silage, etc.That's my experience at least. Others can say what they grow. mono
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