Agriculture (from Pennsylvania) -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia - The Diigo Meta page

• 01 May 06
  

  Maggie Tsai

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  • Hay, the leading crop, is grown throughout the state. Corn, wheat, and oats rank high in value. Truck crops and potatoes are grown in the southeast and northwest, and apples are grown in Adams County. Lancaster County produces cigar-leaf tobacco. Chester County grows many mushrooms, making Pennsylvania first in the country for mushroom production. It ranks among the top five states in the production of apples, grapes, and peaches.
  • About three fourths of the farm income is derived from livestock and poultry and their products. Milk is the chief agricultural product. Cattle and calves are next in value. Pennsylvania ranks number two among the states in egg production and number three in chicken production. Pigs and turkeys are also raised.
  • Pennsylvania has many fertile valleys suitable for farming. There are about 56,000 farms in the state, totaling nearly 7.8 million acres (3.2 million hectares). The average farm size is about 150 acres (61 hectares). Lancaster is the state's richest agricultural county and the top ranked county east of the Mississippi in market value of products sold.
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