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49 million
Number of turkeys expected to be raised in Minnesota, the nation’s leading turkey producer, in 2008.
1.8 billion pounds
Total weight of sweet potatoes produced by major sweet potato-producing states in 2007. (North Carolina grows the most.)
689 million pounds
Forecast for U.S. cranberry production in 2008. (Wisconsin leads the way with an expected 385 million pounds.)
1.1 billion pounds
Total weight of pumpkins produced by major pumpkin-producing states in 2007. (Illinois is pumpkin poobah, accounting for 542 million pounds.)
Priceless
The ballroom dance the “turkey trot” is named for the short, jerky steps that turkeys take.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, University of Illinois Extension
