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A farmstead in Perry Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.. Agriculture is a major industry in the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania. [1] As of the most recent United States Census of Agriculture conducted in 2017, there were 53,157 farms in Pennsylvania, covering an area of 7,278,668 acres (2,945,572 hectares) with an average size of 137 acres (55 hectares) per farm. [2]
A man in Cameroon tends to his cocoyam farm on the slope of Mount Fako. Cocoyam is a common name for more than one tropical root crop and vegetable crop belonging to the Arum family (also known as Aroids [1] and by the family name Araceae) and may refer to: Taro (Colocasia esculenta) – old cocoyam; Malanga (Xanthosoma spp.) – new cocoyam
The typical Xanthosoma plant has a growing cycle of 9 to 11 months, during which time it produces a large stem called a corm, this surrounded by smaller edible cormels about the size of potatoes. These cormels (like the corm) are rich in starch. Their taste has been described as earthy and nutty, and they are a common ingredient in soups and stews.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. [1]
Erdenheim Farm is a 450-acre (1.82 km 2) working farm in Springfield and Whitemarsh Townships, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. Located just outside the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia , it is bordered by the Morris Arboretum & Gardens to the east, Whitemarsh Valley Country Club to the south, Carson Valley School to the ...
This is a list of Native American archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites ...
Hoverter and Sholl Box Huckleberry Natural Area is a 10-acre (4.0 ha) natural area in Perry County, Pennsylvania, near New Bloomfield, which protects a colony of box huckleberry over 1,000 years old. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The smallest Natural Area in Pennsylvania, [ 3 ] it is administered as part of Tuscarora State Forest . [ 2 ]
As of 2018, there were 71.06 miles (114.36 km) of public roads in East Marlborough Township, of which 10.38 miles (16.70 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 60.68 miles (97.65 km) were maintained by the township.