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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]
In 2021, Bowery opened Farm X, an innovation hub for plant science in Kearny, N.J., to grow crops beyond leafy greens and focusing on seed breeding specifically for indoor farming. [16] The company added a third commercial smart farm in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania in 2021.
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 ]
The route continues east through rural areas and passes near a few residential developments before it intersects PA 796 in the community of Daleville. PA 926 runs past more farms and reaches a roundabout junction with PA 41. Past this intersection, the road curves southeast and parallels PA 41 for a short distance before turning to the east.
Samuel Wallis was one of the first permanent settlers in Muncy Township. Known as the "Land King", Wallis operated Muncy Farms which was for its time a large and very successful farm. Wallis first came to the West Branch Susquehanna Valley in 1768 as a surveyor. He was born in Harford County, Maryland, in 1730 to a wealthy Quaker family. Wallis ...
Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania (100 P) Pages in category "Farms in Pennsylvania" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
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]
Gaylussacia brachycera, commonly known as box huckleberry or box-leaved whortleberry, is a low North American shrub related to the blueberry and the other huckleberries.It is native to the east-central United States (Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and Tennessee).