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Rice is grown in seven American States

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US map highlighting Missouri

           Missouri-

There barbecue is so good, it's easy to make a hog of yourself
           
 




Missouri raises its crop in its south-eastern area and is the
sixth largest rice producing state. Hog farming is another
important industry. Missouri is named after a Native American
tribe, the OuMissouri, which means, 'people with big canoes'.

Kansas City proclaims itself to
be the barbecue capital of
the world

                                                                   

Square dancing, originally known as prairie dancing, dates back to Missouri's early days when wagon trains headed west. Each train would have one fiddle player and one caller for the dance aboard. Barbecue features pork from locally reared hogs and is the state's most popular dish.
Wagon trains headed
west.
by ppa — last modified 2010-09-28 16:46