2005 agriculture production figures from the Extension Service ( 2005 data) for Crawford County ( as promised.) Hay -- 22,000 acres (it sells for $35-$40 per round bail) Soybeans -- 13,000 ac., Wheat -- 9,000 ac., Corn -- 5,000 ac., Vegetable crops -- about 1,500 ac. (mostly snap beans, 600, and greens, 500 ac.) , no rice in 2005 or 2006 nor planned for 2007. There were 60 acres of rice grown in 2004. There were 36,500 head of beef cattle and two dairy farms with 500 head. Related to agriculture, Allen canning plant in Alma packs 62% of the total spinach canned in the US. Alma claims to be the World spinach capital. spinach is trucked here from all over the US. Chicken growing data is not kept by the Ag. Extension office in Crawford County. Gail -----Original Message----- From: arcrawfo-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:arcrawfo-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janette Perryman Sent: Monday, January 15, 2007 2:34 PM To: ARCRAWFO@rootsweb.com Subject: [ARCRAWFO] Indian Territory/ Crawford Co., AR Yes, Crawford Co, was in fact one time the territory, the Territorial Gov. in 1819 passed an act to create and establish the County of Crawford. The area was all Indian Territory, These Cherokee Indians lived under the authority of the US and lived between Point Remove and Lee's Creek and So of the Boston Mts. Information can be found in the Arkansas Gazette of Dec. 2, 1820 papers. This infor was taken from the History of Crawford Co book by the Historical Preservation Ass. of C.C. pages 4 & 5. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ARCRAWFO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message