Agriculture on the Prairie
When settlers came to the prairie in the 1870s, they learned from the land that grasses grew better than any other crop here. In 1874, Russian Mennonite immigrants brought seeds of Turkey Red winter wheat from the Russian steppes. Well suited to this climate, Turkey Red and its varieties soon dominated Kansas wheat production and still make up half the state's wheat crop.HM Number | HM17N5 |
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Placed By | Wetlands & Wildlife National Scenic Byway, Kansas Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 8:02am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 14S E 529785 N 4217460 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.10446667, -98.66026667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 6.268', W 98° 39.616' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 6' 16.08" N, 98° 39' 36.96" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 620 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 400 S Main St, Hudson KS 67545, US |
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