GEORGIA
Claxton, Georgia, is known as the Fruitcake Capital of the World.
The peach became the official state fruit of Georgia in 1995.
The state vegetable of Georgia is the Vidalia onion, officially designated in 1990.
The official state crop of Georgia is the peanut.
Georgia produces almost 1/2 of the total U.S. peanut crop.
More than 50% of the crop goes to peanut butter production (2002).
What is supposedly the World's Largest Peanut is in Turner County. A 20 foot tall peanut, it is a monument to the importance of the peanut in Georgia history.
Georgia hosts the International Poultry Trade Show each year, and chickens are the largest agricultural commodity in the state, accounting for almost $2.5 billion in income each year (2002).
In 2002 Georgia designated Grits as the official state prepared food.
The official state fish of Georgia is the largemouth bass, designated in 1970.
Cordele, Georgia is the Watermelon Capital of the world.
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