MISSISSIPPI
Borden's Condensed Milk was first canned in Liberty, Mississippi.
The first football player on a Wheaties box was Walter Payton of Columbia, Mississippi.
The world's largest pecan nursery is in Lumberton, Mississippi.
Belzoni, Mississippi is the ‘Catfish Capital of the World’.
Vardaman, Mississippi is called the ‘Sweet Potato Capital of the World’.
1.6 billion pounds of sweet potatoes were produced in the U.S. in 2003. North Carolina (588 million pounds) produced more than any other state. It was followed by Louisiana and California (each with about 310 million pounds), and Mississippi (238 million pounds). US Census Bureau, October, 2004
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