Kansas, U.S.A. CEDAR BLUFF STATE LAKE >HOMECOMING PARADE: A Kansas Feedyard
Welcome to Kansas "The Sunflower State", also known as "the Wheat State"
the "Jayhawker State" or "Midway, USA" . Kansas produced a record 492.2
million bushels of wheat in 1997, enough to make 35.9 billion loaves of
bread. A grain elevator in Hutchinson, located in Kansas ,
is 1/2 mile
long and holds 46 million bushels in its 1,000 bins.
Blue water and sandy beaches make Cedar Bluff Lake the water recreation mecca
for Western Kansas. You can see and photograph a diversity of wildlife species.
In winter, bald and golden eagles visit. Deer, turkey, and pheasant roam freely.
Waterfowl stop on the migrations, and a small Canada goose flock make the area home.
One of our well- attended community celebrations is our annual Homecoming
Parade.
Students from our local schools build the floats and get together
to choose
their homecoming King and Queen. A unique antique auto, tractor
and farm equipment show is also featured. It's a true community effort
and a great
family day filled with tradition.
Cattle raised on Kansas' grasslands are the most valuable agricultural
product. Meatpacking and
dairy industries are also important; the Kansas
City stockyards are the
nation's largest. Cattle consume 72% of the corn,
16% of the soybeans and 60%
of the hay grown in the state. Kansas has more
than 36,000 farms
with cattle and calves.
