By 2000, Oklahoma was one of the nation's top providers of Peanuts
What is Oklahoma?
Oklahoma, constituent state of the United States of America. In its land and its people, Oklahoma is a state of contrast and of the unexpected. The Oklahoma name is derived from the Choctaw words okla, 'people' and humma, which translates as 'red'.
With ancient mountain ranges, prairie, mesas, and eastern forests, most of Oklahoma lies in the Great Plains, Cross Timbers, and the U.S. Interior Highlands, all regions prone to severe weather.
Oklahoma is at a confluence of three major American cultural regions. Historically it served as a government-sanctioned territory for Native Americans removed from east of the Mississippi River, a route for cattle drives from Texas and related regions, and a destination for Southern migrant settlers.
What is peanut farming?
Peanut are perfectly grown in well-drained sandy loam or sandy clay loam soil. Deep well-drained soils with a pH of 6.5-7.0 and high fertility are ideal for Peanut.
An optimum soil temperature for good germination of Peanut is 30°C. Low temperature at sowing delays germination and increases seed and seedling diseases.
Oklahoma ranks eighth in the nation for peanut production and is one of only 15 states that grows peanuts commercially. Most peanuts grown in Oklahoma are concentrated in the southwest corner of the state. Nearly all (99.96 percent) of Oklahoma's peanut crops are irrigated, so they thrive even in times of drought.
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