By: Brody Darrington

Facts: 1: Iowa’s main crop is corn. 2: 1 bushel of corn is 56 pounds.

Facts: 1: Badgers fur color in iowa is mainly gray. 2: Badgers skin is 70 cm long.

Facts: 1: Coyotes are increasing in north iowa. 2: They are members of the canine family.

 Facts:  1: Deer can be found in Iowa and all around the world.  2:Male deer are called bucks,bulls,stags or hearts.

Facts: 1: The eastern goldfinch is Iowa’s state bird. 2: The American goldfinch ranks high in popularity.

 Facts:  1: Iowa has 22 types of soil.  2: Iowa thrives on our fields to keep up our corn/beans.

 Facts:  1: Iowa’s deer heard numbers are aproximently 200,000 after a full hunting season.  2: Less than seven percent of the U.S hunts

Facts: 1: Gypsum is very soft. 2:It is found in alabaster.

 Facts:  1: Iowa state campus invented the first electronic computer.  2: George Washington carver got his college education at Iowa State.

 Facts:  1: He was born on May  2: His parents lived in Waterloo Iowa.

 Facts:  1: Amish settelment is what now the Kalona area.  2: The Kalona town began in the 1840s.

 Facts :  1: We have a lake named Okoboji.  2: There is catfish,bluegill,carp,ect in the lake.

 Facts:  1: Missouri River is the 15 th longest river.  2: The river is the Iowa and Nebraska border.

 Facts:  1: Nashville is close to the home of the American Pickers.  2: There is a lot of field land in nashville for corn and beans.

 Facts:  1: The oak tree is Iowa’s state tree.  2: It signifies power and strength.

 Facts:  1: Male pheasants are called roosters.  2:They will range in weight from 3-4 pounds.

 Facts:  1: Quimby was officially set up on October  2: The town was renamed Quimby after Windall.

 Facts:  1: The Des Monies River goes through Iowa.  2: It is 525 miles long.

 Facts:  1: We get a lot of snow in Iowa so we use snowplows.  2: We also have fun in the snow by snowmobiling.

 Facts:  1: More than 40,000 educator are helping all students from kindergarten to college.  2: Iowa is home to over a half a million students.

 Facts:  1: Udell has a high school that is named Moulton Udell high.  2 Udell schools have baseball, basketball, ect.

 Facts:  1: There was a bad axe murder in 1912 at a house in Villisca.  2: Eight people got murdered in their beds.

 Facts:  1: Becoming an x-ray tech requires that you first complete your healthcare.  2: Students who are interested in becoming an Iowa x ray technician have a number of nationally accredited online x-ray tech schools.

 Facts:  1: Yorktown has a Colonial Historical Park.  2: It is generally humid especially in the summer months.

 Facts:  1: In Zearing 93 percent of the families drive to work.  2: Zearing was founded on October 18, 1881.