IOWA ABC’SBy: Brody Darrington

A is for agriculture

Facts: 1: Iowa’s main crop is

corn.2: 1 bushel of corn is 56

pounds.

B is for badger

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

C is for coyotes

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

D is for deer

Facts: 1: Deer can be found in Iowa and all

around the world. 2:Male deer are called bucks,bulls,stags

or hearts.

E is for eastern goldfinch

Facts:1: The eastern goldfinch is Iowa’s state

bird.2: The American goldfinch ranks high in

popularity.

F is for fields

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

our corn/beans.

H is for hunting

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

G is for gypsum

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

I is for Iowa State

Facts: 1: Iowa state campus invented the first

electronic computer. 2: George Washington carver got his

college education at Iowa State.

J is for john Wayne.

Facts: 1: He was born on May 26 1907. 2: His parents lived in Waterloo Iowa.

K is for Kalona

Facts: 1: Amish settelment is what now the

Kalona area. 2: The Kalona town began in the 1840s.

L is for lakes

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

lake.

M is for Missouri River

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

border.

N is for Nashville iowa

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.

O is for oak tree

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

P is for pheasants

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

pounds.

Q is for quimby

Facts: 1: Quimby was officially set up on

October 3 1887. 2: The town was renamed Quimby after

Windall.

R is for river

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.

S is for snow

T is for teachers

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.

U is for udell

Facts: 1: Udell has a high school that is named

Moulton Udell high. 2 Udell schools have baseball, basketball

, ect.

V is for Villisca Iowa

Facts: 1: There was a bad axe murder in 1912

at a house in Villisca. 2: Eight people got murdered in their

beds.

X is for x ray Tec schools

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.

Y is for Yorktown Facts: 1: Yorktown has a Colonial Historical

Park. 2: It is generally humid especially in the

summer months.

Z is for zearing

Facts:

1: In Zearing 93 percent of the families drive to work.

2: Zearing was founded on October 18, 1881.