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It may not be possible to know exactly when it was first grown there. The sweet potato, Ipomoea batatas, was known and cultivated by the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean area and South America as early as 2,500 BC. It is likely that the people native to the North Carolina area probably knew of it not long after that, but since there are no accurate historical records, it may remain a mystery.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 15y agoThis is a 12 3/8 lb. sweet potato that was harvested in Greene County on Oct.1st,2008
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∙ 13y agoSwest potatoes were first cultivated in South America.
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∙ 9y agoThe sweet potato came from Central America. The Spanish brought the sweet potato to Florida when they settled there and it spread to the Thirteen Colonies.
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What state produces the most sweet potatoes?
North Carolina, the largest sweetpotato state
What does north Carolina grow and sell?
Tobacco, corn, sweet potatoes, peaches, poulrty, swine.
What is the leading farm product of North Carolina?
Tobacco, sweet potatoes, corn, soybeans, poultry.
What are the main manufactured goods in North Carolina?
tobacco, broilers (chickens), sweet potatoes, christmas trees (in the mountains)
What was the main cash crop in the colonial times in North Carolina?
some of them are sweet potatoes flue cured tobacco and rice
What has the author Lyniece North Talmadge written?
Lyniece North Talmadge has written: 'The sweet potato lover's cookbook' -- subject(s): Cooking (Sweet potatoes) 'The sweet potato cookbook' -- subject(s): Cookery (Sweet potatoes), Cooking (Sweet potatoes) 'The sweet potato lover's cookbook' -- subject(s): Cooking (Sweet potatoes)
What were North Carolina's cash crops in colonial times?
Tobacco, soy beans, sweet potatoes, cotton, watermelons, corn
What is North Carolina 's state fruit?
I don't know fruits but sweet potatoes are really big in North Carolina
What are North Carolina's economic activities?
North Carolina's agriculture includes poultry and eggs, tobacco, hogs, milk, nursery stock, cattle, sweet potatoes, and soybeans. Most of the factories have been closed due to offshoring. It does manufacture some paper products and chemicals.
What was commonly eaten in colonial North Carolina?
Wild game such as turkey, deer, rabbits, squirrels. Also domestic chickens, cattle and swine. They grew potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, beans. The waters were rich in fish and shellfish.
What are some North Carolina products?
sweet patatoes and tabaco
What is farming like in North Carolina?
North Carolina ranks high in farm products, especially sweet potatoes, tobacco, onions, corn, beans, peaches, apples. Also, poultry production in the state ranks high among US states, along with beef and dairy cattle, swine.
