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Colonial New Hampshire had very poor soil. Farming was difficult for crops like wheat , but corn, pumpkins, rye, squash, and beans grew well.

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What was the Maryland cash crops?

Tobacco was a cash crop in fact the cash crop in Colonial America and is still a major economic factor in US Agriculture. Chemical based dyes have replaced the need for indigo. Rice is a major farm crop both for domestic use and export. The fourth leg of the chair in Colonial land use was the fiber used to make the sailing ships operate. Miles of rope were needed to put a sailing ship into top trim and the salt water seas quickly degraded its quality before modern chemistry provided the quality preservatives needed to extend its livelihood. The product was Hemp and the leaves and buds that were once burned as trash are now a part of the economy and a cash crop of the underground. Modern chemistry learned that this industrial waste if smoked could become a product. Weed, Mary Jane, Tijuana Tea, Acapulco Gold has been improved by Botanists, Agronomists, Horticulturalists, backyard flower growers and basement hydroponics into a new industry. It has met favor with herbal medicine practitioners and Voodoo doctors. Marijuana remains a staple crop that was grown in the colonies and is still grown today as a Cash Crop.


What is the highest cash crop?

Marijuana. The top ten cash crops in the US in 2006, according to drugscience.org: 1. Marijuana-$35.8 billion 2. Corn-$23.3 billion 3. Soybeans-17.3 billion 4. Hay-$12.3 billion 5. Vegetables-$11.1 billion 6. Wheat-$7.5 billion 7. Cotton-$5.3 billion 8. Grapes-$2.9 billion 9. Apples-$1.8 billion 10. Rice-$1.7 billion It claims marijuana is the top cash crop in Alaska, Alabama, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, North Carolina, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.


What were 3 major colonial cash crops?

Tobacco, Rice, and Indigo were the top 3 major cash crops.


Why is New Hampshire important in US elections?

The early primary elections, which rank multiple candidates in the same party, tend to 'weed out' those with no chance of winning a presidential election, and allowing the probable peospects to the top of the list. Since New Hampshire has the first primary (Iowa has caucuses - a little different) election leading to a presidential election, it is only the second public measurement of each candidate's presidential potential.


What are the top 5 cash crops in the US in 1750?

indigo, rice, cotton, tobacco, and wheat.

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What was the Maryland cash crops?

Tobacco was a cash crop in fact the cash crop in Colonial America and is still a major economic factor in US Agriculture. Chemical based dyes have replaced the need for indigo. Rice is a major farm crop both for domestic use and export. The fourth leg of the chair in Colonial land use was the fiber used to make the sailing ships operate. Miles of rope were needed to put a sailing ship into top trim and the salt water seas quickly degraded its quality before modern chemistry provided the quality preservatives needed to extend its livelihood. The product was Hemp and the leaves and buds that were once burned as trash are now a part of the economy and a cash crop of the underground. Modern chemistry learned that this industrial waste if smoked could become a product. Weed, Mary Jane, Tijuana Tea, Acapulco Gold has been improved by Botanists, Agronomists, Horticulturalists, backyard flower growers and basement hydroponics into a new industry. It has met favor with herbal medicine practitioners and Voodoo doctors. Marijuana remains a staple crop that was grown in the colonies and is still grown today as a Cash Crop.