By Kristin Danley Greiner, Iowa Farmer Today
Towns sporting an agriculture-related moniker are scattered across Midwestern states. Iowa is home to the likes of Farmersburg, Lambs Grove, Strawberry Point, Wheatland and Guernsey. Missouri has Farmington, Butterfield, Cowgill and Wheaton. Illinois boasts DeKalb, Farmersville, Cornland and Cowden, to name a few.
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