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Sully County leads the nation in sunflower production

By Donna Farris, For Tri-State Neighbor
Jan 31, 2007
Jan 31, 2007

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With an average of 100,000 acres planted to the crop each year, Sully County, S.D., is the top sunflower county in the state and even in the nation.

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