| | '''Missouri''' is a Midwestern state that was admitted to the Union as a slave state on August 10, 1821. Its nickname is the "Show Me State". Its capital is [[Jefferson City]] and its largest cities are, respectively, [[Kansas City]], [[St. Louis]], with Springfield in a far third. Missouri borders [[Illinois]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Arkansas]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Kansas]], [[Iowa]], and [[Nebraska]]. The incumbent Governor is [[Mike Parson]]. | | '''Missouri''' is a Midwestern state that was admitted to the Union as a slave state on August 10, 1821. Its nickname is the "Show Me State". Its capital is [[Jefferson City]] and its largest cities are, respectively, [[Kansas City]], [[St. Louis]], with Springfield in a far third. Missouri borders [[Illinois]], [[Kentucky]], [[Tennessee]], [[Arkansas]], [[Oklahoma]], [[Kansas]], [[Iowa]], and [[Nebraska]]. The incumbent Governor is [[Mike Parson]]. |
| | + | The pronunciation of "Missouri" varies from east to west, and from young to old. The eastern and younger Missourians say "Missour-ee", while the western, and particularly older people in the western part, say "Missour-uh" and a few may say "Missouri-ah". |
| | Two-thirds of the land in the land in Missouri is devoted to 95,000 farms. Its top crops are soybeans and corn (typically rotated with each other), cotton (#5 in the nation), rice, and wheat.<ref>ttps://agriculture.mo.gov/abd/intmkt/pdf/missouri-major-crops-snapshot.pdf</ref> Livestock, including cattle and pork, is also a major product there. Overall, agriculture is 5% of the Missouri economic output, while aerospace, chemicals, financial services, electrical equipment, publishing, and beer rank higher. | | Two-thirds of the land in the land in Missouri is devoted to 95,000 farms. Its top crops are soybeans and corn (typically rotated with each other), cotton (#5 in the nation), rice, and wheat.<ref>ttps://agriculture.mo.gov/abd/intmkt/pdf/missouri-major-crops-snapshot.pdf</ref> Livestock, including cattle and pork, is also a major product there. Overall, agriculture is 5% of the Missouri economic output, while aerospace, chemicals, financial services, electrical equipment, publishing, and beer rank higher. |