pumpkins in us?

Question

In the U.S., how many pounds of pumpkins were produced by major pumpkin-producing states (Illinois, California, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York) in 2004?

Answer 1

If this is for FastWeb, their "correct" answer is 998 million. However, their answer is WRONG.

The total number of pounds for those states is 1,021,900,000 pounds.

Illinois 457,200,000 pounds
Califonia 140,400,000 pounds
Ohio 111,600,000 pounds
Michigan 100,800,000 pounds
Pennsylvania 130,000,000 pounds
New York 81,900,000 pounds
Total 1,021,900,000 pounds

The United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service shows a total of 1,021,900,000 pounds for those six states.
Screenshot of query:
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Source:
http://www.nass.usda.gov/

1) Click on "Crops and Plants" on left side of page.
2) Click on "Fruits" in middle of page.
3a) Select "Pumpkins" from the list.
3b) Click [Search].
4a) Under "State and County Statistics", for "From:" select "2004".
4b) For "To:" select "2004".
4c) For "Select a State below" select "All States, United States".
4d) Click [Get Data].

It shows each of the states production totals. For example, California's production total is 1,404 thousand hundredweight, or 140,400,000,000 pounds. You can sum up these states to arrive at 1,021,900,000 pounds, but the result of the query also shows the total (10,219 thousand hundredweight, or 1,021,900,000 pounds).

Answer 2

I don't know, but I live in NY and there are pumpkins everywhere this time of year. The kids love it, going on a hayride out to the pumkin patch and picking their own pumpkin.

Answer 3

998 million pounds

oktober test question isnt it

Answer 4

Not sure, but try some agricultural statistics sites.
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stag.html
http://www.census.gov/econ/www/agprogms.html
http://www.fedstats.gov/programs/agriculture.html
http://www.nass.usda.gov/

Answer 5

ONe bajillion.