Of what value to the USA are North and South Dakota?

Answer 1

North Dakota:

Oil reserves suspected to be bigger than in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

In the top ten states producing vegetables and other crops for export, including #2 for wheat.

As of 2000, North Dakota ranked first in production of:

Flaxseed (93% of total in US)
Canola (82%)
Durum Wheat (71%)
Pinto Beans (50%)
Sunflower (49%)
Spring Wheat (42%)
Barley (31%)
All Dry Edible Beans (29%)
Honey (15%)

North Dakota farmers and ranchers annually produce enough:

* Wheat for 114 billion sandwiches

* Barley for 50 billion cans of beer

* Potatoes for 232 million servings of french fries

* Durum for 90 servings of pasta for every American

* Beef for 121 million hamburgers

* Wool for 625,000 sweaters

* Milk for 1.3 billion glasses

* Pork for 49 million pork chops

* Sunflowers to fill over 400 million bags of sunflower seeds

What I want to know is... why do people insist on questioning the existence of my state? We're very proud of what we do and who we are. Low crime, clean air, low unemployment, high quality of life. Come see for yourself.

Answer 2

Farming, and ranching , open spaces, Mt Rushmore in South Dakota, acutally the goverment should pay people to relocate there since a lot of places in Both North Dakota, South Dakota are emptying out population wize. Actually a lot of hydroelectric power is generated in those two states that supply Minnesota, Canada, Wymoning energy, and lots of land for farming east of 100 merdian.

Answer 3

North and South Dakota have some minerals such as gold in South Dakota. They also have large open spaces that grow crops and animals well.

Answer 4

The Badlands are really cool. Excellent wind resources for wind power. Wall Drugs.

Answer 5

Natural resources

Home lands of the great nations of Lakhota (Sioux)

Farming

Fishing & Hunting

One wild biker's festival in Sturgis ever year

Answer 6

Lots of farmland.

Answer 7

PROPERTY .
LOTS OF PROPERTY.