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Find your way through the cranberry vines.
mericans eat about 400 million pounds
of cranberries a year! Many are eaten at Thanksgiving, but there are lots of ways to eat these little red, tangy berries all year round. Cranberries are native to North America. Native Americans used them for both food and medicine.
Cranberry Chart Use the chart to answer the questions!
Which state grows the most cranberries?
About how many millions of barrels of cranberries does New Jersey grow?
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About how many more millions of barrels of cranberries would Massachusetts need to grow to catch up with Wisconsin?
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NOTE: 1 barrel equals 100 pounds of berries. SOURCE: USDA Economic Research Service and USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
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MASSACHUSETTS OREGON NEW JERSEY
Standards Link: Number Sense: Interpret data from charts and graphs.
Bee Power Cranberry farmers need bees. The bees pollinate the plant’s blossoms, so they turn into berries.
Healthy Berries Cranberries are high in Vitamin C. Long ago, sailors and pirates took barrels of cranberries on long voyages. Eating the berries prevented a disease called scurvy .
Cranberry plants can live and grow for 100 years!
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