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North Dakota alpaca farms will continue to make a larger contribution to the State's agricultural production as the industry grows. The most rural of all the states, with farms covering more than 90% of the land, North Dakota ranks first in the nation's production of spring and durum wheat. Other agricultural products include barley, rye, sunflowers, dry edible beans, honey, oats, flaxseed, sugar beets, hay, beef cattle, sheep, and hogs. |
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"Manufactures from their hair more resemble silk than woolen stuffs, and some of those made of the Alpaca fleece, are quite black, without having been dyed. It has been a matter of surprise to many, that they are not naturalized in this country, as the climate would not be an obstacle to success. The demand, however, for their produce so much, increases, that it is very probable they may at some future time become denizens of our mountainous districts..." Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals (1852) |
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