Crops of the Mississippi Countryside
Long ago, farmers in Mississippi began growing cotton. Cotton is a soft plant that grows in big fields. People use cotton to make soft clothes like shirts and socks. Farmers work hard to care for the green plants. Today, big machines help pick the white cotton.
Mississippi is also famous for sweet potatoes. A sweet potato is a bright orange vegetable. It grows deep under the brown dirt. It needs warm sun and rich soil to grow. Farmers dig them up in the fall.
Farming in Mississippi has changed over time. Long ago, farmers used horses to pull plows. Now, farmers use big tractors to work the fields. The warm countryside is still a great place to farm. Farmers send cotton and sweet potatoes all over the country.
- cotton:
- A soft plant used to make clothes like shirts and socks.
- vegetable:
- A plant or part of a plant that is grown for food.
- soil:
- The top layer of earth where plants grow.
- plows:
- Farm tools used to turn over dirt before planting.
- tractors:
- Large motor vehicles used on farms to pull heavy equipment.
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“Crops of the Mississippi Countryside” is a informational reading passage about Mississippi Agriculture, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 1 minute to read (128 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.