Rocky Ford, Colorado

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Rocky Ford, Colorado is a small agricultural city in Otero County best known for its melon production and role in southern Colorado’s farming economy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Colorado
surface form: State of Colorado
county Otero County, Colorado
economyType agricultural economy
governingBody Rocky Ford, Colorado self-linksurface differs
surface form: municipal government of Rocky Ford
hasCharacteristic rural community
small city
hasClimate semi-arid climate
hasIndustry farming
horticulture
hasName Rocky Ford
hasProduct cantaloupes
melons
hasSettlementType city
isIncorporatedPlace true
knownFor agriculture
melon production
locatedIn Southern Colorado
surface form: southern Colorado
locatedInTimeZone UTC−07:00
observesDaylightSavingTime true
partOf Otero County, Colorado
postalAddressRegion Colorado
primaryEconomicSector agriculture
region Arkansas River region
surface form: Arkansas River Valley
roleIn southern Colorado farming economy
state Colorado
timeZone Mountain Time Zone
transportationCorridor U.S. Route 50
surface form: U.S. Highway 50 corridor

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Southern Colorado hasCity Rocky Ford, Colorado
southeastern Colorado includesCity Rocky Ford, Colorado
subject surface form: Southeastern Colorado
Otero County, Colorado contains Rocky Ford, Colorado
Otero County, Colorado hasCity Rocky Ford, Colorado
Rocky Ford, Colorado governingBody Rocky Ford, Colorado self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: municipal government of Rocky Ford
Arkansas Valley, Colorado hasCommunity Rocky Ford, Colorado