Black Dirt Region of Orange County
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The Black Dirt Region of Orange County is a highly fertile muckland area in New York State renowned for its rich, dark soils and intensive vegetable farming, especially onions.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
muckland area ⓘ |
| agriculturalHeritage | Eastern European immigrant farmers ⓘ |
| agriculturalSignificance | major onion-growing area in northeastern United States ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crop |
cabbage
ⓘ
carrots ⓘ lettuce ⓘ onions ⓘ potatoes ⓘ sweet corn ⓘ |
| drainage | artificially drained ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
commercial vegetable farming
ⓘ
wholesale produce supply ⓘ |
| formedFrom | ancient lake bottom ⓘ |
| geologicalHistory | post-glacial wetland development ⓘ |
| growingSeason | relatively long for New York State ⓘ |
| historicalLandUse | drained wetlands ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fertile black soils
ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ muck soils ⓘ onion production ⓘ vegetable farming ⓘ |
| landscapeCharacteristic |
flat fields
ⓘ
network of drainage ditches ⓘ |
| landUse | intensive row-crop agriculture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Town of Goshen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Town of Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ Town of Wawayanda NERFINISHED ⓘ Village of Pine Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallkill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originOfSoils | glacial lake sediments ⓘ |
| partOf | Hudson Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCrop | onions ⓘ |
| regionalNickname | Black Dirt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | rural ⓘ |
| soilColor | dark ⓘ |
| soilFertility | high ⓘ |
| soilOrganicMatter | very high ⓘ |
| soilType | muck soil ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| transportOfProduce |
New York City markets
ⓘ
regional markets ⓘ |
| vulnerability |
flooding
ⓘ
soil subsidence ⓘ |
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