has the largest hand planted forest which covers 141,159 acres

Capital: Lincoln

Population: 1,932,549

Founded: March 1, 1867 (37th)

State Bird: Western Meadowlark

State Tree: Eastern Cottonwood

State Flower: Goldenrod

Number of Counties: 93

Largest City: Omaha - 443,885

Nickname: Cornhusker State

Number of Farms: 47,400

Average Farm Size: 954 acres

Total Farmland: 45.2 million acres

The top 10 commodities:

• cattle & calves

• corn

• soybeans

• hogs

• dairy products

• wheat

• hay

• chicken eggs

• dry beans

• sorghum

Corn, livestock and ethanol is known as the “Nebraska’s Golden Triangle”

Nebraska is 5th in the production of sugar beets

there are more than 50,000 bee colonies

• The Reuben sandwich was invented in Omaha.

• Kool-aid is the official state drink

• Nebraska is triple land locked. One must travel over 3 states to get to an ocean, gulf or bay

• The world’s largest cancelled stamp ball can be found at Leon Myers Stamp Center

• Nebraska uses more land for corn and livestock than any other state

• Malcolm X was born in Omaha

• Agriculture is the dominant industry

• Nebraska is the only state with a nickname based on a football team

• Lincoln, Nebraska is named after Abrahm Lincoln.

• Mammoth fossil are everywhere. The largest bones are at the University of Nebraska