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Article: Meanwhile, in South Dakota . . .
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- The Washington Post
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- May 13, 1999
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Even in this world of multicultural whirl, global change and
postmodern indeterminacy, there still are things that can be said for
sure, such as: South Dakota is a farm state.
Actually, not exactly.
Either North or South Dakota -- it depends on whom you ask, and
how they measure -- is the state most dependent on agriculture.
However, the 2000 census probably will find that a majority of South
Dakotans live in cities and towns. Ask an economist here at the
University of South Dakota to gauge agriculture's portion of this
state's economy and he says 10 percent. Other experts will say it is
higher, but none will say it is 50 percent. About 15 percent of the
732,000 South Dakotans live on the ...