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STATE SYMBOLS OF WISCONSINBy: SamanthaSTATE FLAG

http://itmakessenseblog.com/files/2011/02/wisconsin-flag.gifSTATE tree:Sugar Maple The sugar maple was chosen as Wisconsins state tree because of its beautiful leaves and great sap for maple syrup. Sugar maple trees can be very old. They can live for 300-400 years. They have different names besides sugar maple. Some of these names are hard maple and rock maple. Sugar maples can be big. The largest one is in Waupaca. The leaves can be green, orange, brown, yellow and red.

http://andihays.net/drupal/Glendalough The mourning dove is Wisconsin's state peace symbol because it is very abundant in Wisconsin. Mourning doves breed for six months at the least. They build their nests ten to thirty above ground so that their babies learn how to fly at the right height. They will also fly two to eight miles for food to feed their babies. Mourning doves eat pigweed, foxtails, wild sunflowers and ragweed.STATE Peace Symbol:Mourning Dove

http://statesymbolsusa.org/Wisconsin/bird_MourningDove.html4STATE soil :Antigo Silt Antigo Silt is Wisconsins state soil because it is a productive soil and it is important to the economy. It is also very common in Wisconsin. Antigo silt was made when glaciers passed by and dug up the Earth. It took over 10,000 years to produce, and it is named after a city in Wisconsin. Now people use Antigo silt to grow corn, grain, hay, potatoes and snap beans.

http://statesymbolsusa.org/Wisconsin/WisconsinSymbols.html5STATE Fruit :Cranberry Cranberries were voted for the state fruit because they are commercially cultivated and bring money into Wisconsin. They are also very common in Wisconsin. The cranberry was originally called crane berry. The Indians used them for dyeing rugs, blankets and clothes. They started growing when the glaciers melted and didnt stop. We now produce just under 300,000,000 pounds per year.

http://statesymbolsusa.org/Wisconsin/fruitcranberry.htmlThe honeybee was voted for the state insect in 1977 because it plays a big part in agriculture. Wisconsin is a big crop state so we need honeybees to keep crops growing. Honeybees live in small hives. Each hive holds about 80,000 bees. The queen bee lays about 1,500 eggs per day. They only live up to eight weeks because they are so small. The honey bee is so popular it is a state insect for seventeen other states. STATE Insect:Honeybee

http://statesymbolsusa.org/Wisconsin/insect_honeybee.htmlWORKS CITED"EEK! - Wisconsin State Symbols." Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Web. 10 Jan. 2012. .

"Symbols of Wisconsin." State Symbols USA - Official State and National Symbols, Emblems, Icons. Web. 10 Jan. 2012. .

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