Sugarcane Harvest

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Louisiana has been having great weather for the sugarcane harvest of 2008. Early in the season estimates were pessimistic and predicted decreased yields because of the two hurricanes. The storms caused stalks to fall over (lodged) and some have broken, which result in lower tonnage produced. However yields have not been as bad as first feared.

Thanksgiving Autumn Harvest

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In the autumn of 1621 the Plymouth colonists celebrated their first harvest with the native Americans. These Puritan Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians held the first secular celebration we now call Thanksgiving.