WASHINGTON, June 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
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FRIDAY, JUNE 8: STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
Profile America — Friday, June 8th. One of the great seasonal treats is being honored beginning today in Crawfordsville, Indiana -- the city's annual Strawberry Festival. Some 20,000 people will enjoy a wide range of fun during the next three days -- including arts and crafts, music, a classic car show, and antique tractor exhibits. Of course, the star of the show during all three days will be strawberries -- fresh, in jams and jellies, on shortcake, and in ice cream. The U.S. grows over 1.4 million pounds of strawberries annually -- a crop worth more than $2.2 billion. California and Florida are the major producers. You can find these and more facts about America from the U.S. Census Bureau, online at www.census.gov.
Sources: Chase's Calendar of Events 2012, p. 304
www.thestrawberryfestival.com
Statistical Abstract of the United States 2012, t. 864
Profile America is produced by the Public Information Office of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on a monthly CD or on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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