Hay is grass that has been cut and dried for use as livestock feed. Tobacco is the well known drug used in cigarettes, cigars and pipes. Each State's Most Important Crop in 1998 This map indicates each state's most valuable crop in 1998. Hay is the most valuable crop in the more arid states, including Wyoming, the Great Basin and the Southwest. However, lettuce is the most valuable crop in Arizona, thanks to irrigation.
Apples are important in Washington and New York, potatoes in Idaho and Maine.
Plants raised nurseries or greenhouses are important in Oregon, Pennsylvania and some of the New England States, with cranberries taking the lead in Massachusetts. The moist lowlands of Arkansas and Louisiana excel in the production of rice and sugar cane. Note that this map doesn't imply that any particular state is tops in the nation. For example, California produces more lettuce than Arizona, but the value of California's grape industry is even greater. Note that crops such as sogrhum, barley, oats, peanuts, and tomatoes aren't shown, even though they may have a greater total value than sugar cane or rice, for example.