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Visitors to Sioux City in the 1970's were greeted by this huge pile of manure just off of Interstate 29.  The "fertilizer" mountain was large because the Sioux City Stockyards was one of the world's biggest.  The owners were painfully aware that this symbol of economic prosperity may be taken wrong and so they erected a sign to remind the folks of the importance of the "Yards" to area commerce.

The sign reads: "This Fertilizer is a reminder of the $500 MILLION Annual Boost to our Siouxland Economy by the Sioux City Stockyards".

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Eric J Lohry,  Sioux City Office:   October 17th, 2008