Daily Dearborn Trivia: March 14
Show us what you know–take a guess at our Dearborn question of the day.
So you think you know Dearborn, huh?
When it was founded, who it's named for, all the mayors, what the city is known for–there's a lot of facts about our town.
The Daily Dearborn Trivia will test your knowledge of our city, from historic facts to which high school won a big game last week. Think you know the answer? Chime in with a comment. Then come back the next day to see if you got it right.
Today's question: Why did Ford Motor Company plant sunflower fields in several locations in the city?
March 13 trivia answer: According to a Dearborn ordinance revised in 2011, residents can store a pile of wood that is two feet in height, three feet in width, and two feet in depth, or 10 percent of the porch area, between Oct. 1 and April 1. The policy was revised due to resident complaints about too-strict guidelines.
AndreaVH
6:09 am on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
My understanding is that it's a tax write off since it's considered Farm land. That's way they put soy beans and Sunflowers there but never harvest them. But they still have to plant something to have it considered farm land.
Jessica Carreras
11:46 am on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
You're probably right, but that's not the reason Ford Land cites for creating the property that way. Actually, there are two more reasons I have heard. Anyone know the others?
Pat Niedermeyer
6:17 pm on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
IT IS AN ECOLOGICAL REASON THAT THEY DO IT. THE SEEDUM AND THE OTHER PLANTS FEED THE WILD PHEASANTS AND OTHER BIRDS. ALSO IT FORMS AN INSULATION THAT HELPS REDUCE THE COST OF HEATING THE PLANT
AndreaVH
5:18 am on Thursday, March 15, 2012
Pat you're thinking of the roofs of Ford.....this is the fields surrounding the Headquarters. They always plant Sunflowers or soy beans. ;)
Mootown Voice
9:28 am on Thursday, March 15, 2012
It's to cut down on maintenance costs as well as feed wildlife throughout the winter.
Myra
11:51 am on Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Maybe something about testing sunflower oil with the Vehicles?