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Muck is a soil made up primarily of humus from drained swampland. Soil, often typeset as SOiL, is a four piece rock band from Chicago Illinois United States founded by Shaun Glass Tom Schofield Tim King and Adam Zadel Humus (Origin 1790–1800 Latin: earth ground) is the organic material in Soil lending it a dark brown or black colouration A swamp is a Wetland featuring temporary or permanent inundation of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water It is known as black soil in The Fens of eastern England, where it was originally mainly fen and bog. The Fens, also known as the Fenland, is a geographic area in eastern England, in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A fen is a type of Wetland fed by surface and/or groundwater Fens are characterized by their water chemistry which is neutral or Alkaline Fens are different A bog or mire is a Wetland type that accumulates Acidic Peat, a deposit of dead plant material &ndash usually Mosses but also It is used there, as in the United States, for growing specialty crops such as onions, carrots, celery, and potatoes. Organicsalsajpg||thumb|right|Onions used in salsa.]]Cooked onions in frying pan The carrot ( Daucus carota subsp sativus, Etymology: Middle French carotte, from Late Latin carōta, from Greek karōton See also Wild celery Apium graveolens is a plant species in the family Apiaceae, and yielding celery and Celeriac The potato is a Starchy Tuberous crop Vegetable from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae

Muck farming on drained bogs is an important part of agriculture in New York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Florida, where mostly vegetables are grown. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the American "muckers" often have roots from the Netherlands or Eastern Europe, where their ancestors practiced a similar type of farming. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. The soils are deep, dark colored, and friable, often underlain by marl or marly clay. Marl or Marlstone is a Calcium carbonate or lime -rich mud or Mudstone which contains variable amounts of Clays and Aragonite

Onion fields near Elba, New York showing black dirt and windbreaks
Onion fields near Elba, New York showing black dirt and windbreaks

Muck farming is controversial, because the drainage of wetlands destroys wildlife habitat and produces other environmental problems. Elba New York is the name of two places in Genesee County New York: Elba (village New York Elba (town New York A wetland is an area of Land consisting of Soil that is Saturated with Moisture, such as a Swamp, Marsh, or Bog A habitat (which is Latin for "it inhabits" is an Ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular Species. It is unlikely that any more will be created in the US, because of environmental regulations. It also was often hyped as miracle soil, capable of vast yields, which does not hold up in reality. It is prone to problems, such as the fact that it is very light and usually windbreaks must be provided to keep it from blowing away when dry. It also can catch fire and burn underground for months. Oxidation also removes a portion of the soil each year, so it becomes progressively shallower. Redox (shorthand for reduction-oxidation reaction describes all Chemical reactions in which atoms have their Oxidation number ( Oxidation state Some muck land has been reclaimed for wildlife preserves. nature reserve ( natural reserve, nature preserve, natural preserve) is a Protected area of importance for Wildlife, flora

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