Vermont

Still hills and trees, but more open areas now. Seeing more dairy farms and farming in general.
Vermont statistics below.

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Vermont facts from netstate.com

1. Agriculture: Vermont's top five agricultural products are dairy products, beef cattle and calves, greenhouse and nursery products, hay, and maple products. About 3/4 of Vermont's agricultural income is generated by the sale of dairy products. Other important livestock products are beef cattle and calves, chicken eggs, turkeys, and hogs. Honey, farm chickens, and aquaculture is also important to the state. Greenhouse and nursery products lead in this category. Hay, maple products, apples, and sweet corn are other major products. Hay, oats and grain corn are grown to feed Vermont livestock. Leading vegetables grown in the state are sweet corn and potatoes. Apples (official state fruit & pie) are the largest fruit crop. Vermont is a leading maple-syrup producing state and also produces many specialty food products such as cheese, ice cream and sauces. Vermont designated maple as the (official state flavor) in 1994.

2. Manufacturing: The production of electrical equipment (semiconductors, electrical components) is Vermont's most important manufacturing activity. One of the largest electronics companies in the world produces computer components in a large plant near Burlington. Production of food products (dairy products, bakery goods) ranks second in the state followed by manufacture of machinery (machines for making semiconductors and machine tools).

3. Mining: Granite is the most important mined product in Vermont where the largest granite quarries in the country are found. Other mined Vermont products include limestone, marble sand and gravel, slate and talc.