It's not that Kansas is the best place to grow wheat - it's that wheat is the only thing that will grow in Kansas

From 1850 to 1950, he [Steve Jones] discovered, there were more than 143 varieties of wheat grown in Washington. And Whidbey Island, just west of the Skagit valley, had set the world record with one wheat crop of nearly 120 bushels an acre.

"People say wheat is 'out of place' around here," he said. "I always get a kick out of that. A place like Kansas is considered real wheat country. But that's not correct. It's not that Kansas is the best place to grow wheat - it's that wheat is the only thing that will grow in Kansas."

D. Barber, The third plate (2014), 400