mid-continentn.adj.

1871 N.Y. Herald 24 Apr. 5/3 The discovery of immense and most inexhaustible mineral mines..has entirely changed the elements of the problem to be solved in the mid-continent.

1886 Catholic World Mar. 28 (advt.) The best..route..to the richest mining regions and most important cities of the mid-continent.

1949 W. Havighurst Signature of Time 12 Here was the mid-continent, innocent and untroubled as only America could be.

1993 N.Y. Times 19 Oct. c1/4 The array was richest and most colorful in the eastern part of the mid-continent, where the climate was wetter.

1888 Reno (Nevada) Evening Gaz. 13 Feb. The demand for it [sc. alfalfa seed] is going to be greater than ever before since it was introduced into the mid-continent country.

1907 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 15 454 The leading oil fields..are the Appalachian, the Lima-Indiana, and the Mid-Continent fields.

1926 E. R. Lilley Oil Industry iii. 21 An area of as wide extent as the Mid-Continent field which includes parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana.

1960 Times 21 Nov. (Canada Suppl.) p. xii/4 The United States West Coast and mid-continent areas.

1997 Indianapolis Star 18 Apr. a 24/2 The striking sight of thousands of snow geese flying north..is an annual thrill for midcontinent birders.