Tools
1800
Farms
2000
Corn
100
A pitchfork was used for this.
What is moving hay?
100
In the 1800's most farm work was done by hand using_______________.
What were simple iron tools?
100
Between 1800 and today, the average number of acres on a farm has __________________.
What is has increased?
100
animal feed
What is most corn gown in the midwest used for?
200
More engines in farmer's tools would be considered a______________________.
What is an improvement?
200
In the 1800's this % of people were farmers.
What is 90%?
200
in the 1800's, an avergae farm had this many acres.
What is 50 acres?
200
In 2000 about this 5 of people are farmers.
What is 2%?
200
Much of the corn that we don't eat is called this.
What is dent corn?
300
Something useful that people can make more of.
What is a renewable resource?
300
Between 1800 and today, the number of farmers has_____________________.
What is gone down?
300
A dairy depends mainly on this animal.
What is a cow?
300
John Deere makes a big machine that cuts the grain.
What is a reaper?
300
A renewable fuel made from corn.
What is ethanol?
400
A substance that is added to imporve plant growth.
What is fertilizer?
400
In the 1800's, a farmer hoped to take care of their own needs, or be _______________________.
What is self sufficient?
400
A farm that produces milk and milk products.
What is a dairy?
400
In 2000, each farm has about this many acres.
What is 450?
400
Chemicals used to kill bugs on your crops (corn).
What is pesticide?
500
This machine cuts AND threshes the grain.
What is a combine?
500
In the 1800's, most farm equipment was powered by________.
What is by hand?
500
Large farms run by big companies.
What is agribusiness?
500
This member of the farm family had no chores to do. (Babies don't count)
What is no one? Everyone had work to do.
500
dogfood, toothpaste, soda, popcorn
What are products made from corn?
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