Agriculture
Basics
Basics
What are the 3 main things that agriculture gives us?
food to eat,
clothes to wear, &
a house to live in
What United States president grew up in Plains, Georgia on a peanut farm?
Jimmy Carter
Georgia is in ___ place in production of peanuts, pecans, rye, eggs, and broilers.
(number, think 1st 2nd or 3rd)
1st
Grits are a by-product of what product?
Corn/Cornmeal
What does FFA stand for?
Future Farmers of America
What are the 2 types of cows?
Beef and Dairy
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Georgia is in ___ place in production for cotton and peaches.
(number, think 1st 2nd or 3rd)
3rd
What is an example of livestock?
Cows, pigs, chickens, sheep, goats, etc.
Agriculture gives us 3 main things. Do you remember the hand motions used to remember these?
food to eat (rub belly),
clothes to wear (pull clothing on shoulders), and
a house to live in (do a triangle with your arms above your head)
What are broilers?
Chickens
1 worker in the cotton gin = ____ people working by hand
50
What is Georgia's #1 COMMODITY?
Broilers (Chickens)
What is Georgia's number 1 producing crop?
Peanuts
What 2 states are actually 1st and 2nd for peaches?
South Carolina (1st)
California (2nd)
Name one of Georgia's top 10 commodities.
1. Broilers
2. Cotton
3. Forestry
4. Peanuts
5. Beef
6. Dairy
7. Hatching Layers
8. Horses
9. Greenhouse
10. Container Nursery
What was the name of the beetle that destroyed all of the cotton crops in the early 1900s?
Boll Weevil
What type of onion is known for being sweet & is only grown in 20 counties in Georgia?
Vidalia Onion
Name 3 jobs that are in agriculture (besides "farmer").
Examples-
veterinarian, ag teacher, truck driver, food packager/facility worker, nursery/florist worker
Specializing in agriculture-
lawyer, accountant, marketing, mechanics, engineer, scientist, communications, journalist, technology
Which one does NOT belong?
Georgia's top 5 veggies/fruits are-
watermelon,
onions,
apples,
sweet corn, &
tomatoes.
Apples
What is the correct answer instead of apples?
A ___________ is a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold.
Commodity
Who encouraged the planting of peanuts, made peanut butter popular, and developed 100 products using peanuts?
(Must be all 3 parts of his name)
George Washington Carver
Agriculture provides _____ to _____ % of the jobs in Georgia (1 out of every 7 people or 75,000 people).
15 to 20%
The cotton gin quickly and efficiently does what?
separates the seeds from the cotton fibers.
Each person at your table name one thing that agriculture gives them each day.
My example-
Agriculture provides my dog and cat with food daily.