MISC
The first agricultural revolutions is?
Simple Farming
The year that the number of tractors on farms exceeded the number of horses and mules for the first time
1954
The year Conservation practices were put into place because of dust bowl created by severe drought and bare soil in the southwestern Great Plains
1930
The ________was formed, with the goal of education for its members and commercial and political activities on behalf of agriculture
The American Farm Bureau Federation
What was the number of labor-hours required to produce 100 bushels of corn changed in 1930
15 to 20 labor hours
The second agricultural revolutions is?
mechanization
The year Soybeans had become America's number one cash crop and leading export commodity ahead of both wheat and corn
1973
The year the first genetically modified crop, the FlavrSavr tomato was approved for sale in the U.S
1994
The __________ provided federal aid schools, particularly for vocational agricultural education
Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act of 1917
What was the number of labor-hours required to produce 100 bushels of corn changed in 1987
2 and 3/4 were required
The third agricultural revolutions is?
More Advanced Technology
The year the Rural Electrification Administration (REA) was created with the primary goal promoting rural electrification
1935
The years Frozen foods were popularized
1941-1945
The____________ is a treaty entered into by the U.S, Canada and Mexico with the goal of opening trade between the three nations
North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
What was the average size farm in 1900
147 acres
What was the Sheep's name that was the first mammal cloned from a cell of an adult animal
Dolly
The year the first commercial double-cross corn hybrid was released and recommended by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
1921
This period is sometimes referred to as the pesticides
1940-1950
The ___________ was passed to establish a link between the state land-grant colleges and farmers.
Smith-Lever Agricultural Extension Act of 1914
What was the average size farm in the late 1990's
470 acres
In 1999 Texas A&M University scientists cloned the first what?
Bull
The year 11% of the U.S corn crop was used for fuel production
Today 2026
Year the first baler attached to a tractor was developed to cut hay in a field: it shaped bales and tied them with twine
1932
The_______________ is a set of trade agreements aimed at the elimination of quotas and the reduction of tariff duties among the participating nations
General Agreements on Tariffs and Trades
(GATT)
What is the average size farm today?
441 acres