The first westerner to encounter corn in the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
this revolutionized the beef and food industry enabling us to store food for longer periods of time.
What is Refrigeration
100
the science and producing crops and raising livestock
What is Agriculture
100
The golden age of agriculture
What is 1890-1920
100
Agriculture Animal brought to plymouth in 1624
What is Cattle
200
He developed a mild blend of tobacco in 1612.
Who is John Rolfe
200
This was invented to solve the problem of wooden plows breaking easily in the tough prairie soil.
What is Steel Plow
200
the science of producing fruits, vegetables, adn ornamental plants
What is Horticulture
200
introduction of a gene from one plant or animal to another plant or animal
What is gene splicing
200
Year the pilgrims arrived in the new world
What is 1620
300
African American who was interested in Religion, botany, and art that invented Peanut Butter.
Who is George Washington Carver
300
Invented by Eli Whitney, seperates cotton fiber from cotton seed.
What is the Cotton Gin
300
Any agricultural product that one can buy, sell, or trade
What is a Commodity
300
Percent of american workforce involved in Agriculture, producing, processing, and distributing food
What is 30%
300
the world's four principle food crops
What is wheat, rice, potatoes, and corn
400
Professor who worked with stem rust afflicting Mexican Wheat crops
Who is Dr. Borlaug
400
He invented the steel plow and is the namesake for a major machinery and equipment manufacturer today who is famous for the green and yellow colors on their machines.
Who is John Deere
400
the use of land and other resources to grow crops and raise animals
What is Farming
400
Was the catalyst (cause) of over plowing and over planting in the United States
What is World War 1
400
What was the problem with eastern plows on prairie soil.
What is plows made of wood
500
He planted two types of Indian Corn; Gourdseed and flint.
Who is Robert Reid
500
Thomas jefferson invented this
What is the Iron Plow
500
the willingness to acquire knowledge on one's own desire
What is self-motivation
500
The four humors held by farmers to determine health of plants and animals
What is earth, air, fire, water
500
Southern merchants set terms of trade with sharecroppers because they only had __________ to trade.