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Rasberry Agriculture

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The science of growing crops and raising animals to meet the needs of humans is ___________________.   agriculture  
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__________________ is all the nonfarm work in the agriculture industry.   agribusiness  
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Supplies and ______________ agribusinesses support the production of agricultural products.   service  
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Marketing and _______________ agribusinesses involve getting agricultural products to the consumers.   processing  
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Rich soil and the ________________ made the US an ideal place for agriculture.   climate  
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Before agriculture, what did people do for food?   hunted gathered  
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_____________ is to grow or train a plant or animal for human use.   domestication  
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What year was the first shipment of livestock?   1611  
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What year did indians in America begin farming?   7000 BC  
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Who did colonists from Europe learn agriculture from?   native americans  
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New varieties of __________ have been created with the use of biotechnology.   crops  
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Genetic engineering has improved crop ___________, or the amount of product a crop makes.   yields  
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Who invented the cotton gin?   Eli Whitney  
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What year was the cotton gin invented?   1790  
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When was cotton first being grown in the Americas (South America?   2500 BC  
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What year was the FFA founded?   1928  
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What year was the Morrill Act signed?   1862  
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What year was the Hatch Act signed?   1872  
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What year was the Smith Hughes act signed?   1917  
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What did the Hatch act setup?   experiment stations  
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What did the Smith Hughes act establish?   vocational classes  
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The land grant act of 1890 set up colleges for __________ of the south.   black people  
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Smith Lever act established _________ _________ service in each state.   cooperative extension  
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_______ ________ and the climate makes the US an ideal place for agriculture.   rich soil  
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John Deere invented a ____________.   plow  
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What decade did John Deere invent his steel plow?   1830's  
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What is the Land Grant college in Louisiana?   LSU  
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What was the Land Grant college setup in Louisiana for blacks after the Land Grant act of 1890?   Southern University  
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