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●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Pecans are harvested:
A. year around
B. only after heavy rains
C. using all manual labor
D. using automated equipment
E. only after a low temperature frost.
Answer: D
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said Peaches are harvested:
A. year around
B. only after heavy rains
C. using all manual labor
D. using automated equipment
E. only after a low temperature frost.
Answer: C
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern
for growing Pecans is:
,A. late frost
B. hurricane conditions
C. unusually cold winter
D. unusually hot summer
E. very humid spring.
Answer: B
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said the biggest weather concern
for growing Peaches is:
A. late frost
B. hurricane conditions
C. unusually cold winter
D. unusually hot summer
E. very humid spring.
Answer: A
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that Peaches and Pecans are
good complementary
crops in Georgia because:
A. they can be grown side by side in the same field
B. they have an offset harvest, peaches in the spring/summer, and pecans
in the late fall
C. they both use the same manual labor
, D. they both use the same automated equipment
E. they aren't complementary.
Answer: B
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that the "game changer" in
growing Pecans over
the last 10 years is:
A. moving to mechanical harvesting
B. moving to high yield GMP varieties
C. shipping most of the product to the west coast
D. demand from China
E. demand from Russia.
Answer: D
●● Lawton Pearson, of Pearson Farms, said that growing Peaches
organically:
A. is just starting in Georgia
B. emerged in Georgia about 10 years ago
C. is not possible in Georgia's climate and many pests
D. is not difficult in Georgia
E. is not allowed in Georgia by the Department of Agriculture.
Answer: C