Test Bank For Agriscience Fundamentals and Applications 6th
Edition By L. DeVere Burton 9781133686880 Chapter 1-42
Complete Guide .
Agriscience - ANSWER: The application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture
Agriculture - ANSWER: The production, processing, marketing and distribution of all agricultural
products, related supplies and services
Agribusiness - ANSWER: ommercial firms (businesses) that have developed with or stemmed out of
agriculture
Renewable Resources - ANSWER: Resources provided by nature that can replace or renew themselves
Mechanism - ANSWER: •Helps 2% of America's work force meet the food and fiber needs of our
nation
•Reduction of 90% in production farming in the last 200 years
Cotton gin - ANSWER: •Invented in 1793
•Eli Whitney
•Transformed cotton to a usable product
•Removed cotton seed from cotton fiber
George Washington Carver - ANSWER: •Late 1890's
•Developed crop rotations and the use of legumes
•plants that "make" their own nitrogen
•Peanuts
•Significantly improve soil fertility in the U.S. south
Grain reaper - ANSWER: •Cyrus McCormick
•Invented in 1834
•Cut grains
•Cut wheat, oats, and other crops
Cutting grain - ANSWER: With the sickle or reaping hook one man could cut from one-half to one acre
in a hard day's work.
•The cut grain was later bound by hand
Cast iron plow - ANSWER: Invented in the early 1800's
•Thomas Jefferson
•Rough surface that dirt stuck to
Steel Moldboard Plow - ANSWER: •1837
•John Deere
•Smoother surface
•Rich clay soil did not stick to it
•Made plowing easier and faster
Henry Blair - ANSWER: •Seed planter
•1834
•Cotton planter
•1836
Corn picker - ANSWER: Invented in 1850
, •Edmund Quincy
•Helped speed up the harvesting of corn
Barbed wire - ANSWER: •Joseph Glidden
•1874
•dramatically changed raising livestock
Milking machine - ANSWER: Invented in 1878
•Anna Baldwin
•Used vacuum suction
•Replaced hand milking
Thomas Elkins - ANSWER: In 1879 he designed a device that helped with the task of preserving
perishable foods by way of refrigeration
Tractor - ANSWER: •Invented in 1904
•Benjamin Holt
•Replaced the mule as a source of power
•Horse power
Gene Gun - ANSWER: 1987
•John Sanford
•A device for injecting cells with genetic information
GPS Technology - ANSWER: Used to gather data such as soil condition, humidity, temperature and
other variables
•Used to control
•intensity of planting
•application of fertilizer
•application of pesticides
•watering schedules
Robotic milking machine - ANSWER: Late 1990's
•First used in Ontario, Canada
•Benefits by a reduction in labor
•Initial cost is primary disadvantage especially to small producer
Land grant institutions - ANSWER: An institution designated by its state legislature to receive funding
(Morrill Acts of 1862 &1890) to teach agriculture, military tactics and the mechanical arts.
•Agricultural experiment stations (Hatch Act 1887).
Agriculture related agencies - ANSWER: Provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources,
rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available
science, and efficient management.
Fruit and veggies - ANSWER: -Peaches - China
•Tomato - South America
•Peanut - Peru, South America
•Sweet potato - Central America
Grain, oil, and fiber crops - ANSWER: -Corn - Cuba, Mexico
•Soybeans - Southeast Asia
•Cotton - Mexico, Africa, Pakistan
•Wheat - Southwest Asia (Syria, Jordan, Turkey, India)
Major agriculture region - ANSWER: Regions develop based on a variety of factors:
•Soils
Edition By L. DeVere Burton 9781133686880 Chapter 1-42
Complete Guide .
Agriscience - ANSWER: The application of scientific principles and new technologies to agriculture
Agriculture - ANSWER: The production, processing, marketing and distribution of all agricultural
products, related supplies and services
Agribusiness - ANSWER: ommercial firms (businesses) that have developed with or stemmed out of
agriculture
Renewable Resources - ANSWER: Resources provided by nature that can replace or renew themselves
Mechanism - ANSWER: •Helps 2% of America's work force meet the food and fiber needs of our
nation
•Reduction of 90% in production farming in the last 200 years
Cotton gin - ANSWER: •Invented in 1793
•Eli Whitney
•Transformed cotton to a usable product
•Removed cotton seed from cotton fiber
George Washington Carver - ANSWER: •Late 1890's
•Developed crop rotations and the use of legumes
•plants that "make" their own nitrogen
•Peanuts
•Significantly improve soil fertility in the U.S. south
Grain reaper - ANSWER: •Cyrus McCormick
•Invented in 1834
•Cut grains
•Cut wheat, oats, and other crops
Cutting grain - ANSWER: With the sickle or reaping hook one man could cut from one-half to one acre
in a hard day's work.
•The cut grain was later bound by hand
Cast iron plow - ANSWER: Invented in the early 1800's
•Thomas Jefferson
•Rough surface that dirt stuck to
Steel Moldboard Plow - ANSWER: •1837
•John Deere
•Smoother surface
•Rich clay soil did not stick to it
•Made plowing easier and faster
Henry Blair - ANSWER: •Seed planter
•1834
•Cotton planter
•1836
Corn picker - ANSWER: Invented in 1850
, •Edmund Quincy
•Helped speed up the harvesting of corn
Barbed wire - ANSWER: •Joseph Glidden
•1874
•dramatically changed raising livestock
Milking machine - ANSWER: Invented in 1878
•Anna Baldwin
•Used vacuum suction
•Replaced hand milking
Thomas Elkins - ANSWER: In 1879 he designed a device that helped with the task of preserving
perishable foods by way of refrigeration
Tractor - ANSWER: •Invented in 1904
•Benjamin Holt
•Replaced the mule as a source of power
•Horse power
Gene Gun - ANSWER: 1987
•John Sanford
•A device for injecting cells with genetic information
GPS Technology - ANSWER: Used to gather data such as soil condition, humidity, temperature and
other variables
•Used to control
•intensity of planting
•application of fertilizer
•application of pesticides
•watering schedules
Robotic milking machine - ANSWER: Late 1990's
•First used in Ontario, Canada
•Benefits by a reduction in labor
•Initial cost is primary disadvantage especially to small producer
Land grant institutions - ANSWER: An institution designated by its state legislature to receive funding
(Morrill Acts of 1862 &1890) to teach agriculture, military tactics and the mechanical arts.
•Agricultural experiment stations (Hatch Act 1887).
Agriculture related agencies - ANSWER: Provides leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources,
rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available
science, and efficient management.
Fruit and veggies - ANSWER: -Peaches - China
•Tomato - South America
•Peanut - Peru, South America
•Sweet potato - Central America
Grain, oil, and fiber crops - ANSWER: -Corn - Cuba, Mexico
•Soybeans - Southeast Asia
•Cotton - Mexico, Africa, Pakistan
•Wheat - Southwest Asia (Syria, Jordan, Turkey, India)
Major agriculture region - ANSWER: Regions develop based on a variety of factors:
•Soils
