Agriculture AlphabetWritten By Thomas Powell

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Ais for avocados. Avocados are

green fruit that is picked by hand. They also make

delicious guacamole.

B is for bee. They pollinate our

crops so we will be able to eat them. They also drink nectar to

make honey.

Cis for crops. Crops are plants

that we plant for food. They feed animals and humans.

Dis for deer. Deer are wild animals

that are hunted for their meat. People also use their skin to make

leather gloves.

Eis for emu. Emu are birds that

cannot fly and look like ostriches. They produce oil that people use for

their skin.

Fis for farmland. Farmland is usually

rich in minerals and nutrients. We plant seeds in farmland so

we can grow food.

Gis for goats. Goats can be milked,

but do not produce very much milk. Their milk can be used to

make cheese.

His for hay. Hay is prairie grass

that has been cut. The hay is then given to farm animals to feed

them.

Iis for incubator. In an incubator, there is

heat generated and eggs are put in it. The heat acts like a nest

and lets the eggs hatch into chickens.

Jis for jalapeno. Jalapeno’s are a type of

pepper. They are really, really hot and spicy.

Kis for kernel. Kernels are corn

seeds. They grow on the ear of corn and are taken off when someone

needs to plant corn.

Lis for llama. Llamas’ are relatives of

camels, except without the hump. They also spit a lot.

Mis for mulefoot hogs. Mulefoot

hog meat is darker then regular pig meat. Their feet has their

two toes fused into one.

Nis for nighttime. At night, farm

animals are sleeping. During the night, raccoons and possum try

to steal the animal’s food.

Ois for organic farming. Organic

farming uses only organic materials. Organic farmers do not use

pesticides to fertilize their crops.

Pis for pasteurization. Pasteurization

kills the germs in our milk. If we did not pasteurize then we

would probably get sick from drinking milk.

Qis for “Quack.” The animal that

says this is the duck. A duck’s feathers are sometimes used for

pillow stuffing.

Ris for rainfall. When it rains,

people record how many inches it has rains. Then at the end of the

year, all of the inches are added up for yearly rainfall.

Sis for sheep. Sheep are sheared for

their wool. Their wool is then used to make clothing.

Tis for turnip. Turnips are grown in

the ground and are pulled up like carrots. They were once

used to make jack-o-lanterns.

Uis for USDA. They check meat

that come from animals. If they did not check it, we would be sick

from infected meat.

Vis for vaccine. Vaccines are

medicine that are given to animals or humans. They help us so we will

not catch sicknesses.

Wis for watermelon.

Watermelon are juicy, and have lots of seeds. Watermelon is great for

cooling down on a summer day.

Xis for xerophilic. They are types of

fungus. These fungus grow in dry environments.

Yis for year. Farmers start

planting seeds in the spring each year. They do not pick their crops

until the fall at the end of the year.

Zis for zucchini. Zucchini are

vegetables that gardeners grow. Zucchini are also used in bread.