DETERMINING THE HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE

DEFINE AGRICULTURE AND EXPLAIN AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY. AGRICULTURE IS THE SCIENCE OF GROWING CROP AND RISING ANIMALS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF HUMANS.

DEFINE AGRICULTURE AND EXPLAIN AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES NEEDED TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH FOOD, CLOTHING AND SHELTER. IT INCLUDES FARM AND NONFARM OPERATIONS. EXAMPLES: FARM- PICKING FRUIT NONFARM- GROCERY STORE

DEFINE AGRICULTURE AND EXPLAIN AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY 1. AGRIBUSINESS IS ALL OF NONFARM WORK IN THE AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY TWO MAIN AREA OF AGRIBUSINESS ARE: A. SUPPLIES (FERTILIZER) AND SERVICES ( VETERINARY ) B. MARKETING( COMMERCIAL ADDS) AND PROCESSING ( GRAIN MILLS)

DEFINE AGRICULTURE AND EXPLAIN AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY 2. FARMING IS USING THE LAND AND OTHER RESOURCES TO GROW CROPS AND RAISE ANIMALS. EXAMPLES OF FARMING INCLUDE: SUBURBAN FARMING - IS USING SMALL AREAS OF LAND IN RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS AREAS TO PRODUCE CROPS AND ANIMALS.

DEFINE AGRICULTURE AND EXPLAIN AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY AQUACULTURE- FARMING THE WATER ( NOT LIMITED TO JUST RAISING FISH) INCLUDES THE PRODUCTION OF PLANTS SUCH AS WATER CRESS AND WATER CHESTNUTS FORESTRY- IS PRODUCTION AND USE OF TREES. EXAMPLES: LUMBER, PAPER, PENCIL

DEFINE AGRICULTURE AND EXPLAIN AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY ALSO INCLUDES ITEMS THAT MAKE LIVES OF PEOPLE BETTER. ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE- IS PRODUCING PLANTS FOR THEIR BEAUTY EXAMPLE : FLOWERS NATURAL RESOURCES- ALL THINGS FOUND IN NATURE INCLUDING LIVING ORGANISMS, MINERALS, SOIL, WATER, AND AIR.

IDENTIFY IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT THAT OCCURRED IN EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY. EARLY AGRICULTURE IN WHAT BECAME THE UNITED STATES WAS INFLUENCED BY TWO GROUPS OF PEOPLE. A. NATIVE AMERICANS INCLUDE INDIANS, HAWAIIANS, AND ESKIMOS. EARLY AGRICULTURE WAS HUNTING AND GATHERING TO MEET THEIR NEED.

IDENTIFY IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT THAT OCCURRED IN EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY AROUND 7,000 B.C. INDIANS BEGAN SIMPLE FARMING BY 1000 A.D. CORN WAS GROWN IN LARGER PLOTS

IDENTIFY IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT THAT OCCURRED IN EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY. B. COLONISTS PEOPLE FROM EUROPE THAT CAME TO AMERICA TO HELP SETTLE THE NEW LAND THEY LEARNED SUCCESSFUL AGRICULTURE PRACTICES FROM THE NATIVE AMERICANS.

1. IN 1611, SHIPMENT OF LIVESTOCK ARRIVED IN THE COLONY OF JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA. THIS SHIPMENT BECAME THE FOUNDATION FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN THE COLONIES OF THE SOUTHEAST. IDENTIFY IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT THAT OCCURRED IN EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY.

2. THE COLONISTS BROUGHT ABOUT THE DOMESTICATION OF ANIMALS. DOMESTICATION REFERS TO THE TAMING, CONFINEMENT, AND BREEDING OF ANIMALS FOR HUMAN USE.

EXPLAIN THE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN AGRICULTURE. IN THE MID 1700S 90% OF PEOPLE WERE FARMERS. BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGY, NOW ONLY 2% OF THE AMERICAN POPULATIONS ARE ENGAGED IN PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE.

TECHNOLOGY – IS THE USE OF INVENTION IN WORKING AND LIVING. INVENTION- IS ANY NEW DEVICE OR PRODUCT OR A NEW WAY OF DOING WORK EXPLAIN THE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN AGRICULTURE.

1607-THE INDIANS SHOW THE PLYMOUTH COLONISTS HOW TO GROW CROPS SUCH AS CORN, PUMPKINS, SQUASH, AND BEANS. 1700S- CHARLES TOWNSHED DEVELOPS THE FIRST CROP ROTATION SYSTEMS. 1700S- JETHRO TULL DEVELOPS A PLANTING MACHINE. EXPLAIN THE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN AGRICULTURE.

1793- THE COTTONGIN IS INVENTED BY ELI WHITNEY CYRUS MCCORMICK INVENTS THE REAPER JOHN DEERE DESIGNS A ONE-PIECE WROUGHT IRON PLOW IN GRAND DETOUR, ILLINOIS EXPLAIN THE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN AGRICULTURE.

1800S – GREGOR MENDEL, A BOTANIST, DISCOVERS THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF HEREDITY 1850 – JOSEPH GLIDDEN DEVELOPS BARBED WIRE FOR USE BY CATTLE RANCHERS 1862 – THE MORRILL ACT CREATES LAND-GRANT UNIVERSITIES. THE USDA IS ESTABLISHED EXPLAIN THE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN AGRICULTURE.

1869 – TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD IS COMPLETED – FIRST SUCCESSFUL GASOLINE ENGINE TRACTOR IS BUILT. EXPLAIN THE MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN AGRICULTURE.

IMPORTANT ADVANCEMENTS IN THE 20 TH CENTURY INCLUDE IMPROVED VARIETIES OF CORN WERE DEVELOPED. THESE VARIETIES WERE MORE RESISTANT TO PEST AND DISEASES. THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CHEMICALS TO CONTROL INSECTS, DISEASES, AND WEEDS. GENETIC ENGINEERING AND OTHER ADVANCED METHODS OF IMPROVING CROPS AND LIVESTOCK WERE IMPLEMENTED.

COMPUTERS WERE DEVELOPED AND BEGAN TO BE WIDELY USED IN AGRICULTURE BIOTECHNOLOGY, THE SCIENCE TO CHANGE ORGANISMS OR THEIR ENVIRONMENT OR TO GET PRODUCTS FROM ORGANISMS, BEGAN TO BE USED. IMPORTANT ADVANCEMENTS IN THE 20 TH CENTURY INCLUDE

IDENTIFY MAJOR AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES FOR THE LOCAL AREA, STATE, NATION, AND WORLD. AGRICULTURE IN ALABAMA IS BIG BUSINESS. ALABAMA RANKED THIRD IN BROILER PRODUCTION THIRD IN PEANUTS SECOND IN CATFISH PRODUCTION

TOP FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES FOR CASH RECEIPTS ARE 1 ST POULTRY 2 ND CATTLE AND CALVES 3 RD GREENHOUSE, SOD, AND NURSERY PRODUCTS, 4 TH COTTON 5 TH PEANUTS

THE TOP FIVE EXPORTS FROM ALABAMA. 1 ST POULTRY AND PRODUCTS 2 ND COTTON AND LINTERS 3 RD PEANUTS AND PRODUCTS 4 TH SOYBEAN AND PRODUCTS 5 TH WHEAT AND PRODUCTS

OTHER AGRICULTURE COMMODITIES GROWN NATIONALLY AS WELL IN ALABAMA INCLUDE SWEET POTATOES PECANS PEACHES BLUEBERRIES WATERMELONS TOMATOES SORGHUM FOR GRAIN SWEET CORN FOR FRESH MARKET HOGS HONEY, HAY, CORN FOR GRAIN, POTATOES