1. HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TENNESSEE AND AGRICULTURE ?

2. HOW MANY COUNTIES ARE THERE IN TENNESSEE?95

3. WHAT IS THE STATE BIRD?
MOCKING BIRD

4. WHAT IS THE STATE TREE?
TULIP POPLAR

5. WHAT IS THE STATE ROCK?
LIMESTONE

6. WHAT IS THE STATE WILD ANIMAL?
RACCOON

7. AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE
WHAT IS THE STATE MOTTO?
AGRICULTURE AND COMMERCE

8. HOW MUCH OF TENNESSEE’S ECONOMY DOES AGRICULTURE ACCOUNT FOR?
$71 BILLION DOLLARS OR 14.7% OF ECONOMY

9. HOW MANY FARMS ARE THERE IN TN?
91,000

10. HOW MANY FARMERS PRODUCE OUR FOOD?
2 MILLION OR 2%

11. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYED IN FARM RELATED JOBS?
MORE THAN 15%

12. HOW MANY STUDENTS ARE THERE ENROLLED IN AGRICULTURE CLASSES IN TN?
21,000

13. Average size farm in tennessee
130 ACRES

14. WHAT IS THE LARGEST SOURCEOF FARM INCOME IN TN?
COWS AND CALVES

15. WHAT IS THE 2ND LARGEST SOURCE OF FARM INCOME?
POULTRY

16. AVERAGE PRICE FOR A 160 HP TRACTOR?
$97,000

17. AVERAGE SPENT ON FOOD IN THE U.S.
11%

18. Tennessee is ranked 3rd in?
EQUINE

19. HOW MANY DAYS DOES IT TAKE FOR AN AVERAGE FAMILY TO EARN ENOUGH TO PAY FOR THEIR FOOD FOR THE YEAR?

20. HOW LARGE IS AN ACRE?
43, 560 SQ FT

21. WHAT IS A BUSHEL?
a measure of capacity equal to 64 US pints (equivalent to 35.2 liters), used for dry goods.

22. HOW MANY BUSHELS PER HOUR CAN A COMBINE HARVEST?
900

23. WHAT % OF FARMS ARE FAMILY OWNED?
97%

24. HOW MANY U.S. FARM ACRES ARE PLANTED FOR EXPORT?
1 IN 3

25. WHERE IS THE NURSERY CAPITOL OF THE WORLD LOCATED?
MCMINNVILLE, TN