1. Chapter 10 – Agriculture
Section 1

2. I. Main Differences between Commercial and Subsistence Agriculture (5 of them)
Combine

3. A) Purpose (ON or OFF Farm)

4. B) Percentage of Farmers in the Labor Force
MDC’s - ______ % of all workers
LDC’s - _______% of all workers 5 50

5. USA farmers are less than 2% of workforce. Why?
Push?
Pull?

6. C) Use of Machinery 1 – LDC’s (people or animals)

7. 2 –MDC’s -On the farm…

8. -transportation to market

9. -New Technology

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13. D) Farm Size
LDC’s
MDC’s

14. - Cost of Machinery
This “Combine” cost over
$500,000

15. Lego Combine - $227

16. -Today…

17. E) Relationship of Farming to Other Businesses (Agribusiness)

18. The End!

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