SCSC 105 TAMU Carson 2023 Questions With Complete Solutions

Agriculture in the 1600s-1700s (farm size, labor force, production methods) correct answer: Small farm size - 90% - Manual labor-Primarily hand labor-ax, hoe, shovel, sickle, scythe-grain cradle, animal labor, horse and mules. Agriculture in the 1800s (farm size, labor force, production methods) correct answer: Small to medium farms (large plantations in south) - 58% - Mechanical inventions developed for all phases of production, Horse powered equipment, and slaves used in the south - After civil war: Mechanical grain reapers, combines, and steam engines appear. Agriculture in the 1900s (farm size, labor force, production methods) correct answer: Large Farms (200 acres) - 38% - Farmers independent from neighbors, mechanical power, synthetic chemicals (herbicides, pesticides, fertilizers) Depict the change in number and size of farms in the US from in graphic form. correct answer: Average farm size increases Number of farms decreases What agency represents agricultural interests in the Federal government? correct answer: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). List 3/5 classes of funding included in the USDA budget. correct answer: •Nutrition assistance •Farm/Commodity support •Environmental conservation •Agricultural research •International trade Dictionary definition of a farm correct answer: "Any plot of land devoted to agriculture and to the raising of crops and domesticated animals." What is the USDA definition of a farm? correct answer: "Any place from which $1000 or more of agricultural products are sold annually." How many farms are in the US and what is the average size? correct answer: 2.04 million farms - Average size = 444 acres 1 Acre = _________ft2 = _________ ha correct answer: 1 Acre = 43,560 ft2 = 0.404 ha