Agriculture Is the Production of ______And ______To Meet the Basic Human Needs
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Agriculture in Georgia
Agriculture is the production of ______and ______to meet the basic human needs.
The 7 Areas of Agriculture
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Georgia was the FIRST to . . . .
Produce ______commercially, invent the cotton gin, and have an operating cotton mill.
Cultivate ______and produce ______.
Established an ______in Savannah.
Create a Department of ______.
The University of Georgia was the first school in Georgia to be built with ______money.
In 1793, ______of Massachusetts invented the cotton gin near Savannah.
It was a simple machine that quickly and efficiently removed the seed from the cotton fiber.
Georgia’s Top 10 Commodities
A raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold is called a ______.
1. 6. Corn
2. 7. Peanuts
3. 8. Dairy
4. 9. Horses
5. 10. Pecans Georgia’s Crops
Our state is #1 in the nation in the production of
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And #2 in the nation in ______production.
And #3 in the nation in ______production.
Georgia’s Economy
Agriculture contributes more than ______annually to Georgia's $786.5 billion economy.
Georgia’s Agricultural Work Force
1 out of every ______Georgians works in agriculture, forestry or related fields.
That figures up to over ______people that are responsible for making sure we get to eat every day!
Houston County Agriculture
Agriculture contributed ______to our county in 2014.
1. Row Crops 2. Poultry & Eggs 3. Fruits & Nuts 4. Livestock & Aquaculture 5. Forestry
As of 2012 there were ______farms in Houston County averaging ______acres per farm.