A Look at Georgia Agriculture

Georgia : Agricultural State Bird: Brown Thrasher Universities: State Flower: Cherokee Rose  Fort Valley State University- Albany, Ga- State Vegetable: Vidalia Onion Small Ruminant Research (goats) State Tree: Live Oak- The 1st colonists tried to  University of Georgia- 1st Southern School grow oranges under Live Oak Trees. of Forestry State Reptile:Gopher Tortoise (lives in holes in the ground) State Insect:Honey Bee (pollinates over 50 crops) Largest & Strongest Agricultural Organization: Georgia Farm Bureau Federation Crops Animals st : *Georgia- 1 colony to produce cotton *Georgia farmers raise beef cattle. commercially. *Fat in cattle is called marbling. *Although Georgia is called the Peach State, it * A cow magnet is placed in the stomach of a rd actually ranks 3 in the US peach production cow to collect metal objects swallowed by cows. behind California and South Carolina. * Cattle guards are grids set at ground level at *Wolf peaches is another name for tomatoes. a gateway to prevent livestock from crossing. *Today’s horticultural industry employs more *Cattle get up on their back legs first. than 40,000 Georgians. Horticultural crops are * Cattle have 4 stomachs (ruminant). established in landscapes. Most of Georgia’s *Georgia farmers raise dairy cattle. horticulture industry is from nursery plants. *A Georgia dairy cow produces 6.6 gallons of *Georgia also raises Christmas trees (mostly milk per day. Leyland Cypress). * Georgia farmers raise swine (pigs). *One of Georgia’s top vegetables is sweet corn. * A shoat is a young hog just after weaning. *A byproduct of corn is used as an * A byproduct of pig skin is Jello. absorbent in baby diapers. * Georgia farmers raise horses. *The ear of the corn is female. * A farrier shoes horses. * Nubbin- small stunted ear of corn. * Georgia farmers raise poultry. *Albany is the Pecan Capital of Georgia. * Gainesville is the Poultry Capital of the World. General: Expressions: *15-20% of Georgians work in agriculture, forestry *Fair to middling- grade of cotton or a related sector. *Short rows- near the end of a long task. *Agriculture is Georgia’s largest industry. *Good Friday- Best day to plant spring garden Inventions: Forestry: * Velcro was inspired by the cocklebur weed. *More than 65% (2/3) of Georgia is in forestland. * Gregor Mendel paved the way for improving * Tools used in Forestry: crops through genetics. *Increment Borer *George Washington Carver- 325 uses for * Biltmore Stick: measures standing trees peanuts. * Fat Lightered- wood used for starting fires. * Stringing Horse: once used in tobacco harvesting (not an animal) *Hoecake: bread baked on a hoe over a fire. *Sugar- comes from sugar cane and sugar beets A Look at Georgia Agriculture