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