4th : AG Section Flashcards
Which state produces the most cotton?
Texas (The Cotton Bowl!)
What crop has the most harvested acres in Tennessee?
Hay
Angora, Boer (pronounced Boar) and French Alpine are breeds associated with what species of
animal?
Goat
How much does a bale of cotton weigh?
480 pounds
Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Chickens or Poultry
What is the term for a male horse?
Stallion
What abundant resource in Tennessee makes beef cattle production profitable?
Pasture
What grand division of the state has the most beef cattle?
Middle
Which one of Tennessee’s forage grasses is infected with an “Endophyte Fungus?”
Fescue
What is the most common grass found in Tennessee?
Fescue
What is the term for the natural breaking-down of rocks?
Weathering
What state produces the most corn?
Iowa
How is the majority of livestock sold in the United States?
Public Auction
What is the term used to describe the rapid movement of soil and rock in response to gravity?
A landslide
Name the State Wild Edible Plant of Tennessee?
Poke Sallet
What are the thick deposits of windblown soil found in West Tennessee called?
Loess (pronounced L-UH-SSS)
Guernsey, Ayrshire (pronounced Air Shur) and Milking Shorthorn are breeds associated with
what species of animal?
Dairy Cattle
What is the term for the group of baby pigs a sow has?
Litter
A newborn horse of either sex is called what?
Foal
A baby goat is called a what?
Kid
What is another name for grain sorghum?
Milo
What is the family of plants containing watermelons, squash, and cucumbers?
Cucurbits (CUE- CURB- ITS)
What is defined as an agent or chemical used to destroy pests?
Pesticides
A female hatchling chicken is called a what?
Pullet
Berkshire, Poland China, and Landrace are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Swine or Hogs
The wool from one sheep is called what?
Fleece
Which soil characteristic is the most important to know when putting in a septic system?
The percolation rate or “Perc Rate” (how fast liquid can travel or perc through the soil)
Hogs produce what kind of meat?
Pork
Of the three types of soil, Sand, Silt and Clay, which one is the stickiest?
Clay
What are baby sheep called?
Lambs
What is the term used to describe the last possible date a particular area can expect a killing frost?
Frost free date
What is the largest rodent found in Tennessee?
The beaver (also the largest in North America)
The LaMancha (pronounced La Mon Cha), the Nubian (New Bee IN), and the Toggenburg are
breeds associated with what species of animal?
Goat
Name my AG Career: I work for UT, but I work with people in a county helping them with all
things Agriculture.
Extension AG Agent
What is meant by the word gestation?
Length of pregnancy
What breed of horse is known for its spots?
Appaloosa
What farm animal has the digestive system most like humans?
Hogs or Swine
Standardbred, Hackney, and Shire are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Horses
Who enforces the sale of Tennessee Game and Fishing Licenses?
TWRA (Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency)
Arabian, Belgian, and Morgan are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Horses
What is the length of pregnancy for a cow?
9 months
A male newborn horse is called a what?
Colt
The Saddlebred, Appaloosa, and the Mustang are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Horses
What type of plant can produce its own nitrogen?
Legume
A male sheep of any age is called a what?
Ram
What is the term for a male beef animal?
Bull
What is the common name for cut and dried forage used for livestock feed?
Hay
What is the proper color name for a brown horse with black colored legs, mane and tail?
Bay
What does organic matter help build in a soil?
Topsoil
A female newborn horse is called a what?
Filly
Shorthorn, Charlolais, and Santa Gertrudis are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Beef Cattle
Pinzgaur (pronounced Pens gower), Gelbvieh (pronounced Gale V), and Red Poll are breeds
associated with what species of animal?
Beef Cattle
What Tennessee weed is being combatted by the use of an insect?
Thistle
Simmental, Angus, and Hereford are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Beef Cattle
What is the most popular breed of dairy cattle?
Holstein
When Tennessean William Haskell Neal produced Neal’s Paymaster corn, what was the new
variety’s great advantage?
Two ears per stalk as compared to one ear on the old varieties
When measuring a horse, how many inches are in a hand?
Four
What does the animal nutritional term TDN stand for?
Total Digestible Nutrients
Shropshire, Katahdin (pronounced Kuh Tah Den), and Montadale are breeds associated with
what species of animal?
Sheep
What does TWRA stand for?
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
What official heads up the USDA?
The Secretary of Agriculture
What does the agriculture term “outcrops” refer to?
Large rocks sticking up out of the ground hindering cultivation of the land
Name my AG Career: I design new equipment to be used in farming and agriculture?
AG. Engineer
What crop do we use to produce margarine?
Soybeans
What is the proper name for a single freshwater shrimp?
Prawn
A female sheep of any age is called a what?
Ewe
A male chicken is called a what?
Rooster
Name my AG Career: I study better ways to manage fish in ponds, streams and even oceans.
Fish Biologist
What are you doing if you dock a sheep’s tail?
Cutting it off
Name my AG Career: I work for USDA and I map soils and interpret their productivity.
Soil Scientist
Hampshire, Tamworth, and Duroc (pronounced Dew Rock) are breeds associated with what
species of animal?
Hogs or Swine
What is the term for growing a plant in a water medium?
Hydroponic
Leather is a by-product from what agricultural industry?
Cattle (both Beef and Dairy)
What is the Tennessee state amphibian?
Tennessee Cave Salamander
What breed of horse is featured at the National Celebration in Shelbyville, Tennessee?
Tennessee Walking Horse
A horse who has a mixture of white and black hairs would be called a what?
Blue Roan (pronounced R OWN)
What is the official commercial fish of Tennessee?
Channel catfish
What part of a horse bridle fits in the horse’s mouth?
The bit
What is the term for the soft furry covering on a deer’s antlers?
Velvet
Apiculture is the science of producing what product?
Bees or Honey
What do the letters USDA mean?
United States Department of Agriculture
Limousin (pronounced Limosine), Brangus, and Maine-Anjou (pronounced Main AHN JEW) are
breeds associated with what species of animal?
Beef Cattle
A female beef animal before she has a calf is called a what?
Heifer
Tennessee’s Institute of Agriculture is an important part of what university?
The University of Tennessee
What does the agriculture term TCA stand for?
Tennessee Cattleman’s Association
In what town is the Tennessee Department of Agriculture located?
Nashville
What farm animal is most susceptible to grass tetany?
Cattle
Jersey, Holstein, and Brown Swiss are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Dairy Cattle
What is the average life span for a horse?
25 years
Where would you find an A, B, and C horizon?
In a soil profile
Tennessee ranks second in the nation in the total numbers of what small ruminant animal?
Goats
What farm animal farrows its young?
Swine or hogs
Which southern state has the most State Forests?
Tennessee
Which state produces the most hogs?
Iowa
A plant that sprouts as a single leaf is called?
Monocot
What fish is generally the goal of a day of fly casting?
Trout
A cross between a domesticated beef animal and the American Bison is called what?
Beefalo
Which state produces the most milk?
Wisconsin (America’s Dairyland!)
In what structure is silage stored?
Silo
In Tennessee what do the letters TDA stand for?
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
In what complex is the Tennessee Department of Agriculture located?
Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville
Great Pyrennes (pronounced Peer a knees), Border Collie, and Australian Shepherd are are dog
breeds associated with what species of animal?
Sheep (They are usually used to herd or guard sheep)
What is the official sport fish of Tennessee?
smallmouth bass
Name the two types of foxes found in Tennessee..
Red Fox and Gray Fox
Name my AG Career: I work for the state of Tennessee and I protect and conserve wildlife?
Wildlife Officer or Game Warden
What farm animal is most susceptible to pseudorabies (pronounced SUE-DOE-RAY-BEES)?
Swine or Hogs
Why do mice constantly gnaw on something?
Because their teeth never stop growing
What is the name of the stomach in cows, sheep and goats that is responsible for them being able
to eat and live on hay and grasses?
Rumen
Suffolk, Hampshire, and Dorset are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Sheep
How many times is a dairy cow milked each day?
Two times
What is the official state game bird of Tennessee?
Bobwhite quail
Sheep produce what kind of meat?
Lamb or mutton
What is the most valuable wholesale cut on any meat animal?
Loin
Why would you use an insecticide?
To kill insects
What kind of college was formed to study Agriculture, and was funded by the sale of western
lands given each state by the federal government?
Land-Grant University
What major crop, grown mainly in Arkansas and Louisiana, is grown in a flooded field?
Rice
Tunis, Jacob, and Columbia are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Sheep
What is the state wild animal of Tennessee?
Raccoon
Name my AG Career: I am a person entrusted with the protection and preserving of a
parkland…particulary as it relates to trees?
Forest Ranger
Which state produces the most wheat?
Kansas (America’s breadbasket)
What farm group not only serves as an insurance agency, but also a nationwide farm lobby?
Farm Bureau
Name the country where the Clydesdale originated.
Scotland
Name my AG Career: I maintain trees and shrubs by trimming and pruning them.
Arborist (R-BOAR-IST)
Name my AG Career: I shoe horses.
Farrier
What is the most common term for a female goat?
Doe
What is the art of riding horseback called?
Horsemanship
What pigs are bought small and then fed to market weight?
Feeder pig
Name my AG Career: I specialize in home gardens and flowering plants.
Horticulturalist
What is the most fertile part of the soil?
Topsoil
What does it mean for an animal to be polled?
No horns
Cattle produce what kind of meat?
Beef
Aquaculture is the science of producing what product?
Fish
A sirloin steak comes from what area of the animal?
Hip
What is the term for a male hog?
Boar
What does a Hognose Snake do when it is threatened?
Plays dead
What is the name of the feed that is highest in energy content?
Corn
Rambouillet (pronounced Ram buh Lay), Merino (pronounced Muh Reno) and Oxford are
breeds associated with what species of animal?
Sheep
What part of the dairy cow holds and stores the milk?
Udder
What is Tennessee’s state bird?
The Mockingbird
Name my AG Career: I study plants and the numerous ways they can be cultivated and utilized..
Agronomist
What western mammal has drifted into Tennessee causing much alarm to farmers?
Coyote
What is found in some soils that stop root depth and effect homesite selection?
Bedrock
Why is UT Extension called the Cooperative Extension Service?
Cooperation between Federal, State, and County governments
Why do cows have pierced ears?
For identification tags
A female hog before she has pigs is called a what?
Gilt
Where do many Tennessee horse enthusiasts go each weekend to show and ride their horses?
Their local saddle club
What is the Tennessee State Flower?
The Iris
How much milk will the average dairy cow give in a day?
Seven Gallons
What is the proper color name for a horse with a reddish body and the same color legs, mane,
and tail?
Chestnut
What is the most common term for a male goat?
Buck
Where does the University of Tennessee test new varieties and farming procedures?
UT AG Research Centers (would also accept Experiment Stations)
Landrace, Yorkshire and Spots are breeds associated with what species of animal?
Swine or Hogs
A wide stripe down the face of a horse would be called a what?
A Blaze
The Californian, the Netherland Dwarf, and the Mini Rex are breeds associated with what species
of animal?
Rabbit
What soils are a mixture of clay, silt, and sand making them easy to cultivate?
Loams or Loamy Soils
What are we doing when we are irrigating (Pronounced EAR-UH-GATE-ING) a field?
Watering the field
What is meant by a milk deficit state?
Consume more milk than it produces
What piece of equipment has fenders, a horn, and stirrups?
Saddle
What kind of rock is Crab Orchard stone?
Sandstone
Where in Tennessee does the nation’s largest population of bald eagles winter?
Reelfoot Lake
What is the agriculture term for a round bale of hay in a big plastic bag?
Haylage (Pronounced HAY LIJ)
In what part of the country would you find the most horses, in the east or the west?
East
What are the most efficient farm animals in terms of pounds of gain to pounds of feed?
Chickens or Poultry
What is the advantage of Jersey dairy cattle over the Holstein breed?
Higher amount of butterfat in the milk
