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5th : AG Section Flashcards

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Arabian, Belgian, and Morgan are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Horses

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What farm animal is most susceptible to grass tetany?

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Cattle

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Berkshire, Poland China, and Landrace are breeds associated with what species of animal?

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Swine or Hogs

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Which state produces the most wheat?

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Kansas (America’s breadbasket)

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3
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What are baby sheep called?

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Lambs

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What is the most common grass found in Tennessee?

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Fescue

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Which soil characteristic is the most important to know when putting in a septic system?

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The percolation rate or “Perc Rate” (how fast liquid can travel or perc through the soil)

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5
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What is the proper name for a single freshwater shrimp?

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Prawn

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Tennessee ranks second in the nation in the total numbers of what small ruminant animal?

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Goats

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5
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What is the Tennessee state amphibian?

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Tennessee Cave Salamander

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What soils are a mixture of clay, silt, and sand making them easy to cultivate?

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Loams or Loamy Soils

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A female newborn horse is called a what?

A

Filly

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A wide stripe down the face of a horse would be called a what?

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A Blaze

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Where in Tennessee does the nation’s largest population of bald eagles winter?

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Reelfoot Lake

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8
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The wool from one sheep is called what?

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Fleece

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What is the term for a male beef animal?

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Bull

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10
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What is the most popular breed of dairy cattle?

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Holstein

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What does the agriculture term TCA stand for?

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Tennessee Cattleman’s Association

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Where do many Tennessee horse enthusiasts go each weekend to show and ride their horses?

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Their local saddle club

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12
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Apiculture is the science of producing what product?

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Bees or Honey

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12
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A male sheep of any age is called a what?

A

Ram

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13
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Which state produces the most milk?

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Wisconsin (America’s Dairyland!)

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14
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What is the term for growing a plant in a water medium?

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Hydroponic

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What does the agriculture term “outcrops” refer to?

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Large rocks sticking up out of the ground hindering cultivation of the land

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What are we doing when we are irrigating (Pronounced EAR-UH-GATE-ING) a field?

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Watering the field

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Pinzgaur (pronounced Pens gower), Gelbvieh (pronounced Gale V), and Red Poll are breeds associated with what species of animal?

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Beef Cattle

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16
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Hampshire, Tamworth, and Duroc (pronounced Dew Rock) are breeds associated with what species of animal?

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Hogs or Swine

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17
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What is the term for the group of baby pigs a sow has?

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Litter

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18
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When measuring a horse, how many inches are in a hand?

A

Four

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18
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What is the most fertile part of the soil?

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Topsoil

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19
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What is the official commercial fish of Tennessee?

A

Channel catfish

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A female beef animal before she has a calf is called a what?

A

Heifer

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What is the advantage of Jersey dairy cattle over the Holstein breed?

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Higher amount of butterfat in the milk

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Angora, Boer (pronounced Boar) and French Alpine are breeds associated with what species of animal?

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Goat

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21
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Name my AG Career: I shoe horses.

A

Farrier

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22
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What is the term used to describe the loss of topsoil?

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Erosion

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22
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Shropshire, Katahdin (pronounced Kuh Tah Den), and Montadale are breeds associated with what species of animal?

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Sheep

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23
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A cross between a domesticated beef animal and the American Bison is called what?

A

Beefalo

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23
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What are the most efficient farm animals in terms of pounds of gain to pounds of feed?

A

Chickens or Poultry

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24
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In what part of the country would you find the most horses, in the east or the west?

A

East

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24
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Name my AG Career: I study plants and the numerous ways they can be cultivated and utilized.

A

Agronomist

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25
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What is found in some soils that stop root depth and effect homesite selection?

A

Bedrock

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26
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Why would you use an insecticide?

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To kill insects

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26
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Simmental, Angus, and Hereford are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Beef Cattle

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26
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What part of the dairy cow holds and stores the milk?

A

Udder

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27
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What is another name for grain sorghum?

A

Milo

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27
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What grand division of the state has the most beef cattle?

A

Middle

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27
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What farm animal farrows its young?

A

Swine or hogs

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28
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Where does the University of Tennessee test new varieties and farming procedures?

A

UT AG Research Centers (would also accept Experiment Stations)

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28
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What is the most common term for a male goat?

A

Buck

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28
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A male chicken is called a what?

A

Rooster

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29
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What is the term used to describe the last possible date a particular area can expect a killing frost?

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Frost free date

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29
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Name my AG Career: I work for USDA and I map soils and intrepret their productivity.

A

Soil Scientist

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29
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What farm animal has the digestive system most like humans?

A

Hogs or Swine

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30
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What is the term for the natural breaking-down of rocks?

A

Weathering

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30
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Shorthorn, Charlolais, and Santa Gertrudis are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Beef Cattle

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31
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What does it mean for an animal to be polled?

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No horns

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31
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What is the proper color name for a brown horse with black colored legs, mane and tail?

A

Bay

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32
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Which state produces the most cotton?

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Texas (The Cotton Bowl!)

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33
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How much does a bale of cotton weigh?

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480 pounds

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34
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What kind of rock is Crab Orchard stone?

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Sandstone

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34
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When Tennessean William Haskell Neal produced Neal’s Paymaster corn, what was the new variety’s great advantage?

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Two ears per stalk as compared to one ear on the old varieties

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35
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How is the majority of livestock sold in the United States?

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Public Auction

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35
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Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Chickens or Poultry

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36
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Where would you find an A, B, and C horizon?

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In a soil profile

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36
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What are the thick deposits of windblown soil found in West Tennessee called?

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Loess (pronounced L-UH-SSS)

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37
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What state produces the most corn?

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Iowa

37
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A horse who has a mixture of white and black hairs would be called a what?

A

Blue Roan (pronounced R OWN)

38
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Which one of Tennessee’s forage grasses is infected with an “Endophyte Fungus?”

A

Fescue

38
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In what town is the Tennessee Department of Agriculture located?

A

Nashville

39
Q

What is the art of riding horseback called?

A

Horsemanship

39
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What is the term for a male hog?

A

Boar

40
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Great Pyrennes (pronounced Peer a knees), Border Collie, and Australian Shepherd are are dog breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Sheep (They are usually used to herd or guard sheep)

40
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Why is UT Extension called the Cooperative Extension Service?

A

Cooperation between Federal, State, and County governments

40
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What Tennessee weed is being combatted by the use of an insect?

A

Thistle

41
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Aquaculture is the science of producing what product?

A

Fish

41
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Name my AG Career: I maintain trees and shrubs by trimming and pruning them.

A

Arborist (R-BOAR-IST)

41
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What is the proper color name for a horse with a reddish body and the same color legs, mane, and tail?

A

Chestnut

41
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Name my AG Career: I specialize in home gardens and flowering plants.

A

Horticulturalist

42
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What abundant resource in Tennessee makes beef cattle production profitable?

A

Pasture

42
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What is defined as an agent or chemical used to destroy pests?

A

Pesticides

42
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What is the official sport fish of Tennessee?

A

smallmouth bass

42
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What is meant by the word gestation?

A

Length of pregnancy

42
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A plant that sprouts as a single leaf is called?

A

Monocot

42
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Name my AG Career: I design new equipment to be used in farming and agriculture?

A

AG. Engineer

42
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What is the official state game bird of Tennessee?

A

Bobwhite quail

43
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What part of a horse bridle fits in the horse’s mouth?

A

The bit

43
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Name my AG Career: I study better ways to manage fish in ponds, streams and even oceans

A

Fish Biologist

44
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What type of plant can produce its own nitrogen?

A

Legume

45
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Sheep produce what kind of meat?

A

Lamb or mutton

45
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Name the State Wild Edible Plant of Tennessee?

A

Poke Sallet

46
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What is the most common term for a female goat?

A

Doe

47
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What is the term used to describe the rapid movement of soil and rock in response to gravity?

A

A landslide

47
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What is the most valuable wholesale cut on any meat animal?

A

Loin

47
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What is the Tennessee State Flower?

A

The Iris

48
Q

Why do mice constantly gnaw on something?

A

Because their teeth never stop growing

49
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Suffolk, Hampshire, and Dorset are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Sheep

49
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What are you doing if you dock a sheep’s tail?

A

Cutting it off

49
Q

What official heads up the USDA?

A

The Secretary of Agriculture

49
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How much milk will the average dairy cow give in a day?

A

Seven Gallons

50
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What farm group not only serves as an insurance agency, but also a nationwide farm lobby?

A

Farm Bureau

50
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Tunis, Jacob, and Columbia are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Sheep

50
Q

What does a Hognose Snake do when it is threatened?

A

Plays dead

50
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What is the term for the soft furry covering on a deer’s antlers?

A

Velvet

51
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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?

A

Rumen

52
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How many times is a dairy cow milked each day?

A

Two times

53
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Name the two types of foxes found in Tennessee.

A

Red Fox and Gray Fox

53
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What is the average life span for a horse?

A

25 years

54
Q

Why do cows have pierced ears?

A

For identification tags

55
Q

What major crop, grown mainly in Arkansas and Louisiana, is grown in a flooded field?

A

Rice

56
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The LaMancha (pronounced La Mon Cha), the Nubian (New Bee IN), and the Toggenburg are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Goat

57
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Rambouillet (pronounced Ram buh Lay), Merino (pronounced Muh Reno) and Oxford are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Sheep

57
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A female hog before she has pigs is called a what?

A

Gilt

58
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Guernsey, Ayrshire (pronounced Air Shur) and Milking Shorthorn are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Dairy Cattle

59
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What is the term for a male horse?

A

Stallion

59
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Jersey, Holstein, and Brown Swiss are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Dairy Cattle

60
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A baby goat is called a what?

A

Kid

60
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What pigs are bought small and then fed to market weight?

A

Feeder pig

60
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Hogs produce what kind of meat?

A

Pork

60
Q

What does organic matter help build in a soil?

A

Topsoil

61
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What is the agriculture term for a round bale of hay in a big plastic bag?

A

Haylage (Pronounced HAY LIJ)

61
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What does TWRA stand for?

A

Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

61
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Of the three types of soil, Sand, Silt and Clay, which one is the stickiest?

A

Clay

61
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Which state produces the most hogs?

A

Iowa

61
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What breed of horse is known for its spots?

A

Appaloosa

62
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What is the common name for cut and dried forage used for livestock feed?

A

Hay

63
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Tennessee’s Institute of Agriculture is an important part of what university?

A

The University of Tennessee

64
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The Californian, the Netherland Dwarf, and the Mini Rex are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Rabbit

65
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Who enforces the sale of Tennessee Game and Fishing Licenses?

A

TWRA (Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency)

66
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Standardbred, Hackney, and Shire are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Horses

66
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Cattle produce what kind of meat?

A

Beef

66
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A female hatchling chicken is called a what?

A

Pullet

67
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Name my AG Career: I am a person entrusted with the protection and preserving of a parkland…particulary as it relates to trees?

A

Forest Ranger

68
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Which southern state has the most State Forests?

A

Tennessee

69
Q

A male newborn horse is called a what?

A

Colt

70
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What does the animal nutritional term TDN stand for?

A

Total Digestible Nutrients

70
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In what complex is the Tennessee Department of Agriculture located?

A

Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville

70
Q

What is the family of plants containing watermelons, squash, and cucumbers?

A

Cucurbits (CUE- CURB- ITS)

71
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What piece of equipment has fenders, a horn, and stirrups?

A

Saddle

72
Q

Name my AG Career: I work for the state of Tennessee and I protect and conserve wildlife?

A

Wildlife Officer or Game Warden

72
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Limousin (pronounced Limosine), Brangus, and Maine-Anjou (pronounced Main AHN JEW) are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Beef Cattle

72
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What breed of horse is featured at the National Celebration in Shelbyville, Tennessee?

A

Tennessee Walking Horse

73
Q

What crop do we use to produce margarine?

A

Soybeans

74
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Name my AG Career: I work for UT, but I work with people in a county helping them with all things Agriculture.

A

Extension AG Agent

74
Q

What is meant by a milk deficit state?

A

Consume more milk than it produces

74
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What do the letters USDA mean?

A

United States Department of Agriculture

74
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What crop has the most harvested acres in Tennessee?

A

Hay

74
Q

A newborn horse of either sex is called what?

A

Foal

75
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The Saddlebred, Appaloosa, and the Mustang are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Horses

75
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Landrace, Yorkshire and Spots are breeds associated with what species of animal?

A

Swine or Hogs

75
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Name the country where the Clydesdale originated.

A

Scotland

76
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In Tennessee what do the letters TDA stand for?

A

Tennessee Department of Agriculture

76
Q

A sirloin steak comes from what area of the animal?

A

Hip

77
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What farm animal is most susceptible to pseudorabies (pronounced SUE-DOE-RAY-BEES)?

A

Swine or Hogs

77
Q

What is the length of pregnancy for a cow?

A

9 months

78
Q

Leather is produced from what agricultural industry?

A

Cattle (both Beef and Dairy)

79
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What western mammal has drifted into Tennessee causing much alarm to farmers?

A

Coyote

80
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What is the largest rodent found in Tennessee?

A

The beaver (also the largest in North America)

81
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What is the state wild animal of Tennessee?

A

Raccoon

82
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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?

A

Land-Grant University

83
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What is the name of the feed that is highest in energy content?

A

Corn

83
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What fish is generally the goal of a day of fly casting?

A

Trout

84
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A female sheep of any age is called a what?

A

Ewe

85
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In what structure is silage stored?

A

Silo

86
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What is Tennessee’s state bird?

A

The Mockingbird

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