Farming Flashcards
Who do Subsistence Farmers grow food/keep animals for?
They grow/keep enough to feed only their families.
Do Subsistence farmers sell food?
No they DON’T sell to factories, shops or markets.
When did subsistence farming start?
Very ealry times before towns and shops.
How do subsistence farmers farm?
Grow crops like vegetables and wheat and keep animals like cows and chickens.
Why do people subsistence farm?
Live far from towns, don’t have transport or have big families.
What do Subsistence farmers use to farm?
Spades, pitch forks and buckets to carry water.
Who are normally subsistence farmers?
Women and sometimes children
Who do Commercial Farmers grow/keep animals for?
To sell to factories, shops and markets.
What do Commercial farms use to farm?
Tractors, harvesters, sprinkler systems.
Who are normally Commercial Farmers?
One person is the boss and then many people are employed to farm.
How many things do Commercial farmers farm?
These farmers specialise in one type of crop or keep one type of stock.
Name four food crop types.
Deciduous fruit (apple), citrus fruit (orange), sub-tropical fruit (banana), and sugar cane.
Name four stock types.
Cows, sheep, goats, and pigs.
What is a poultry farmer?
A farmer who keeps birds, like chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese.
