Ag Facts10/10/12
Milk is used not only to make cheese, butter,yogurt and ice cream but also to manufacture glue, paint, and plastics. 10/12/12 It usually takes about 20 minutes for a cow to be milked. On average a cow is milked 2 to 3 times a day. 10/15/12 Americans eat about 125 pounds of potatoes a year, about half from fresh potatoes and half in processed foods. FYI- Ag Facts/BAs will be collected on Thursday. 10/16/12 Peaches are the third most popular fruit grown in America. 10/17/12 A pig's squeal can range from 110-115 decibels. Compare that to the Concorde jet, which is usually under 112 decibels. _______________________ 10/22/12 In the US there about 1 million acres dedicated to tree farming. Each acre provides enough oxygen for 18 people ______________________ 10/23/12 Blueberries are the second most popular berry in the United States. __________________________________________ 10/29/12
10/30/12 Each man, woman and child in America eats an average of 46 slices (23 pounds) of pizza a year. __________________________________________ 10/31/12
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_________________ 11/2/12 The US provides 1/4 or 25% of the world's total supply of peaches. 11/5/12 Americans eat about 125 pounds of potatoes a year, about half from fresh potatoes and half in processed foods. 11/6/12 Grapes are one of the oldest cultivated fruits. They have been around for more than 8,000 years. 11/7/12 One bale of cotton can produce 1,217 men's t-shirts or 313,600 one-hundred dollar ($100) bills. 11/8/12 At the 2009 Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, an entire house was built and furnished using products made from soybeans.
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