Ag Facts10/12/12
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, along with the DNA replication worksheet from Friday 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 ______________________ States, followed by North Carolina, Oregon and Washington. 10/25/12 America ________________________________________ 10/29/12 Americans eat approximately 100 acres of pizza each day, or 350 slices per second. _________________________ 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 Pepperoni is America’s favorite topping (36 percent of all pizza orders we eat approximately 251,770,000 pounds a year! 11/1/12 n America, anchovies always rank last on the list of favorite topping ___________________________________________ 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. |
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