March is National Agriculture Month
and it's time to give all the farmers props
for what they contribute to our lives
every single day.
Have you ever spent any time on a
farm? Does your family farm or do
you know any farmers? If you get the
chance, go hang out at a farm to find out
what a day in the life of a farmer is like.
Farmers generally live on their farm so
they don't have to drive to work, but
they usually get started working early
anyway.
What types of farms are there?
There are two main types of farming:
crops and animals. Some farms just
grow crops, while others raise animals.
However, there are farms that have both
crops and animals.
Farming is an important occupation,
because everyone needs food and
clothing to survive.
Farms produce all kinds of plants,
animals, wool and cotton that people eat
and utilize throughout the world.
Before the twentieth century, the
typical American family lived on a small
farm. They raised almost everything they
ate and sold their remaining crops and/
or animals.
Farmers work long, hard hours.
There are less farms in the United
States today than there were in the early
1900's, but the ones that are working
produce more.
Scientific methods and labor-
saving machinery have made farming
increasingly productive.
The development of improved plant
varieties and fertilizers has helped
significantly increase the yields of some
major crops such as corn, soybeans and
wheat.
Scientific studies on livestock care
and breeding have helped increase the
amount of meat and products that
animals produce.
The use of tractors and other modern
farm equipment has sharply reduced the
need for farm workers.
Today's farmer is not just an expert in
agriculture and livestock, but they also
need to be successful businessmen and
business women.
Where would
we be without
farmers?
March is
National
Agriculture
Month
Emily J.
40 • Of f icialKidsMag.com • MARCH 2020
