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Original edition developed and authored by Anna M. MaennerCover artwork by MaryAnn Pahnke

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ABC’s of Agriculture

1

ApplesApples are a fruit grown in many parts

of Wisconsin. Some are red, some are greenand some are yellow. Apples help keep ourbodies healthy, help clean our teeth andtaste delicious.

Draw the apple tree through the seasons.

In spring, the apple

tree blossoms.

Spring

In summer, the fruitgrows on the apple tree.

In winter, the apple

tree is bare.

Summer

Fall

In fall, the apples areready to eat.

WinterAn

appl

eflo

ats

beca

use

25%

ofit

isai

r.


2Beef

Hamburger and steak arebeef. Beef comes from cattle.Beef cattle are raised for beef. Dairy cattleare raised for milk. Young cattle are calledcalves. Cattle that are mothers are calledcows, fathers are called bulls.

Beef comes from

and

Young cattle are called

Cows are

.

There arecattle.

.

are fathers.

,

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et!


3

Cherries and...Many different products are grown

in the state of Wisconsin. Find and color theones that begin with the letter C.

cherries

cranberries

cows

carrots

cucumbers

cheese

chickens

corn

christmas trees

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kes

44ch

errie

sto

mak

eon

epo

und.


4Dairy

Drinking

your bones strong and healthy.

and

Eating

can help your body feelbetter after you have been sick.

makes

made from milk.

When cheese is made,is left over.

cows produce milk.rayDi

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5

Eggs

Solve theseproblems about eggs.

1. Most hens lay 5 eggs a week.How many eggs would 4 henslay in a week?

2. If a hen lays only 4 eggs eachweek, how many weeks would ittake her to lay a dozen?

3. When we gathered eggs fromthe hen house, we found 6 whiteeggs and 9 brown eggs. Howmany more eggs were brown?

4. I gathered 12 eggs but I broke2 of them. How many eggs do Ihave now?

Wisconsinchickens lay

896,000,000eggs each year.

One

egg

has

13im

port

ant

vitam

insan

dm

inera

ls.


6Flowers

In Wisconsin, we grow many types of flowers.

Color eachtype of flowera differentcolor.

How manyflowers ofeach kindare growingin the garden?Color inthe chart.

Kind of Flower

8

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

Sunflower Daisy Peonies Daylily Pansy

Sunf

lower

sm

ove

thro

ugho

utth

eda

y.Th

eyfo

llow

the

sun

from

the

east

toth

ewe

st.


7

GreenGreen energy helps conserve natural

resources. A solar panel is warmed by thesun giving energy to help light buildings.A wind turbine helps catch wind, buildingup energy, to help light buildings. A specialbuilding called a greenhousehelps grow plants. Plants areable to be green in colorbecause of photosynthesis.

Color in the different parts of photosynthesis:

Energy

Carbon Dioxide(CO2)

Water from Soil

Food

Oxygen (O2)Released

Ther

ear

e10

,000

hom

esin

the

Unit

edSt

ates

powe

red

com

plet

elyby

sola

ren

ergy

(ene

rgy

from

the

sun)

.


8Honey

Bees make honey. They fly from flower toflower and gather up nectar. Back at the hive,bees use nectar to make honey. The farmercollects the honey.

Number the pictures in the order thatthey happen.

You can havehoney to eat!

Farmers collectthe honey.

Bees take thenectar backto their hive.

Bees usenectar tomake honey.

Beesgathernectar fromflowers and crops.

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eydo

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tsp

oil;i

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ost

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food

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9

Inventions

Which invention do you think is the most important?

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tta

pewa

sinv

ente

din

1942

.

1775 - James Watt invented the first steam engine.

1786 - The Thresher separates grain from stalks.

1837 - The steel plow breaks apart soil so it canbe planted.

1890 - The milk tester tests how much butterfatis in milk.

1930 - Tractors with rubber-tires were widely used.

1960 - The first skidloader was invented andfarmers began to use them.

1978 - The first large square baler goes intoproduction.

1982 - The first genetically modified organism(GMO) was invented. It was a tomato plant.Today farmers plant many GMO crops to helpfeed the world.

1994 - Farmers begin using GPS systems.

Many inventions have helpedagriculture change and grow.

The oldest invention on this page is the steamengine. What year was it invented?


10KJobs

Today 20% of all people in Wisconsinhave jobs in agriculture.

bankerbeekeeperbuyer

floristmechanicpark ranger

trainerveterinarian

Across3. loans money to farmers4. manages wild places6. teaches animals7. fixes machines

Down1. animal doctor2. works with flowers3. gathers honey5. buys animals,

products or grain

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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ear

ene

arly

22m

illion

peop

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atwo

rkin

jobs

rela

ted

toag

ricult

ure.


11apple

banana

grapefruit

grapes

kiwi

lemon

orange

peach

pear

plum

raspberry

strawberry

tomato

watermelon

Kinds of FruitThere are many different kinds

of fruit. Common fruits are apples and oranges.Match the fruit names to the different fruitsfound below:

Circle the fruit that you have tastedand enjoyed.

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ear

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eds

ona

stra

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ry.


12MLivestock

Livestock are animals raised by farmers.They give us food, clothing and many otherthings. Match these animals to what theygive us.

pig

sheep

sweater

lanolin

mittens

horse

goat

briecheese

milk

gloves

ham

football

wagon

saddle

Agr

oup

ofgo

ats

are

calle

da

herd

and

agr

oup

ofsh

eep

are

calle

da

flock

.


13

Milk and...

are animalsraised on farms and theylive in the wild.

Farmers grow

on logs.

is usedto flavor gum.

comes fromcows and is good to drink.

Maple trees give us maple

for our pancakes. mushrooms

syrup

mink

mint

milk

One

cow

can

give

90gl

asse

sof

milk

inon

eda

y!


14Nutrition

Our bodies need a variety of foodsto keep us healthy. We need breads, fruit,vegetables, milk and meat everyday. Keeptrack of what you eat today.

GrainsMake half yourgrains whole

VegetablesVary your veggies

FruitsFocus on fruits

MilkGet your

calcium-rich foods

Meat & BeansGo lean with protein

Oils Oils are not a food group, but you need some for good health. Get your oils from fish, nuts and liquid oils such ascorn oil, soybean oil and canola oil.

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berr

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15

Organic

ORGANIC NOT ORGANICglass

rock

cheeseoaktable

woolsweater

scissors

Organic means “from the living.”Many things can be organic. Clothing madefrom cotton, which is a plant, or wool, whichcomes from sheep, is organic. Soil can alsobe organic if it is made up of things that wereonce alive, such as leaves, grasses or otherplants. Place these items under the correctlist.

The

offic

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SDA

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for

afo

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beled

“org

anic”

has

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ite,b

rown

and

gree

n.


16aperPaper is one of the many things

we get from trees. Ask someone you

know some of these questions:

• Name a fruit we get from a tree.

• What do trees give us to keep us cool?

• We get lumber from trees to build with. Have you

built anything from lumber?

• What color can leaves be?

• Trees that stay green all year long are called what?

• Name something in your classroom that is made

from wood?

• What is the sweet syrup called that we get

from trees?

• Name five ways that you use paper every day.

Draw a leaf in this box:

Wisconsinisthenumberonestateinpapermaking.

PProducts made from paper

that I use:

1.) _______________________

2.) _______________________

3.) _______________________

4.) _______________________

5.) _______________________


17

Questions…about Agriculture…

How many cherriesmake up one pound?

How many importantvitamins and mineralsare found in one egg?

How many glassesof milk can one cowproduce in one day?

What is often called“nature’s mostperfect food”?

What do you calla person who isan animal doctor?

Learning new information helps usbecome smarter. It is important to askquestions and to learn facts. Answer thequestions below from the information foundin this booklet.

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eone

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d,“H

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any

Amer

ican

work

ers

prod

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proc

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and

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swer


18SResearch

Scientists carry out research.They study how things grow or work and thentry new ideas to improve it. Research helpsfarmers who grow food for eating and fiberfor clothing. Today’s researchers are lookingat new plants or new products. Research hashelped make corn into ethanol to provide fuelfor cars. Soybeans are used to make ink toprint this book. Draw a line from the word tothe item that is used in research.

Scale

Beaker

Microscope

Pipette

Safety Goggles

Lab Apron

Lab Book

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arch

has

help

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19

StoreFarmers produce our food. Other

people transport, package and label our food.Only then does the food get to the grocerystore. Draw a line from the product to itscorrect place on the shelves.

yogurt

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shop

ping

cart

was

inven

ted

bySy

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Gold

man

in19

37.

APPLE JUICEapplejuice


20Trout

Have you gone fishing?

Yes – No

What is yourfavorite fish?

_____________________

A sac fry livesoff its yolk sac.

The young fish arecalled fingerlings.

They are about3 inches long.

The eggs areplaced in

incubatorsat a hatchery.

The grown trout is readyto be sold to stores,

restaurantsand processors.

2

3

4

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owtr

out

only

have

uppe

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and

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eth.

* Wisconsin ranks 9th in troutproduction in the United States.

* The most popular food fish inWisconsin is trout and yellow perch.

* Wisconsin’s state fish is theMuskellunge.

Trout Life Cycle

What is aquaculture? Aquaculture israising fish. Fish raised for food include trout,bluegill and yellow perch.

Fishing for facts:


21

UnderstandWhen we eat vegetables, we eat different

parts of the plant. Sometimes we eat theleaves, other times we eat the stem, seeds orroot. When we eat the roots it means we eatthe part that grows underground. Color thepart of each plant that we eat.

…the Plants we Eat…

wheat snapbeans

onions

lettuce

carrots

potatoesSn

apbe

ans

are

high

inVi

tam

inK

which

help

sbo

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stay

stro

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22Vegetables

Wisconsin farmers grow many kindsof vegetables. We eat those vegetables fresh,frozen, canned or made into other products.Match these vegetables to the productswe eat.

sweet corn

cabbage cucumbers tomatoes

picklescatsup

sauerkraut

spaghettisauce

sweet corn

picklerelish

Cabb

age

isre

late

dto

broc

coli,

cauli

flowe

ran

dBr

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lssp

rout

s.


23

WaterWater is very important

in agriculture. All plants andanimals need water to live. Cranberries areharvested using water. Farmers even growsome plants totally in water with no soil. Thisis called hydroponics. Sometimes farmersneed to bring water to their crops. This iscalled irrigation. Find all the bold wordsabout water in the puzzle below.

A N I M A L S A P A V U

V W A T E R A H A G A R

X A B I A J C L A R O B

S N L R M B R A W I N Y

H Y D R O P O N I C S J

P O Q I Z H P A L U H S

L A I G A Q S A D L W Z

A W X A E C A B R T U P

N M P T A P F G I U V B

T S O I L A S A C R D P

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24Xe otic

Match the word to the picture.

Buffalo

Elk

Emu

Deer

Llama

Ostrich

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trich

can

weig

has

muc

has

400

poun

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dst

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them

the

larg

est

bird

.


25

You...You are important. Agriculture is important too!

You are connected to agriculture byeating your favorite food.

The clothing that you wear connects you toagriculture. Clothing is made from fiber.

Your home is built with lumber from treesgrown. Forestry is a big part of agriculture.

You can always learn more about agriculture.

You can have a career in agriculture.

are important!

• Do you know someone who works inagriculture? Yes – No

• Does the world need agriculture? Yes – No

• Are there many careers in agriculture?Yes – No

• Agriculture is important today.Is it important in the future? Yes – No

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jeans

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in18

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and

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and

you

may

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day.


26Zoom

As you zoom into the future, agriculturewill change.

Circle what you like to do:

Draw your favorite two:

Cook Build ThingsCatch Fish

GardenDraw

Camp

Bird Watch

Read a BookRide Bicycle

Walk Your DogVisit a Zoo

Swim

Feed Animals

Play Video Games

Skateboard

Pick Flowers

Hike

The

futu

repo

ints

toro

ofto

pga

rden

sas

agr

owing

part

ofur

ban

agric

ultur

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27

Get in the Picture of Agricultureand the Great Outdoors

Circle the exercises that you do togetheras a family that help keep you fit.

Take a photograph of yourfamily exercising togetheroutside and place it here:


28A visit to a grocery store can be a wonderful timecreating great smiles,Explore food choices with your parents as you shopthe grocery aisles.

Explore the food grains carefully too,Don’t forget the fruits with their colorful hue.

There are vegetables to add to your grocery cart,Making your grocery cart, grocery smart.

Calcium-rich foods can be a choice in the grocery store,Time to think about adding in more.

Meats and the very important bean,Give us lean protein.

Fish, nuts, and liquid oils are there,Does the family grocery list includeone or a pair?

So much to choose from and thereis much to explore,In the hometown grocery store.

Grocery check-out time is now at hand,Remember the groceries came fromprecious farm land.

Explore... in the Grocery Store


29

Time to go home and unload the groceriesPlace checkmarks in the boxes of each category.

Which category had the most checkmarks?

__________________

Which category had the least checkmarks?

__________________

Sugars & snacks are treats. Treatyourself to them once-in-a-while!

GRAINS VEGETABLES FRUITS

BEAN

LIQUID OILS

MEAT

NUTS

MILK

FISH

SUGARS & SNACKS

Home From the Store


30Cooking With Color

Now it’s time to make a meal with your family from the groceriesthat you bought. A colorful plate is a smart & healthy food plate.How does yours rate? Draw your meal on the plate and then color

in the different foods.

Count the different food colors on your plate:___________

Do you find the colors of the rainbow on your plate? Yes - No


31

Let’s Go Farming

Did you know that 99% of the farms in Wisconsin areowned and operated by families. If you were going

to farm, what kind of plants and animals would youraise. Draw a picture of the way your farm would look.


32Thank You

Sincerely,

Dear ,

If you are thankful for the information that you have gained bythis booklet, please write a thank you to one of our sponsors onthe front inside cover of this booklet. Share with them what youlearned or what you liked about this agricultural booklet.


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