theculturewarrior Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Where I live they grow a lot of sugar cane. Oranges, grapefruit, sorgum (SP??), and sweet onions are also common crops. Where I used to live in OK, they grew a lot of wheat and grains. Both here and there they still grow cotton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 corn... corn... corn... I live about 50 yards from a cornfield... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 Did you know that archeologists trace the spread of maiz agriculture but looking to see how many cavities there were in American Indians' teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 corn, wheat and soybeans. I think there's some sort of rotational schedule so the nutrients in the land don't get totally drained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 [quote name='theculturewarrior' date='Sep 20 2004, 09:42 AM'] Did you know that archeologists trace the spread of maiz agriculture but looking to see how many cavities there were in American Indians' teeth. [/quote] so ... more cavities = corn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 and what does more sugar beets/sugar cane equal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacobus Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Corn and soybeans. They rotate. The Corn pulls a lot of the N2 out of the soil and makes it inferilte. So instead of letting it go furlow they plant soybeans which return the N2 to the soil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 yes, soybeans too... but the corn! It's all over. Our parish is also surrounded by fields. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 [quote name='Iacobus' date='Sep 20 2004, 09:49 AM'] Corn and soybeans. They rotate. The Corn pulls a lot of the N2 out of the soil and makes it inferilte. So instead of letting it go furlow they plant soybeans which return the N2 to the soil. [/quote] I knew it was something like that. Thanks for the info, Jacob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iacobus Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 LOL! I can't rember where I learned that, lol. Maybe it was phsycis (lol we covered everything from poltics to history in that class). Than again half my friends are FFA nuts, lol. Clearly from IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Yeah, I knew that at one point, but have since forgotten it. I had to take agriculture classes in seventh grade. I got to do stuff like castrate a piglet and trim its teeth. Fun times ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 [quote name='Sojourner' date='Sep 20 2004, 09:43 AM'] so ... more cavities = corn? [/quote] That's the theory, dearie. :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sojourner Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 You're a poet! :wub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theculturewarrior Posted September 20, 2004 Author Share Posted September 20, 2004 you know it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thy Geekdom Come Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Corn, soybean... Do cows count as a crop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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