Informative Essay: Advancements In Agriculture
Ian Kershaw
Ms. Houdersheldt
English 4 College Prep.
March 12, 2014
Advancements in Agriculture
Some people might ask why agriculture is so important, or why it would matter to me? Well there are many reasons why it matters; it matters because farming is what built this country. We are going to go over a few main points including feeding, livestock, tractors, and equipment. Farming is also very important because it is what feeds the people everywhere; they grow the food that you see every day. In bread and cereal there is wheat which is mostly grown down in Kansas. Wheat is found in many different products like flour, bread, crackers, and anything with whole grain. Crops like these including corn and soybeans contribute too many things that make what are food is today. Corn helps with ethanol, corn starch, flour, and high fructose …show more content…
People think that livestock is just for food; well it helps in the medical field to. It helps in the medical field because they use pig skin for skin grafts, they use their organs in insulin. They also use their hide for anything leather, rugs, and mats. Their hooves and horns help to make combs and brushes; and even the poop of the cows, pigs, horses, and whatever else there is, they don’t go to waste. Farmers use their poop to spread manure on their fields and pastures so their grass in the pastures and the crops in the field can get more nitrogen. That way the crops can grow more and be healthier. Feeding and breeding livestock has become well planned and they can be on a strict diet so they can put out nice healthy calves and so the cow doesn’t have problems giving birth. When feeding calves and cows you can give them rations of feed, like for a couple days you give a pen of 150 calves 6000lbs of feed and then you give them more the next day so they have 6250lbs of feed. The reason they get more feed is because they’re just like kids, when they grow more they eat
Ms. Houdersheldt
English 4 College Prep.
March 12, 2014
Advancements in Agriculture
Some people might ask why agriculture is so important, or why it would matter to me? Well there are many reasons why it matters; it matters because farming is what built this country. We are going to go over a few main points including feeding, livestock, tractors, and equipment. Farming is also very important because it is what feeds the people everywhere; they grow the food that you see every day. In bread and cereal there is wheat which is mostly grown down in Kansas. Wheat is found in many different products like flour, bread, crackers, and anything with whole grain. Crops like these including corn and soybeans contribute too many things that make what are food is today. Corn helps with ethanol, corn starch, flour, and high fructose …show more content…
People think that livestock is just for food; well it helps in the medical field to. It helps in the medical field because they use pig skin for skin grafts, they use their organs in insulin. They also use their hide for anything leather, rugs, and mats. Their hooves and horns help to make combs and brushes; and even the poop of the cows, pigs, horses, and whatever else there is, they don’t go to waste. Farmers use their poop to spread manure on their fields and pastures so their grass in the pastures and the crops in the field can get more nitrogen. That way the crops can grow more and be healthier. Feeding and breeding livestock has become well planned and they can be on a strict diet so they can put out nice healthy calves and so the cow doesn’t have problems giving birth. When feeding calves and cows you can give them rations of feed, like for a couple days you give a pen of 150 calves 6000lbs of feed and then you give them more the next day so they have 6250lbs of feed. The reason they get more feed is because they’re just like kids, when they grow more they eat