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Agriculture OutlookScience & Nature Group
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Declining Farm Video
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Declining Farms
Every week 300 farmers are forced to leave there farms.This is a growing problem because there is nearly fivemillion less farms than there were in 1930s.
This is a problem with this many farms being shut down
because there in no one to take the place of thepreexisting farmers.
The U.S. loses 3,000 acres of good quality farm landevery day to development.
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HUMAN POPULATION
Once birth every 8seconds
One death every 12seconds
World Population from1950 2,555,982,611(2.5 billion)
World Population from1975
4,076,419,207 (4
billion) Current World Population
6,830,586,985 (6.8billion) for 2011
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History of Farming
Harvesting was themost labor-intensivechore and thereforethe greatest challenge
for inventors. Sicklesand scythes were thefirst tools used inharvesting for smallgrains.
20-40 horses pulledthe first combines!
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History of Farming
The first labor saving device invented was known as thecradle. People trained to use the cradle could (onaverage) harvest up to an acre a day.
Obed Hussey invented the reaper in 1833.
The first combine was invented in 1834, but wasntperfected until the 1880s.
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History of Farming
The 1890s saw the more frequent use of steam-poweredcombines that weighed over 40,000 lbs. People agreedlighter materials and alternative fuels should be used inthe future.
Craddle
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Declining Farms
In 1900 most farmsraised farms 98%had chickens, 82%grew corn for grain
products, 80% had atleast one milk cow,and a like percentagehad pigs.Folks in this time
period were selfsufficient.
The numbers f farmshave declined fromthe 1950s to present.
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Cost of Equipment
Lubrication costs are a percentage of fuel costs.
Repair costs are calculated using a table. For ourtractor, the average repair cost is 6.25 per hour.
Previous years rates are adjusted for inflation.
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Cost of Equipment
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Year Fuel Lubrication Repair Total Cost
1995 $4.73 $ 0.71 $ 4.37 $ 9.81
2000 6.18 0.93 4.90 12.01
2005 9.96 1.50 5.55 17.01
2010 12.39 1.86 6.25 20.50
2012 16.12 2.42 6.25 24.80
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Average Farm Size in Kentucky
In 1997 farmsize 153 acresper farm
In 2002 farm
size 160 acresper farm
In 2007 farmsize 164 acresper farm
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Agriculture Commodities for 2010
Broiler (young chickens)
Horses & Mules
Cattle and Calves
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Chicken Cost
Dual Purpose Chickens are used for meat and eggproduction.
Chickens are used for egg production till they quit layingeggs and then are used for meat purposes.
Average cost per roster is $2.60 depending on breed Average cost per hen is $3.75-$4.65
http://www.strombergschickens.com/prod_detail_list/dual-purpose-chickens
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Horse Cost
Average horse costis $2,000-$12,500per horse dependingon breed.
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Soucres
"US & World Population Clock." Census BureauHomepage. U.S. Census Bureau, 03 Feb. 2012. Web. 03Feb. 2012.http://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.html.
Van Der Heyden, Johan. "GeoHive - Current WorldPopulation." GeoHive - Population Statistics. Geo Hive.Web. 03 Feb. 2012..
"Kentucky Fact Sheet: KYAgricultureincomepopulationfoodeducationemploymentun
employmentfederal FundsfarmstopCommoditiesexportscountiesfinancialIndicatorspovertyfood SecurityfarmIncomeRuralNonmetroUrbanMetropolitanAmericaUSDAorganicCensus of Agriculture." USDA Economic ResearchService - Home Page. Economic Research Service, USDA,Washington, DC, 02 Jan. 2012. Web. 08 Feb. 2012.
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Sources
"Acreage Calculator." CSGNetwork.com Free Information -Calculators, Converters, Apps and Source Code. Web. 13Feb. 2012..
"Meat and Egg Chickens, Chickens, Chicks, Chickens forSale, Dual Purpose Chickens | Dual Purpose Birds |Chicks and Game Birds from Stromberg's |." Baby Chicks,Poultry Supplies, Incubators, Brooders at Stromberg's.Stromberg's Chickens & Game Birds, 2011. Web. 20 Feb.2012.
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"State Fact Sheets: Kentucky." Kentucky Fact Sheet: KYAgricultureincomepopulationfoodeducationemploymentunemploymentfederal FundsfarmstopCommoditiesexportscountiesfinancialIndicatorspovertyfood Securityfarm
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Source
s Miller, Catherine. "Sale-topper Freddie Set $8000
Milestone." Sale-topper Freddie Set $8000 Milestone(2012). - State News. Stock Journal, 16 Feb. 2012. Web.22 Feb. 2012..
"South Eastern Livestock." Web log post. Heifer Cow. 22Aug. 2010. Web. 22 Feb. 2012..
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Sources
Cleere, Jason. "Buying vs. Raising Replacement Heifers."Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Health, Welfare, Diseases, BeefCattle News, Articles, Photos of Beef Cattle, Beef CattlePhoto. Jan. 2006. Web. 07 Mar. 2012..
"Lee." Horsefinders.com. Web. 07 Mar. 2012..
Ganzel, Bill. "Shrinking Farm Numbers during the 1950s
and 60s." The Wessels Living History Farm, the Story ofAgricultural Innovation. 2007. Web. 16 Mar. 2012..
"Sustainable Family Farming." Family Farms, Why Family
Farms Important. Web. 22 Mar. 2012..
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Sources
Ganzel, Bill. "Shrinking Farm Numbers during the 1950sand 60s." The Wessels Living History Farm, the Story of
Agricultural Innovation. 2007. Web. 16 Mar. 2012..
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