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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.
http://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.htmlhttp://www.census.gov/population/www/popclockus.html


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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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