Memorize these and you could recognize 31.0% of all Agriculture clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | corn | 11 | In 1608, John Smith had 2 Indians teach him how to raise this grain |
| 2 | milk | 4 | In parts of the world, this beverage is from yaks, zebras, or camels |
| 3 | soybeans | 2 | A rich protein substitute, as well as an oil source, these legumesare grown onmore than 75 million U.S. Acres |
| 4 | rice | 2 | This tropical cereal is an indispensable food for about ½ the world's population |
| 5 | hydroponics | 2 | This science of growing plants without soil was developed in the mid-19th century |
| 6 | fallow | 2 | A field is "left" this way if it's plowed but not seeded |
| 7 | erosion | 2 | From the Latin for "gnaw away", it's the serious potential loss of soil over time if it's not replenished |
| 8 | eggs | 2 | It usually takes over 4 lbs. of feed for a hen to produce a dozen of these |
| 9 | cotton | 2 | El! Whitney's invention helped make this the leading crop of the South |
| 10 | cocoa beans | 2 | It only takes about 85 of these to make a pound of milk chocolate |
| 11 | Brazil | 2 | This country produces about 25% of the world's coffee crop |
| 12 | an herbicide | 2 | 2,4-D, a selective one of these weedkillers, came into use in the 1940s |
| 13 | almonds | 2 | Prunus dulcis, this snack high in calcium & vitamin E, is native to the Mideast, but 80% of the world crop comes from California |
| 14 | the stalks | 2 | Before harvest, sugarcane fields undergo short burns to remove leaves, with these sugar-containing stems remaining |
| 15 | crop rotation | 2 | In the 1700s C. Townshend discovered that turnips could be the 4th crop in a 4-field system of this |
| 16 | a plow | 2 | The cutting edge of this common farm implement is called a share |
| 17 | drip irrigation | 2 | The type of irrigation seen here, it was used in Israel to make the desert bloom |