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Chemistry / Elements

9 answers | 29 clues
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corn 11x 9.1% stumper $391 avg J:5 DJ:6
J $200 2013 Farmers study kernels for the "black layer", a sign that this crop is ready to harvest for seed
J $600 2018 With 15 billion bushels grown annually, this is the leading U.S. grain crop
J $200 2010 Iowa is the USA's leading producer of this "pop"ular crop
Should-Know (1)
milk 4x $275 avg J:2 DJ:2
J $100 1986 USA Today said "it'd be simpler to fire the cows" as House comm. voted to pay farmers not to produce this
J $200 2013 Since 1970 annual production of this per cow has grown from around 10,000 pounds to around 20,000
DJ $400 1998 Bovine Somatotropin, or BST, is a hormone used to increase the yield of this
Worth Knowing (7)
soybeans 2 rice 2 erosion 2 eggs 2 almonds 2 crop rotation 2 drip irrigation 2

Other

5 answers | 10 clues
Worth Knowing (5)
cocoa beans 2 Brazil 2 an herbicide 2 the stalks 2 a plow 2

Biology / Animals

2 answers | 4 clues
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hydroponics 2 cotton 2

Botany / Plants

1 answers | 2 clues
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fallow 2
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