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Political Studies
Undergraduate 2
10/30/2012

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substinence agricultureal
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no surplus grown
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when did agriculture stop being substinence?
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in the 1830's
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who participated in commercial farming around the 1830's?
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the tribes
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what was the main way crops were moved?
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the arkansas river
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when did commercial agriculure pick up?
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when railroads popped up
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many boomers were __________ farmers
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commercial
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how many farms were in oklahoma in 1910?
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190,000
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farms in oklahoma tend to be on the ________ side in size
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small (160 acres)
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lots were too small for cattle so some farmers ended up farming were they.....
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shouldnt have
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south of I-44 line the most likely crop to be grown is
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cotton
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north NW of I-44 the most common crop grown was
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wheat
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who grew most of the wheat?
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small time farmers on their own land
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wher grew most of the cotton?
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sharecroppers
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when was the peak period of agricultural?
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late 1910's and early 1920's
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when did farmers start using tractors?
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after WW2
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mechanization brought what two things to Oklahoma?
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agribusiness and agrotourism
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number of farms and farmers decline after
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WW2
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what is the average age of a farmer today?
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52
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today the size of famrs are ___________.
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increasing
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what is the avergage size of a farm today?
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400 acres
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how many farms are there today?
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85,000
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hobby farms
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tend to specialize in one type of product (ex. 10 cows, hay)
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what percent of oklahoma is classified in farming or ranching?
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73%
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what are the most popular crop in nw oklahoma & panhandle?
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wheat, cows
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what are the most popular crop in SW ok
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wheat, cattle, cotton
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what are the most popular crop in SE ok?
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cotton, mixed farming, silvi culture-tree farming
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what are the most popular crop in NE ok?
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mixed farming, & livestock
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what is the leading crop in ok
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wheat
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oklahoma is ranked _____ in the us in wheat
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3rd
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more _______ acerage in OK than all the other crops combined
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wheat
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wheat is grown in __ of 77 counties
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76
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wheat is more common the more you move
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west of I-35
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what type of wheat is most common?
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hard red winter wheat
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what percent of all wheat is exported out of the U.S?
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80%
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__________ is the leading agricultural activity in OK.
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cattle
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what agriculutal cattle is second in OK?
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pigs (texas county)
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how many pigs per person in the panhandle
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16 pigs per person
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ok is ___ in the country in pigs
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7th
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agrotourism
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tourism focused on agricultural sites
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biomass
Definition
organic matter from plants or animals
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what grass is native to OK and can be converted to biofuels
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switchgrass
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