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Farmers put fences around their land to keep thieves and animals out. They put nets over blueberry bushes to keep birds from eating them. They shoot squirrels to protect pecan trees so they can harvest a crop and not have their pecans eaten by animals. They try to harvest wheat as soon as it is ripe so a lightning strike does not set it afire and burn up the crop or a hail storm does not beat it into the ground.
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Crops that can be sold for a profit are called?
cash crops
Which word in the sentence is the direct object do farmers still plant crops in those fields.?
The direct object of the verb 'plant' is crops(farmers plant crops).
How do cyclones effect the atmosphere lithosphere hydrosphere and biosphere?
lithosphere: coastal erosion, buildings destroyed hydrosphere: causing big waves in the ocean, unsettled waters (lakes, rivers etc.) atmosphere: disasterous winds, basically anything to do with wind actually... biosphere: death of animals/people, death of trees, crops etc.
Do crop circles hurt the crops?
Yes they do; the crops crushed by making the 'circles' or designs is a financial loss to the farmer who planted it.
What are some crops that start with an o?
okra
Ethical dilemma related to food engineering?
A fruit-growing company used a pesticide to protect its pineapples from being eaten before harvest.
What reason does the young rioter gives the apothecary for needing the poison The pardoner tale?
The young rioter tells the apothecary that he needs the poison to kill rats, in order to protect his crops from being destroyed.
What environmental challenges did the farmers in the Indus Valley face?
One is monsoons which destroyed crops, and another is that farmers in the Indus Valley could only plant crops in the areas where the water from the Indus was direct.
Why should we protect crops?
we should protect crops because with the help of crops we get food and etc
How do you protect crops from sandstorms?
You can not protect crops as the wind is very powerful.
What happens to the crops in a hurricane?
they get destroyed
What negative economic impacts of Kilauea volcano?
houses are destroyed and crops are destroyed too. Farm animals are killed along with all the fields being burnt by the lava or drowned by the ashes.
What did farmers do during the depression?
They destroyed their crops.
How many crops were destroyed in the 1998 flood in Bangladesh?
2.04 million tons of rice were destroyed.
How did floods and droughts affect farming?
It destroyed the crops.
Why are crops destroyed if sprayed with salt water?
salt
What were the political effects of Sherman's military victories?
Lincoln was re-elected, tore up rail lines, destroyed crops, and burned/looted crops
