| Question | Answer |
| Who introduced the steel plow in 1837? | John Deere
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What are the four periods of agriculture? | Prehistoric, Ag through the Roman Period, Feudal, Scientific
| Which period of agriculture was known as the time during the Neolithic era, and humans changed from gathering to production agriculture? | Prehistoric
| Which period of agriculture was known for in introduction of irrigation and an improvement in storage? | Ag through the Roman Period
| Which period of agriculture was known for the growing of oranges, lemons, peaches, and apricots? | Feudal
| Which period of agriculture is known for better transportation and the selective breeding of livestock? | Scientific
| What continent did the United States originally depend on for seed, stocks, livestock, and machinery? | Europe
| Which invention did we talk about specifically that had a revolutionary effect on agriculture? | Internal combustion engine
| What percent of Americans made their living through agriculture during the American Revolution in the 1770’s? | 90%
| Who invented the cotton engine in 1790? | Eli Whitney
| Females were allowed to become FFA members in: | 1969
| What is the maximum number of medals that can go on the outside of an FFA jacket? | Three
| Who wrote the FFA creed? | E.M. Tiffany
| What did President Lincoln establish in 1862? | The USDA
| John Deere’s steel plow allowed farmers in the Midwest to: | Plow thick clay soils
| Who invented a machine for reaping wheat in 1831? | Cyrus McCormick
| How many areas are there in Texas? | 10
| An ‘A&M’ university was one that taught: | Agriculture & Mechanics
| What are the FFA colors? | National Blue & Corn Gold
| Region known for milk production. | Northeast and Lake States
| Region known for beef cattle & broilers. | Southeast states
| Region known for soybeans & cotton production. | Delta states
| Region has corn, beef, hogs, and dairy products. | Corn belt
| Region grows winter & spring wheat. | North and South plains
| Region grows wheat, fruit, and potatoes. | Pacific
| The Future Farmers of America was established in _______ (year) in ______________________, Missouri. | 1928 in Kansas City
| Four kinds of FFA membership: | Active, Collegiate, Honorary, Alumni
| In _______ the FFA merged with the New Farmers of America, which was an organization like FFA, but was for African American members. | 1965
| The south was a major center of _____________ production. | cotton
| The name of the organization changed to the National FFA Organization in_________. | 1988
| Tompkins FFA is in Area _______. | 3
| Tompkins FFA is in District _______. | 7
| The ___________________________________________ provided each state with land to build a college. | Land Grant 1862
| The __________________________________________ allowed an additional college to be built which gave minority students the change to attend college. | Land Grant 1890
| The __________________________ created experiment stations at land grant universities, which allowed students to gain new knowledge and learn more about agriculture through experimentation. | Hatch Act
| The ___________________________________ established vocational agriculture in public high schools. | Smith Hughes Act
| Between 1935 and 2007, the number of farms _____________________, while the actual size of the farm (land) _________________________. | decreased, increased
| What is the FFA motto? | Learning to Do, Doing to Learn, Earing to Live, and Living to Serve |
