MSAGED 7-3

Starting Activity Fold your paper in half and draw a line down

the center Label one half with the year- 1900Label the other half with the year- 2000Your assignment

Draw what you think a farm look liked during both these time periods.

You have 7 minutes to draw your pictures Stick animals and people are ok

What are the differences you noted on both your farms? 1900

No tractors or other farm equipment More work animals – horse drawn plow Smaller farm sizes and buildings

2000Use of tractors, combines, and other farm

equipment Larger farms

What happened to cause these changes? The horse drawn plow and the John Deere

tractor serve the same purpose, but the John Deere tractor is the result in advances in technology.

The John Deere does the job faster and is more versatile.

These are the results of Mechanical Technology.

Advancements didn’t stop there There have also been advancements in

Plant and Animal Technology Pest Control Food Preservation Information Technology

Plant and Animal Technology

Cloning and Selective Breeding

Genetic Engineering and Hybridization

Fertilization and Irrigation

Pest Control Technology

1900 pest control method

Pesticides

Herbicides

Insecticides

VSVS.

Food Preservation

* Foods that are fresher longer and have a longer shelf life

* Higher productivity rate

Information Technology Computerized record keeping Up to date research Weather Information Satellite imagery

to help analyze crop conditions

Technology in Agriculture has…Made work easier for the farmer

What took days to plow with a horse drawn plow 100 years ago, now only takes a few hours

Increased productivity for the farmer 100 years ago the average farmer could feed his

family and another family of 4, today the average farmer produces enough food to feed 129 people.

Raised the standard of living for most humans 100 years ago the average life span was 47 years

old, today the average lifespan is 75 years old.