Florida Agriculture

Beef! It's what's for....

• breakfast

• lunch

• dinner

• snack

Which of these are NOT something influenced by the cattle industry?

• marshmallows

• medicine

• bottled water

• steak

Florida has about ________ acres of farmland.

• 4,000,000

• 400

• 400,000,000,000

• 4

Which Native American tribe owns one of the largest cattle herds east of the Mississippi River?

• Cherokee

• Apache

• Sioux

• Seminole

Cattle were brought to the state of Florida in 1521 by ________.

• conquistadors

• Spanish settlers

• Floridians

• Seminole Indians

Native Florida cattle are often called ______ cattle.

• cow

• cracker

• pasture

• ranch

Florida is home to ______ of the United State's largest cow-calf operations.

• seven

• four

• ninety-six

• one

The term "cracker" comes from the old cowboys who used to ....

• use whips that made a "cracking" sound.

• eat Cheez-its, their favorite "crackers."

• cook eggs often, "cracking" them open to be fried.

• break lots of bones from falling off their horses, "cracking" them in half.

Which of these are NOT an animal brought to our country in 1521?

• cows

• a bull

• horses

• blue jays

One Florida ranch owns the largest ______ ______ in the United States.

• cracker herd

• coal mine

• brood herd

• cow pasture