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=Farming - Know=

There are animals there. Farmers take out corn. Pigs are hauled to market. Combines and sprayers are used on farms. Illinois Valley has a nurse truck. Tractors and semis are used on farms. Farmers feed the animals. Pigs roll in the mud. Farmers plant corn in the cornfield. Cats are on a farm. Ducks swim in ponds. Dogs live on farms. There are lots of animals on farms: sheep, pigs, cows, ducks, goats, horses, chickens, turkeys, frogs, cats, dogs, and roosters. Sheep’s wool is skinned. Sheep’s wool is sheared. Farmers harvest fields. Farmers collect eggs and eat them. Farmers hatch eggs. Farmers sell the eggs. Farmers plow fields with tractors. John Deere are tractors. Farmers raise chickens to eat. There are Holland combines. Animals live in barns. Some tractors are red.

**Farming - Want to Know**

How do farmers use animals? Why do pigs root in the ground? How do you give pigs baths? How do you milk cows? What do farmers do with the food? How do farmers keep their animals safe in the winter? How do farmers get chickens to lay eggs? How do they keep pigs from jumping over the fence? How do farmers grow grass for cows? How are eggs kept warm? How are horses kept still to put shoes on them? How do they put bridles on horses to keep them from biting? Why are there so many animals on the farm? How are eggs held? How do you keep pigs from digging out the fence?


 * Farming - Learned **

Farmers make food for us so we can live. Abby Some farmers help us live. Jace They milk the cows and give us milk. Willie Farmers shear the sheep so we can have warm wool for clothes and blankets. Emily Farmers feed the animals. Cheyenne Farmers plant seeds. Macy Farmers plant flowers and trees so we can have oxygen. Ella Farmers milk cows and take it to the factory. It makes milk, ice cream, cheese, and butter. Taylor Back in the old days the horses had to pull the equipment but now today, we have tractors and combines that do the work for us so it is faster now and they can make more food.Kale Farmers plant cotton and then pick it and ship it to the textile factory and make blue jeans and other clothes and ship it off to the stores. Ian Machines can milk faster than by doing it by hand. Ashley Farmers give chickens food, water, and sunlight to help them lay eggs. Kale The mammas lay eggs. Tyler Farmers plant grass so the cows and horses can eat it. Jaden They plant wheat and take it to the flour mill and make bread and pasta. Libby Farmers keep animals safe in the winter by putting them in the barn and giving them food and put them in their pens with hay and water. Cows chew and swallow their food quickly and spit it back up and chew it some more and swallow it and it goes back to stomachs three and four. Then it makes milk. Allie Farmers grow pigs to ship to market and make meat like bacon, ham, side meat, and pork steaks. Abby Farmers feed their animals. Anthony Some farm animals are mammals. Anthony Farmers use combines and tractor to harvest their fields. Gabby Chickens lay eggs. Brady Tractors plant seeds that turn into crops. Brady Farmers can use machines instead of their hands to milk the cows. Jena A hefer is a female cow that hasn't had a baby yet. Noah Seeds need rain, sunshine and dirt to grow into crops. Gracie Farmers take the milk to the dairy and the dairy cleans it and puts it in jars to take to the store to sell. Seth H. Farmers have combines and tractors to get all the crops out. They never give up when they are doing hard stuff. Konner Farmers take care of animals and grow plants. Olivia Baby pigs drink their mom's milk. Skylar Blue jeans are make from cotton plants. Baylee A cow has four stomachs. Seth S. The biggest machine is the combine. Matt You have to squeeze cows to get the milk out. Kelsie Tractors pull plows. Autumn S. Farmers grow healthy foods for us to eat. Hayley Farmers grow healthy foods like vegetables and fruits. Haley