10 AG FACTS

FACT 1

• The average dairy cow produces seven gallons of milk a day, 2,100 pounds a month, and 46,000 glasses or milk a year.

FACT 2

• Soybeans are an important ingredient for the production of crayons. One acre of soybeans creates 82,368 crayons.

FACT 3

• One egg shell can have as many as 17,000 pores over its surface

FACT 4

• There are 47 different breeds of sheep in the U.S.

FACT 5

• One pound of wool can make 10 miles of yarn. There are 150 yards (450 feet) of wool yarn in a baseball.

FACT 6

• Cows are herbivores, so they only have teeth on the bottom.

FACT 7

• About 9% of all milk produced in the United States is used to make ice cream.

FACT 8

• There are over 700 varieties of peaches, and they date back as early as 79 A.D. where they are mentioned in literature.

FACT 9

• 40% of today’s global population works in agriculture, making it the single largest employer in the world.

FACT 10

• The coffee bean is actually the seed of a fruit referred to as a cherry.

BONUS FACT!

• One U.S. farm feeds 165 people annually in the U.S. and abroad.