TEN FACTS

BROCCOLI

• California produces most of the broccoli sold in the US

CATTLE

FARMERS

• Farmers often plant tall, dense trees on the edges of fruit farms. These trees provide a windbreak, which helps prevent soil erosion.i

BREAD

• Each American consumers, on average, 53 pounds per year

TRACTORS

• In 1954, the number of tractors on farms surpassed the number of horses and mules for the first time.g

POPCORN

• Americans today consume 17.3 billion quarts of popped popcorn each year

EGGS

• In the USA, in 1998, hens produced 6,657,000,000 dozen eggs

BANANAS

• About 1.5 million tons of ground cocoa beans from tropical trees are used each year for chocolate products

APPLES

• Apples are high in fiber

CORN

• One bushel of corn will sweeten more than 400 cans if pop