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| What country music star owns Starstruck Farms in Wilson County? |
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| One square foot of lumber one inch thick is the definition of what measurement? |
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| What kind of college was formed to study Agriculture, and was funded by the sale of western lands given each state by the federal government? |
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| Which soil characteristic is the most important to know when putting in a septic system? |
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| The percolation rate or "Perc Rate" (how fast liquid can travel or perc through the soil) |
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| What farm animal is most susceptible to grass tetnay? |
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| What is the natural process by which pond or lake water circulates? |
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| What percentage of Potassium is contained in a 100 pound bag of 6-12-12 fertilizer? |
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| What introduced weed is known as the vine that ate the south? |
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| Kudzu (pronounced CUD ZOO) |
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| This is the measure of density of a forest stand. |
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| Basal Area Factor (pronounced BASE-UL) |
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| What would you call a fruit tree with several different varieties grafted to the same tree? |
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| What Tennessee county is the largest agricultural production county in terms of total acres farmed? |
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| Lincoln County 284,000 acres (according to 2002 Ag Census) |
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| What is meant by a milk deficit state? |
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| Consume more milk than it produces |
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| What is the agriculture term for a round bale of hay in a big plastic bag? |
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| Haylage (Pronounced HAY LIJ) |
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| What agricultural program was created in 1986 by special appropriation of the State Legislature to help farmers with financial planning? |
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| What country music singer owns Twin Pines ranch near Lebanon, Tennessee? |
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| What natural process causes the "Smoke" in the Smoky Mountains? |
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| Transpiration (pronouned TRANS-PER-RAY-SHUN) |
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| What native Tennessee plant is harvested for the medicinal value of it's roots? |
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| Ginseng (pronounced GIN-SANG) |
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| What percentage pf Phosphorous is contained in a 50 pound bag of 6-12-12 fertilizer? |
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| How much money does farming generate annually in Tennessee? |
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| What is the principle ingredient in the insecticide DiPell or BT? |
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| Bacteria (an organic pesticide) |
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| What major cattle disease was declared eradicated from Tennessee as of March 1997? |
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| What are the most efficient farm animals in terms of pounds of gain to pounds of feed? |
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| Interspersion (pronounced EN-TER-SPUR-ZHUN) is necessary for many small animals such as quail and rabbit. What is interspersion? |
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