Learn some fun facts by filling out the questions below. Have Fun While you Learn! Wilson Farms produces 45 different kinds of vegetables. Check two vegetables below that are leaf vegetables. BEETS   LEEKS   TOMATO   LETTUCE CORN   SPINACH   SQUASH What part of the plant is the root? Did you know that there are some roots that you can eat? Fill in the missing letters to the words below to spell these vegetables that are roots. P O R T R S N N Jim Wilson harvested 100,000 pounds of tomatoes this year. Check some ways you think he might like to eat them! KETCHUP     SPAGHETTI SAUCE     SOUP     PIZZA SALAD     SANDWICH     SALSA     CEREAL Children who live in the states of Florida and California are proud to say that their states are well known for growing oranges and grapefruits. Put in alphabetical order the crops listed below that come from Massachusetts. CRANBERRIES MAPLE SYRUP EGGS CORN APPLES Americans eat 75 acres of pizza every day. One acre is about the size of one football field! Name the things produced on a farm that are in your favorite pizza. 1.    2.    3.    4.    5.    6.    7.    8.    9.    10.  The average dairy cow produces 14,000 pounds of milk per year. That's 1,591 gallons per year, or 6,364 quarts. Would you be able to enjoy a glass of milk without soil? No, the cows eat grass, hay and corn that all need soil to grow! At Wilson Farm, we have 5,000 laying hens. Each hen lays one egg every other day. Starting with Monday as the first day of the week, how many eggs does Mr. or Mrs. Wilson collect by the end of the week? 5,000 hens x 4 days (Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) = 20,000 eggs! A pole bean seed takes about 5 days to sprout, and about three months to grow to six feet tall. How long did it take you to grow? How many years? How many months? How many weeks? How many days?

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