North Dakota Agriculture

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Across
  1. 1. A period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930's
  2. 3. Gigantic wheat farms in ND that made huge sums of money. These farms ranged in size from 3000 acres to over 75000 acres. Wheat was the only crop raised on these farms
  3. 4. The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops
  4. 6. A common measure of area in the US. One of these equals 4840 square yards
  5. 7. The output of something in a season
  6. 8. A rural area where farming is practiced
  7. 9. Relating to farming or agriculture
  8. 11. A barrier of trees and shrubs that provide protection for crops from wind and storms and lessens erosion
  9. 14. This lies west of the Drift Prairie and reaches to the Montana border. It rises to be about 300 to 400 feet higher then the Drift Prairie. At about 2000 to 3000 feet above sea level, it is the highest land in ND
  10. 15. The major crop of ND. About half of all the cropland in the state is planted with this cereal grain
  11. 16. The season for gathering crops
Down
  1. 1. This area is west of the Red River Valley. It was formed by the soil, rocks, and other materials that were deposited by glaciers. It is the second highest land in ND. It contains many small lakes, ponds, and sloughs (sloos), or potholes, where thousands of ducks and geese nest every year.
  2. 2. A person who operates a farm
  3. 5. What the midwest is called because midwestern farmers grow a lot of the wheat used to make bread
  4. 7. To prepare and use the land for crops or gardening
  5. 10. Producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops
  6. 12. To place seeds in or on the ground for future growth
  7. 13. This is about 10 miles wide near the SD border, but it is about 40 miles wide near the Canadian border. Between 750 and 800 feet above sea level, it is the lowest land in ND