Across
- 3. ancient region of southwestern Asia in present-day Iraq, lying between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers
- 9. American law which makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food; ensures meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly regulated sanitary conditions
- 10. colorless, volatile and flammable liquid which is produced by the natural fermentation of sugars
- 11. treaty between Canada, Mexico and the United States which eliminated most tariffs between the counties
- 13. vegetable garden, especially a home garden, planted to increase food production during a war
- 14. estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco were cultivated by resident labor
- 15. provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts”
Down
- 1. large increase in crop production in developing countries achieved by the use of fertilizers, pesticides and high-yield crop varieties
- 2. 19th-century doctrine or belief stating the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable
- 3. action of searching out and publicizing scandalous information about famous people in an underhanded way
- 4. free trade agreement between the United States, Canada and Mexico
- 5. British civilian organization created during World War II so women could work in agriculture
- 6. area of Oklahoma, New Mexico, Kansas, Colorado and Texas affected by severe soil erosion, caused by drought and relentless windstorms, in the 1930s
- 7. farm implement consisting of a strong blade at the end of a beam, usually hitched to a draft team or motor vehicle and used for breaking up soil and cutting furrows in preparation for sowing
- 8. act or means of sealing off a place to prevent foods or people from entering or leaving
- 12. information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view