Farm Terms

2. Material such as straw, wood chips or sand used as a floor covering in barns for animal comfort.
4. A castrated, male bovine.
5. A mature, male bovine.
8. A newborn goat.
11. A doctor for animals and poultry
14. The original fertilizer. When used correctly, it builds organic matter, which helps hold water and nutrients in the soil.
15. A group of sheep
17. Any natural or synthetic material added to soil to supply plants with essential nutrients.
18. Adult male pig.
22. A pesticide used to kill, deter, or control insects.
23. An area of land that collects and discharges water into a single stream or other outlet. Also called a catchment or drainage basin.

1. This term is used to describe the stage when animals are taken off their mother’s milk and fed solid foods, like grasses.
3. Water within the earth that supplies wells and springs.
6. Female goat.
7. The term for a baby chicken (male or female) until it is about three weeks of age.
9. A young female bovine that has not yet had a calf.
10. The term used when a pig gives birth.
12. Applying water (or wastewater) to land areas to supply water to the plants.
13. Any pesticide used to destroy or inhibit plant growth; a weed killer.
16. A newborn bovine.
19. A unit of volume that is used for measuring agricultural produce such as corn or beans. A bushel is equivalent in volume to eight gallons.
20. Male goat.
21. 43,560 sq. ft. or 0.405 hectares