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Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. – 1977
This booklet provides information on corn and hog farming on a small farm through a profile of a farm family. According to the profile, John and Mary Miller and their three children are a comfortable family operating a corn and hog farm in Iowa. John, the principal farmer, uses a variety of skills in management, veterinary science, soil science,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Occupations, Agricultural Skills, Animal Husbandry
Vaughn, D. Lanette; Vaughn, Paul R. – 1985
Designed to help rural students find employment and adjust to life in urban areas, the handbook provides basic information in six subject areas. Part I focuses on getting to know yourself by assessing past activities, preferences, abilities, personality, limitations, and values. Part II explores aspects of jobs and careers: being career oriented,…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Career Planning, Community Services, Entrepreneurship
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. – 1980
This booklet, one in a series about life on modern farms, describes the daily life of two black farm families, the Minisees of Michigan and the Sims brothers of Arkansas. Beginning with early morning chores, the booklet describes some of the chores they do in running their diversified farms and how they got started in farming. Although the booklet…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Blacks, Business Skills
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. – 1977
This booklet, one in a series about life on modern farms, describes the daily life of the Maurice Layton family, broiler (chicken) growers in Mississippi. Beginning with early morning chores, the booklet traces the family's activities through a typical day while explaining how a broiler farm operates. Although the booklet focuses on broiler…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Animal Husbandry, Business Skills
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. – 1981
This booklet, one in a series about life on modern farms, describes the daily lives of two dairy farm families, the Schwartzbecks and the Bealls of Maryland. Beginning with early morning milking, the booklet traces the farm families through their daily work and community activities, explaining how a modern dairy farm is run. Although this booklet…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Business Skills, Career Choice
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. – 1980
This booklet, one in a series about life on modern farms, describes the daily life of the Don Riffel family, wheat farmers in Kansas. Beginning with early morning, the booklet traces the family's activities through a typical harvesting day in July, while explaining how a wheat farm is run. The booklet also briefly describes the wheat growing…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agronomy, Business Skills
Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. Office of Governmental and Public Affairs. – 1978
This booklet, one in a series about life on modern farms, describes the daily lives of three orange growers in Florida and one in California. Two of the Florida orange growers also have other jobs, one as manager of a citrus cooperative and the other as a citrus insurance salesman. The operations of orange groves, the care and picking of oranges,…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Agricultural Production, Agronomy, Business Skills