Answer: D

QUESTION #7: True or False: Watermelon is 80% water.

Answer: False. Watermelon is 92% water.

QUESTION #8: What is another name for the whiskers on a catfish?
a. antennas
b. tails
c. barbels
d. hands

Answer: C. The barbels are loaded with tiny taste buds and olfactory sensors that help the fish search for food.

QUESTION #9: True of False: Chickens have no teeth.

Answer: True

QUESTION #10: True or False: The color and flavor of honey differs depending on the bees' nectar source (the blossoms).

Answer: True

QUESTION #11: Based on the international cattle identification system, the year 2007 will be indicated by what letter?
A. S
B. R
C. T
D. U

Answer: C. The year 2006 will be coded with an "S," 2007 will be "T" and 2008 will be "U." The use of the alphabet helps prevent repeating the same number each 10 years when the year number is incorporated into the herd identification. Avoiding duplication of identification numbers also reduces confusion when the data is computerized.

QUESTION #12: A beef cow will eat and waste about what percent of their body weight of hay per day?
A. 2.5%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. None of the above

Answer: A. Two and a half percent of their body weight in hay per day according to Gary Naylor, livestock specialist in Dallas County. By knowing that, a farmer can figure out the average weight of your cows and then estimate how much hay will be needed per cow.

QUESTION #13: Missouri has a branding law and under that law _____ brands have been recorded for cattle.

QUESTION #17: What is the "Sandhills Shuffle?"

A. New style of western dancing
B. Card game popular among cowboys
C. A method of avoided scour problems
D. None of the above

Answer: C. Eldon Cole, livestock specialist for University of Missouri Extension, says a novel approach called the "Sandhills Shuffle" has been proven to be an effective way to reduce scour (diaherra) problems among newborn calves. The "Sandhills Shuffle" is a common sense sanitation system where producers move cows and their newborns to a clean pasture that will only include calves born within a week of each other.

QUESTION #18: When winter and spring calving season approaches, cattle producers should begin feeding a _______ _______ feed to late-gestation cows.

A. Low-carb
B. High calorie
C. High Magnesium
D. Low sugar

Answer: C. Without extra magnesium, a metabolic condition known as grass tetany, winter tetany or magnesium tetany can occur causing cows to go down and die if not treated promptly.

QUESTION #19: What is the one thing NOT characteristic of livestock that get grass tetany?

A. Cows six years of age and older
B. Cows near calving
C. Bulls
D. Cows grazing in straight grass pastures
E. Cows fed low-quality grass hay

Answer: C. According to MU Extension livestock specialist Eldon Cole, bulls do not get tetany. Tetany does not show up every year and it does seem to be weather related. Cold, stressful weather fronts seem to trigger outbreaks," said Cole.

QUESTION #20: The international cattle identification system uses all but what four letters of the alphabet to indicate the animal's year of birth.

A. A, E, I, U
B. W, X, Y, Z
C. I, O, Q, V
D. V, L, M, I

ANSWER: C. According to MU livestock specialist Eldon Cole, back in 1969 when international identification system went into popular use among cattlemen, especially among some purebred breeders, the letter A was designated as the letter code for that year. Since that time, producers have gone through the alphabet nearly twice. The letters I, O, Q and V are not used because they are easily confused with numerals.

"Agriculture School" is a weekly column of Missouri specific agriculture questions designed to educate school-aged children and adults about the role of agriculture. Questions and answers are gathered from University of Missouri Extension specialists in southwest Missouri and the Missouri Department of Agriculture.

University of Missouri Extension is your one-stop source for practical education on almost anything. Extension programs focus on the high-priority needs of people throughout the state. Each county extension center, with oversight by locally elected and appointed citizens, is your local link to these unbiased resources and programs.

Source: David Burton

"But why?"

"Because your wife came in earlier today and said that if you came by, I
should tell you to take orange roughy. She prefers that for supper tonight."

QUESTION #1: How many peanuts does it take to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter?
a. 50
b. 200
c. 450
d. 540

Answer: D

QUESTION #2: How many times per day are dairy cows usually milked?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

Answer: B

QUESTION #3: What were hot dogs originally called?
a. red dogs
b. wieners
c. dachshund sausages
d. wiener dogs

Answer: C. When a cartoonist drew a picture of one, he couldn't spell dachshund, so he called them hot dogs.

QUESTION #4: Early explorers used watermelons as:
a. canteens
b. cups and bowls
c. decorations
d. helmets

Answer: C

QUESTION #5: Before 1920 or prohibition, Missouri was ranked ____ in the U.S. in wine production:
a. 1st
b. 2nd
c. 5th
d. 6th

Answer: B

QUESTION #6: How many wineries do we have in Missouri?
a. 15
b. 21
c. 28
d. 41

A. 1,000
B. 5,000
C. 10,000
D. 35,000

Answer: B. Legislation passed in 1971 established the modern Missouri version of the brand law. Missouri has a brand law and about 5,000 brands have been recorded. But really, that's just a drop-in-the-bucket when you consider there's over 60,000 beef operations statewide.

QUESTION #14: Which of the following is true for cattle brands in the state of Missouri?
A. Only legal identification method that will stand up in court.
B. Can be hot or freeze brands.
C. Must be at least 3 inches in height.
D. Must have two characters or more.

Answer: All of the above are true. A brand must also be legally recorded with the Missouri Department of Agriculture - Division of Animal Health in Jefferson City at a cost of $35.

QUESTION #15: Three key components need to be met for the National Animal Identification program. Which of the following is NOT one of those components?
A. Premise Identification
B. Animal Identification
C. Audit of farm finances
D. Animal tracking.

Answer: C. The year 2009 has been set for final implementation of the National Animal Identification Program," says Gary Naylor, livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension.  The first step is premise identification, which began in Missouri in January of 2005. The goal of the program is to be able to track disease outbreaks to the farm of origin within 48 hours.  This greatly reduces the impact of a catastrophic disease like avian influenza or foot and mouth disease.

QUESTION #16: How often does a private pesticide applicators license need to be renewed?

A. Annually
B. Every 2 years
C. Every 5 years
D. Never

Answer: C. Every spring, producers go to their local dealer to buy farm pesticides like Grazon P+D, Gramoxone, Tordon 22 K, atrazine or Lorsban discover their private pesticide applicators license has expired. If you need to renew your private pesticide applicators license, or retake the course because your license has expired, contact your county extension office, make an appointment, and plan on spending 2.5 hours watching a video and filling out forms.

Friday...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.

Friday Night...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around 10 mph.

Saturday...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. South winds around 10 mph.

Saturday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.

Sunday...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.

Sunday Night...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s.

Monday...Considerable cloudiness with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s.

Monday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s.

Tuesday...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s.

Wednesday & Thursday...Partly cloudy. Lows around 70. Highs in the lower 90s.

Source: National Weather Service

was wrong.

The boy replied no, that he was going fishing but his dad told him that he needed to go to church.

The teacher was very impressed and asked the boy if his dad had explained to him why it was more important to go to church than to go fishing?

Q. What is the difference between a catfish and a lawyer?
A. One is a bottom-dwelling, scum-sucking scavenger and the other is a fish!

Q. What is the difference between a female lawyer and a catfish?
A. One's slimy and has whiskers, and the other one lives in the water.

TRIVIA: The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds, that makes the catfish rank #1 for animal having the most taste buds.

Jim had an awful day fishing on the lake, sitting in the blazing sun all day without catching a single one. On his way home, he stopped at the supermarket and ordered four catfish. He told the fish salesman, "Pick four large ones out and throw them at me, will you?"

"Why do you want me to throw them at you?"

"Because I want to tell my wife that I caught them."

"Okay, but I suggest that you take the orange roughy."