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Description : Are there any procedures or traditions in your state (or community or country) that you were raised with and are perfectly normal for you...then you realize how strange it might be to outsiders?

Last Answer : I lived for a while in Cairo, Egypt and in the fall they also have burn season . Except they burn garbage. Not grass. The smoke always burned your throat those few months and it was really ... a normal part of my childhood, but now that I think about it, those were really different experiences.

Description : Is anyone on ask-public a modern homesteader?

Last Answer : I've done quite a bit and have many of the skills- I plan to do a lot more when we move to our 10-acre property in WA state. I can milk a goat, birth and raise goat kids, raise chickens, bake ... , repair lots of things, etc. It's more of a hobby than a necessity, but I enjoy having the skills.

Description : ncreased amount of non-grain material on the shoe appreciably______ the shoe loss a) Decreases b) Increases c) Unaltered d) Equal

Last Answer : b) Increases

Description : Increasing concave length_______ seed separation at diminishing rate a) Increases b) Decreases c)No effect d) None of the

Last Answer : a) Increases

Description : Pods, heads or ears and free seeds, lost during the cutting and conveying operations are called as (a)cylinder loss (b) walker loss (rack loss) (c)shoe losses (d)gathering loss

Last Answer : (d)gathering loss

Description : Capacity of field choppers (chaff cutter) is affected by (a)capacity of the feed mechanism (cross sectional area) (b)Rate of advance of material through throat considered as to be the same linear speed of feed mechanism (c) density of forage material (d) all of the above

Last Answer : (d) all of the above

Description : For a given application rate the number of droplet is inversely proportional to............of the diameter of droplets. A) Square b) cube C) one fifth d) none of the above

Last Answer : b) cube

Description : Drillability of fertilizer is _______________ proportional to the kinetic energy of repose a) Inversely b) Directly c) Unaffected d) None of these

Last Answer : a) Inversely

Description : Pick up reels are very effective in :- a) Cutting of upright crops b) Lifting of lodged (down) crops ahead of cutter bar C) Both (a) and (b) are true d) None of the above

Last Answer : C) Both (a) and (b) are true

Description : The ratio of real peripheral speed to forward speed of combine is called :- a) Velocity index b) Angular velocity index C) Reel speed index d) kinematic index

Last Answer : C) Reel speed

Description : Speed of the cutter bar in case of combine (grain) is :- a) 400 – 550 rpm b) 500 – 800 rpm C) 800 - 1000 rpm d) 1000 – 1200 rpm

Last Answer : a) 400 – 550 rpm

Description : Free (threshed) seed carried over straw discharge from the rear of shoe is called:- a) Cylinder loss b) Walker losses ( rack loss) C) Shoe loss d) Gathering losses

Last Answer : C) Shoe loss

Description : Free (threshed) seed carried over the Walker or rack in straw and discharge from the rear of machine is called as :- a) Cylinder loss b) Walker losses (rack loss) C) Shoe loss d) Gathering losses

Last Answer : b) Walker losses (rack loss)

Description : Unthreshed seed discharge from the rear of the machine either in straw or in the material from the cleaning shoe is called :- a) Cylinder loss b) Walker losses(rack loss) C) Shoe loss d) Gathering losses

Last Answer : a) Cylinder loss

Description : How To Make Instructions On How To Build An Ant Farm

Last Answer : Making an ant farm for your children is an excellent way to hold their attention for hours and is a good educational tool as well. They can teach children the importance of an eco system as well ... have more fun with your ants, you can add minuture trees or tiny farmhouses found at hobby stores.

Description : How to Start a Worm Farm

Last Answer : How to Start a Worm Farm A worm farm is a great way to minimize the waste you and your family produce. Think of it as composting with worms thrown in. Compost produced by worms are ... the exception of fat, meat and dairy products Kitchen waste like peels and leftover vegetables Farm animal manure

Description : How to Start an Ant Farm

Last Answer : How to Start an Ant Farm Watching an ant colony at work is pretty interesting. You'll see the tiny critters at work, moving around the anthill as they bump antennas. Such a sight kills stress while you ... . Good service is all that's needed for a thriving economy - of ants. Enjoy your ant farm!

Description : How to Build a Worm Farm

Last Answer : How to Build a Worm Farm Have you ever thought about building a worm farm? Do you even know why a worm farm can be a great asset to you? Worm farming is a very inexpensive way to use organic ... can see building a worm farm can be both very simple to build and beneficial to you and your garden.

Description : Farm Sprayers

Last Answer : Arguably one of the most important equipments in a modern farm is the farm sprayer. Right up there with the tractors and crop dusters, the farm sprayer makes sure that all pests and weeds that may ... all farm sprayers serve the same function: to ensure that crops are safe and relatively pest-free.