Interview with Lynette Mooth - Farm Manager

On Monday, I went on a trip to Illinois with my mom and my brother. On that Trip, we went on a tour of The Mooth farm. The Mooths are some friends of ours from when we lived in Illinois. They started a farm 15 years ago. During the tour, I asked questions about science relating to farm work. They said that science corresponds with farming a lot.

Biology: "The science of plants and animals;the study of living things and the way they live and grow."

They use biology in feeding their animals. They have to know what nutrients each animal needs. For example rabbits eat rabbit pellets, which are a man-made food comprised of different types of meal, like wheat, compacted together into little cylinders. this gives them protein. The rabbits also eat corn to give them carbohydrates.

They need to feed the pigs lots of carbohydrates to get them really fat. The pigs need to be fat so that the owners can sell them for more money. The more meat, the more money, because they are sold by the pound.

Horticulture: "The cultivation of a garden or orchard."

The Mooths use horticulture in managing their garden and orchard. They have to water the plants the right amount, at the right times.

The last type of science that they use is chemistry. They use chemistry in putting pesticides on their plants and their crops.



Information: Mooth farm

Definitions: Websters dictionary
                                                                                     Some of their rabbits.