1. 4-H Embryology
Week 4

2. 4-H Pledge I pledge my Head to clearer thinking
my Heart to greater loyalty
my Hands to larger service
and my Health to better living
for my club, my community
my country and my world.

3. Let’s review what we learned about chickens:
24 hrs, 29 min
Male vs. Female
Shell takes 20 hrs
Pigment
New Hampshire
Rooster and Hen
ear
No teeth
Lower
eyelid
only

4. Breeds have different features and uses:
Buttercup
New Hampshire
Pea comb
Rose comb
Single comb
Strawberry
V-comb

5. How do we tell if they are male or female?
All chicken genitals are internal, unlike people or kittens.
Males and females are sorted in hatcheries by trained professionals.
Differences in wing feathers indicate male or female.
These differences can only be seen within 20 minutes of hatching.
(Cockerel)
(Pullet)

6. the production of food and goods through the use of farming
Agriculture
the production of food and goods through the use of farming
The Farmer! = The Producer
What does the producer produce?

7. Commodities Animal Commodities Plant Commodities
A commodity is anything the producer
raises or grows to make profit ($$$).
Animal Commodities
Plant Commodities

8. Commodities (animal and plant)
The Producer (farmer)
Commodities (animal and plant)
Processed at butcher shop,
mill, factory, etc.
Products

9. “The Food and Fiber System”
Agriculture in Berks County
“The Food and Fiber System”
Commodities
meat, fruits/veggies, grains +
Wool, cotton =
The System = Everything involved to get food
and fiber (the commodities) to the consumer.
What was the answer to the riddle on Page 9?
Agriculture is…
more than farming.
The system starts with seed and ends with supper.

10. The Food and Fiber System
There are 3 steps in the system to get from seed to supper:
1. The Farm Supply Store = where the farmer
shops for supplies, tools, seed, equipment, etc.

11. The Food and Fiber System
There are 3 steps in the system to get from seed to supper:
I’m the Producer.
I shop at the
Farm Supply
Store.
2. Production Farming =
The Producer
or Farmer who produces
the commodities.

12. Go Berks County Producers!
There are 67 Counties in PA.
How does Berks County rank in Agriculture?
Animal Commodities
Hogs…………#5
Dairy…………#5
Beef cattle…..#4
Egg layers…..#2
Plant Commodities
Wheat……...#5
Hay………....#3
Soybeans….#3
Corn………..#2
Way to Go
Berks
Producers!

13. Bankers are also a part of the Farm Supply segment (step 1)
Sometimes the Producer needs to purchase items from the Farm Supply Store but he doesn’t have enough money.
The Producer borrows money from the Banker.
I’ll loan you
money but you
must pay me
back on time.
Bankers are also a part of the Farm Supply segment (step 1)

14. The Food and Fiber System
Remember: Three steps to get from seed to supper:
Farm Supply Store and the Banker
Producer/Farmer
3. Processing and Marketing = This is the step that…
Processes
commodities
Moves commodities
and products
Packages
products
Sells
products
Step #3 employs the most people in The Food and Fiber System.

15. Where to the packaged products go to be sold?
I’m going to
make supper.

16. who works in Agriculture?
We just went from seed to supper by following
The Berks County Food and Fiber System!
The three steps involved are:
Farm Supply Stores and Bankers
Production farming (producers/farmers)
Processing and Marketing
Now do you know someone
who works in Agriculture?