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Vocabulary Agriculture |
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| Some cattle grazing. This is an example of livestock. | A cow. This is the most common livestock raised in the Greeley area. |
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| Corn. A crop grown near Greeley. | Haybales. Another crop grown in Weld County. |
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| Farming fields | |
| Irrigate To water an area by man-made (artificial) ways to grow crops or plants. Watering can be done by spreading, sprinkling, or dripping. Many places irrigate by digging a ditch for the water to run down between rows of crops. |
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| These are pictures of a couple of irrigation ditches in corn fields. Click on the pictures to see them larger then close the windows to return to this page. The water is low because it is getting close to harvest. | |
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Click on the picture on the left to see a short Quicktime Movie of the irrigation ditch. |
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| Here is one of the original (first) irrigation ditches in Greeley. This is the #3 ditch. It is dry because it is after harvest. | Here is a second picture of the #3 ditch. It is dry because it is after harvest. |
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| Ditch #3 in spring. Notice how much more water is in the ditch for planting season. | Ditch #3 in spring. Notice how much more water is in the ditch for planting season. |
| Here is a short Flash video of the #3 Ditch and some other irrigation ditches. | |
| Utopia A perfect place |
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| Pioneer One of the first people to settle in an area |
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| Butte a hill with steep sides standing in a flat area |
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Here is a picture of the Pawnee Buttes located near Greeley. |
| Semi-arid An area with light rainfall |
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| Temperance Drinking of alcohol (beer, wine, etc) is not allowed |
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| Adobe A brick or building material made of a sun-dried mixture of mud and straw. It is used a lot in Mexico and the Southwest for homes. |
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This is an adobe brick. Click on the thumbnail to see a larger picture then close that window to return to this page. |
| Here is a Flash video on making adobe from Potato Days. | |
| Migrant A worker who moves from place to place during the seasons to work. Usually on farms. |
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| Immigrant A person who moves to a new country to live. |
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| Massacre a brutal killing of people. |
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| Colony a group of similar (alike) people living together. |
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| Here is a Frayer inspired slideshow for a few of the words. May be best as a presentation by teacher. |
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Greeley History Vocabulary Slideshow |