$14.95 CDN
Soft cover, perfect bound
Third printing and updating 2008
Robin and Arlene Karpan
ISBN 978-0-9683579-5-8
192 pages
5 1/2 x 8 1/2
Contents
Breaking Sod
Rural Roots
What We Grow
Who Grows What
Our Place in the World
Who Buys Our Stuff
Makin' Money
The Changing Skyline
More Power!
Cattle Country
The Milking Parlour
The Pig Pen
The Chicken Coop
Counting Sheep
Horsin' Around
The Exotic Barnyard
The Buzz on Bees
What's in a Name
Claims to Fame
This 'n That
Which country is the biggest export market for our wheat? (The answer may surprise you.) Do you know how much a cow pie weighs, how many litres of milk a dairy cow produces each day, or how many seeds there are in a bushel of canola? Can you name the prairie community that built a bronze statue to honor a pig that escaped from the abattoir? All is revealed in Western Canadian Farm Trivia Challenge.
This book is packed with important, as well as completely frivilous, details on every aspect of farming in the west - the crops we grow, the livestock we raise, our markets which span the globe, the glories of the good old days, and the realities of farming today.
What is the only cereal crop grown in Canada that is native to Canada? How much does the farmer get paid for the barley that goes into one bottle of beer? Canada is the world's largest producer and exporter of several crops. Do you know which ones? How many grain elevators are there? How many feathers does a turkey have? When did the number of tractors in Canada surpass the number of horses?
How far would a honey bee have to fly in order to collect enough nectar for a pound of honey?
Over 300 intriguing questions and answers.