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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. The water is low because it is getting close to harvest. | |
| 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 movie 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. | Here is a movie 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. Once you click the play button, it is self-playing. |
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| Greeley History Vocabulary Slideshow | Other vocabulary words for teaching Greeley History |