“How Corn Conquered America”
I. The main idea of the “introduction” is: corn is the cornerstone of many American’s diet, managing to become the most widely planted crop in America.
One fact or example that supports the main idea is about 40 percent of Mexicans calories come directly from corn, mostly in the form of tortillas. Yet Americans have more corn in their diet diet than Mexicans.
Another fact or example that supports the main point is that there are some 45,000 items in the average American supermarket and more than a quarter of them contain corn.
In addition, there were many things I found very interesting, such as;
Since the 1980’s, almost all sodas and most fruit drinks sold in the supermarket are sweetened with high fructose …show more content…
The average American farmer today grows enough food to feed one hundred forty people.
Hybrid corn quadrupled the yield of farmers from about twenty bushels per acre to about eighty bushels per acre. As yield grew and farmers grew more corn, prices dropped.
In conclusion, (Write a one sentence summary.)
In conclusion, the invention of tractors and other machinery has changed the face of farming for forever.
III. The main idea of the “Turning Bombs into Fertilizer” is: materials from bombs, such as ammonium nitrate, is a main ingredient in farmer’s fertilizer.
One fact or example that supports the main idea is after world war two, the government found a huge surplus of ammonium nitrate left over. Scientists in the department of agriculture had an idea to spread the ammonium nitrate on farmland as fertilizer, thus the government helped launch the chemical fertilizer industry.
Another fact or example that supports the main point is chemical fertilizer was needed to grow hybrid corn because the hybrid corn seed requires large amounts of fertilizer containing ammonium nitrate to properly
I. The main idea of the “introduction” is: corn is the cornerstone of many American’s diet, managing to become the most widely planted crop in America.
One fact or example that supports the main idea is about 40 percent of Mexicans calories come directly from corn, mostly in the form of tortillas. Yet Americans have more corn in their diet diet than Mexicans.
Another fact or example that supports the main point is that there are some 45,000 items in the average American supermarket and more than a quarter of them contain corn.
In addition, there were many things I found very interesting, such as;
Since the 1980’s, almost all sodas and most fruit drinks sold in the supermarket are sweetened with high fructose …show more content…
The average American farmer today grows enough food to feed one hundred forty people.
Hybrid corn quadrupled the yield of farmers from about twenty bushels per acre to about eighty bushels per acre. As yield grew and farmers grew more corn, prices dropped.
In conclusion, (Write a one sentence summary.)
In conclusion, the invention of tractors and other machinery has changed the face of farming for forever.
III. The main idea of the “Turning Bombs into Fertilizer” is: materials from bombs, such as ammonium nitrate, is a main ingredient in farmer’s fertilizer.
One fact or example that supports the main idea is after world war two, the government found a huge surplus of ammonium nitrate left over. Scientists in the department of agriculture had an idea to spread the ammonium nitrate on farmland as fertilizer, thus the government helped launch the chemical fertilizer industry.
Another fact or example that supports the main point is chemical fertilizer was needed to grow hybrid corn because the hybrid corn seed requires large amounts of fertilizer containing ammonium nitrate to properly