HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
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Question
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What dominant type of commercial agriculture practiced on farms near the large urban areas of the Northest United States?
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Mixed crop and livestock
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Commcercial Gardening and fruit farming
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Dairy farming
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Livestock ranching
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Commercial farming includes commercial grain farming, mixed farming and plantation agriculture (Fig 4.5). In commercial grain farming crops are grown for commercial purpose. Wheat and maize are common commercially grown grains.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jhumming is the local name of shifting cultivation practiced in North-Eastern regions of India. It is a ‘slash and burn’ agriculture. Farmers clear a patch of land and produce cereals and other food crops to sustain their family.
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