Crops Quotes

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Have you ever heard of some fellows who first came over to this country? You know what they found? They found a howling wilderness, with summers too hot and winters freezing, and they also found some unpleasant little characters who painted their faces. Do you think these pioneers filled out form number X6277 and sent in a report saying the Indians were a little unreasonable? Did they have insurance for their old age, for their crops, for their homes? They did not! They looked at the land, and the forest, and the rivers. They looked at their wives, their kids and their houses, and then they looked up at the sky and they said, "Thanks, God, we`ll take it from here."

- John Wayne

I`ve always been interested in the Depression as this very dramatic pivotal period in American history. My dad grew up on a farm in Oklahoma and remembers playing with his toy tractor under the table while the local farmers talked with his grandfather about forming a local militia to protect the crops because they were afraid unemployed people from the town would come in and grab the crops.

- Ron Howard

He and Rex would go to Hardy Farms, get a big bag and ride around and eat those peanuts while checking the crops.

- Patricia Anderson

He should have said up front that helping farmers harvest crops in south Georgia is more important than educating children all over the state. Then school systems could have made a better decision whether to close or not,

- Robert Brown

Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritations and resentments slip away and a sunny spirit takes their place.

- Mark Twain

He and Rex would go to Hardy Farms, get a big bag and ride around and eat those peanuts while checking the crops.

- Mike Jackson

The fun is planting the crops.

- John Lutz

Open source is one of those odd phenomena that crops up from time to time that is good for everybody. The software is invariably good quality, and it`s free, so it`s ideal for any area that does not convey a competitive advantage.

- Steve Howe

It`s the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon. Which raises the fear that it may not be long before we`re paying somebody not to.

- Abdul Jalil Hassan

A wealthy landowner cannot cultivate and improve his farm without spreading comfort and well-being around him. Rich and abundant crops, a numerous population and a prosperous countryside are the rewards for his efforts.

- Al Bricker

The duty of the individual farmer, at this time, is to increase his production, particularly of food crops.

- Alan Rupe

Buckwheat may be planted later than any similar crop, and often does well on old meadows or waste land that can be broken after the more exacting crops are planted.

- Alan Rupe

It is obvious that the greatest and most important service that is required of our agriculture under existing conditions is an enlarged production of the staple food crops.

- Alan Rupe

The most effective step that may be taken to increase the production of these crops is to enlarge the acreage devoted to them in the regions where they are grown habitually.

- Alan Rupe

Though large herds of deer do much harm to the neighbourhood, yet the injury to the morals of the people is of more moment than the loss of their crops.

- Alex Saitta

Farmers in Missouri and across the country must comply with a variety of federal, state, and local regulations as they grow the crops and raise the livestock that we depend on to feed the nation and the world.

- Alexis Gordon

The southward advance of native African farmers with Central African crops halted in Natal, beyond which Central African crops couldn`t grow - with enormous consequences for the recent history of South Africa.

- Ali Aoun

Back in 1983, the United States government approved the release of the first genetically modified organism. In this case, it was a bacteria that prevents frost on food crops.

- Ali Rahnema

Nitrogen fertilizer is used on all crops produced in this country, but it is a key plant nutrient to produce corn a critical crop to Illinois farmers.

- Allan Cribbins

Ranchers need clean water for their stock, farmers need it for their crops, every employer needs it to stay in business, and every living thing needs it for life... The law needs to be clear to protect water quality and the rights of landowners.

- Amanda Anderson

Washington state`s 2nd Congressional District is a major producer of small fruit crops such as raspberries and strawberries. This research center is doing important work to help farmers enhance the quality, yield and marketability of their small fruit crops.

- Ana Verley

We get `em in when they`re 3 days old. We put their pens around growing feed crops, so they can feed in a manner that will allow them to adapt to the wild.

- Arlene White

Historically, it was the primary source of fertilizer for crops. After World War II commercial fertilizer became available to agriculture at relatively low cost, and to some extent manure became a waste by-product of a growing agricultural economy. Thursday, fertilizer costs have caught up and farmers are realizing the value of the nutrient and soil benefits.

- Barry Ancelet

One of life`s gifts is that each of us, no matter how tired and downtrodden, finds reasons for thankfulness: for the crops carried in from the fields and the grapes from the vineyard.

- J. Robert Moskin