Agriculture Coloring Book

New York Farm Bureau Foundation for Agricultural Education, Inc.

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New York farmers work very hard to provide us with the we eat, plus so much more! The wood to build our food

houses and many household products that we use come

to us thanks to our farmers.

Agriculture is important to New York State. Agricultural production returned over

$5.4 billion to the farm economy in 2012. About 23% of the state’s land area, or 7

million acres, are used by the 35,500 farms to produce a very diverse array of food

products. Here are some New York State Facts…

State Fruit The apple was adopted as the State fruit in 1976. Apples are sweet and crisp. They come in many varieties, such as Golden Delicious, McIntosh and Winesap.

State Beverage Milk comes from the dairy cow. Butter, cheese and ice cream are made from milk. It was adopted as the State beverage in 1981.

State Tree The sugar maple is our main source of maple syrup made from sap stored in its trunk. Its leaves are pointed and turn bright colors in the fall. The sugar maple was adopted as the State tree in 1956.

State Flower The rose was adopted as the State flower in 1955. Roses are soft, fragrant flowers with thorny stems. They grow in bushes and are seen in many gardens.

State Muffin The apple muffin was adopted as the State muffin in 1987 as a result of the efforts of students throughout New York State. Apple muffins are made by adding small pieces of apple to muffin batter before it is baked.

State Bush The lilac was adopted as the State bush in 2006. The lilac is an ornamental shrub with showy, fragrant blooms in spring and early summer.

State Marine or Saltwater Fish The striped bass was adopted as the State marine or saltwater fish in 2006. Striped bass or "stripers" are silvery with 7 to 8 black stripes. They are found seasonally in the tidal portion of the Hudson River and coastal waters around Long Island.

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Apples are grown all over NY!

Apiarist-a person who keeps bees

Alpaca •

Pet

•

Pack Animal

•

Fiber Producer!

Farmers raise Alpacas for many uses.

Beans

Bees produce honey!

Broccoli belongs to the cabbage family

Beef Cattle

use many acres to graze

that are not usable for anything else! Grazing and “hoof” action stimulate pasture growth.

Cow

Carrot Chicken

Duck

Dill Pickle – made from cucumbers!

Dandelion Greens

Endive

Eggplant

Eggs

A Farmer produces the food we eat!

Fish

Flower

Grapes come in

Goat

many colors!

Horse

Hay

Ice Cream

Iris

Junipers

are evergreens.

Jalapeno Peppers

Jams & Jellies

are made with

many fruits that farmers raise.

Kale is a form of cabbage.

Coloring hint: Usually green or purple!

Kidney Beans

Lobster

Lumber

Melon

Milk

Maple Syrup

Nectarine

Nursery: where plants are raised Nutmeg

Onion

Ostrich

Pumpkins are fruit!

Pears Pig A baby pig (piglet) weighs 3.5 pounds at birth.

Quail Quahog (clam)

Rabbit A rabbit always hops or leaps.

Raspberry

Radish

Sheep A baby sheep is called a lamb

Squash

Tomatoes

Tulips come in many colors. NY has tulip bulb production.

Turkey Male = Tom Female = Hen

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Vegetable Soup – YOU can add the vegetables!

Violets

Watermelon – comes in different colors!

Whipped Cream made by “whipping” heavy cream

X’mas Trees are usually evergreens.

Trees supply the wood to build, the paper we write on and much more!

Yams

The sweet potato is only distantly related to the potato. The softer, orange variety is commonly marketed as a "yam", to differentiate it from the firmer, white variety. The sweet potato is very distinct from the actual yam, which is native to Africa.

Zucchini Zinnias

Can you think of more “agricultural� items to fit this A to Z list? Give it a try and draw some to complete this book.

In the barn, greenhouse and on the farm there are lots of tools!

Farmers are “caregivers”. They take good care of land and livestock, everyone’s future depends on it!