1、 American Agriculture CornAmerican AgriculturAmerican Agricultural al belt distributionbelt distribution Dairy beltCottonfruit vegetablesImportanceImportancelBasic needslFoundation of American economic lifelA bound of continuity between present and past AgricultureAgricultureIt includes farmercooper

2、atives,rural banks,shippers of farm products,commoditydealers, firms that manufacture farm equipment, food-processing industries, grocery chains and many other business.lMany big farms hire temporary workers only for a specific choresuch as picking crops. Many of these seasonal workers travel from f

3、arm to farm, staying only until the crops are picked. They are known as migrant workers.lNatures bountyNatures bountylEffective use of machinesEffective use of machineslBig surprise :one farmer=75 Big surprise :one farmer=75 peoplepeopleBrightness: lthe richness of US agriculture is mainly the richn

4、ess of US agriculture is mainly due to the vastness of the nation and the due to the vastness of the nation and the generosity of naturegenerosity of natureDarkness: llow profit caused by crop trading low profit caused by crop trading surplusessurpluseslEnvironment damage with the large use Environm

5、ent damage with the large use of artificial fertilizers and toxic of artificial fertilizers and toxic chemicalschemicalsManufacturing IndustrylThe US has large manufacturing ,like C o m p u t e r a n d e l e t r o n i c products ;chemicals,fOOd ,tobacco and berverages;and petroleum products .lThey acccont for about 51 of the US Manufacturing GDP.The Boeing companyThe Boeing companyThe Boeing company1.It is the foremost manufacturer of commercial jet transport aircraft in the world.2.it is also a l