Composter

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Bianca, Aimee, Brittany, Collin, Joey

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One agricultural problem that is affecting gardens and farms around the nation is over dosage of chemical fertilizer. This means that when farmers use too much chemical fertilizer it seeps into the roots of the plants or crops and makes them weak. This problem is affecting mankind and animals around the nation by killing the crops, so when the crops are killed, the percentage goes down and the population of the people and animals goes up. Therefore the animals are not getting enough food.

Solution

Some agriculturalists are trying to help farmers and gardeners all over the nation by giving them compost made out of organic materials. Other farmers are putting potassium in the plants to keep the plants healthy during the summer and the winter seasons. Other producers are making organic fertilizer so that the consumers will not buy the chemical fertilizers and end up poisoning their soil.

Terminology

organic fertilizer- fertilizer that comes from natural decayed materials such as plants and animal matter.

agriculture- a science, art, or occupation of culturing the soil to make crops grow.

compost- a mixture of rotted leaves, grass, manure, etc. used for fertilizer.

fertilizer- a substance added to soil to help plants grow.

chemical fertilizer - a fertilizer mixed with chemicals to help plants grow.

phosphorus- a soft nonmetallic element that forms many compounds essential to life

sulfur- a pale, yellow, nonmetallic element found both free and in compounds

Bibliography

Teva Corporation <http://www.tevacorp.com>

AGGRAND  http://www.guarding-our-earth.com/aggrand

"Kinds of Fertilizers" Word Book Millennium 2000, vol. 7, Chicago, Illinois 2000

Composter Survey

If you do not use a composter the following facts will describe what it is. A composter is a machine or invention that will turn scraps such as decaying materials, food scraps, animal wastes, yard trimmings, wood scraps and the remains of agricultural crops into compost in a period of 6-8 months. Compost is used as a fertilizer for lawns.

1. Do you use a composter?
Yes
No

2. What would you like in a composter?
A. no work
B. speed
C. mobility
D. all of the above
E. nothing

3. What would you not like about a composter?
A. too much work
B. slow
C. non mobile
D. all the above
E. nothing

4. Would you use a composter that ...
A. speeds up the process of composting
B. doesn't include any work at all
C. all the above                                                                                   D. I have no use for this product.