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| barn |
A barn is a large farm building. A barn is often used to keep animals and their food or to keep equipment for farming. Sometimes things that are grown on a farm are kept in the barn too, like apples or corn. |
| cow1 |
A cow is a large animal that gives milk. People raise cows on a farm. Cows are kept for both milk and meat. Cows are really female animals, but we often use the word "cow" when we mean either male or female animals like this. "Bull" is one word that is used just for males. |
| farm |
A farm is a place where people grow crops or raise animals for food or clothing. People grow crops like corn, wheat, beans, and potatoes on farms. They also raise animals like cows, sheep, and pigs. [3 definitions] |
| farmer |
A farmer is a person who owns or runs a farm. |
| meadow |
A meadow is an open field of grass that is growing wild. Flowers often grow wild in a meadow too. A meadow is often used as a place for farm animals to eat grass, or as a place for a farmer to grow hay. |
| Mexico |
Mexico is a country in North America. It is one of the neighbors of the United States. The United States is to the north of Mexico and the countries of Central America are to the south. People in Mexico speak Spanish. Mexico is a large country and has two beautiful coasts. One is along the Pacific Ocean and the other is along the Caribbean Sea. Parts of Mexico have large cities with a lot of businesses and people, but Mexico also has desert, farm land, mountains, and jungle. |
| Middle East |
The Middle East is an area of the world that includes parts of Africa and Asia. Countries of the Middle East are near the Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, or Persian Gulf. The Middle East contains many deserts, but there are also farm lands, mountains, and other types of land. Some countries in the Middle East are Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Syria, Iraq, and Iran. |
| Poland |
Poland is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Germany, Belarus, and Ukraine. Poland also lies along the shore of a sea called the Baltic. Much of Poland is covered by forest. There are also farm lands and mountains, and many lakes and rivers. Lots of grain and potatoes are grown in Poland. Poland has many people. Some of them are farmers, and many work in mines, but most Polish people live and work in the cities. |
| ranch |
A ranch is a large farm where horses, cattle, or sheep are raised on open land. There are many ranches in the plains of the United States. |
| sixtieth |
If a farm has fifty-nine cows, the next cow that the farmer gets will be the sixtieth cow on the farm. |
| tractor |
A tractor is a powerful motor vehicle with large tires that is used to pull farm machines. |
| United States of America |
The United States of America is a country that is mostly on the continent of North America. A short name for this country is the United States. The United States has many different climates and types of land. There are forests, plains, farm lands, mountains, deserts, swamps, and tropical regions. There are large cities and many small towns. People of the United States of America are called Americans. |
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