Often the media and popular culture will latch onto a sensational story and run with it even if the facts are skewed or misrepresented. At Swore Farms, our purpose in having questions in the maze is to give you a light-hearted educational experience. We take no political stand, but do offer you the chance to challenge some of your long time misconceptions about agriculture. We encourage you to follow the links and do your own reading on any fact or answer that surprises you. Most of all, we hope you had fun!

A cow’s pregnancy lasts about as long as… 

A Human

(that's about 279 days)

Araucana Chickens are special because they…

Lay blue and green eggs.

 (they are also known as the easter egg chickens)

An Acre is about the size of a… 

Football field

Here at Swore Farms, we harvest our ten acres of sweet corn with…

Our hands.

You can see a short clip of Wendy Picking on the news on our community page.

People in northern China eat more of this grain than any other.

Wheat

They eat noodles, dumplings, and other wheat products as staple foods. They do eat loads of rice, but they eat MORE wheat than rice.

In Japan, the most popular pizza topping is...

 Squid

 Have synthetic fungicides that control it.

Most people in the US haven’t had a farmer in their family since…

Their great-great-grandfather

Idaho is the #1 US producer of Potatoes, Trout, Lentils and…

 Austrian Winter Peas

Who would've thought?

How much does the average US family spend on food?

 10%

(This is a nationwide statistic. We think the bigger families of Utah and Idaho probably pay a slightly higher percentage)

Alligators and Yaks are…

 Raised on farms in Idaho

(there's a pretty big farm with them over by Twin Falls)

What Meat is the most widely eaten in the World?

 Pork

Ears of Corn sometimes grow a grey, globular fungus called Smut which is…

 A delicacy in Mexico

Cows can…

 Smell food 6 miles away

Cows...

Can produce 200lbs of flatuce a day. (Farts and burps)

Our kids think this is a most excellent fact.

Who uses the greatest concentration of chemicals and pesticides per acre?

 Homeowners

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported that “homeowners use up to 10 times more chemical pesticides per acre on their lawns than farmers use on crops.”

The best way to pick up a pumpkin is…

Like a ball with both hands under the bottom.

Stems are NOT handles. They were intended to nourish the plant, not support their weight. Please be careful and carry all pumpkins with both hands under the bottom to prevent breakage. If you do break a stem, please be honest and purchase the pumpkin.

How much of our food and fiber do large corporate farms now produce?

 6%

About how many earthworms are there in an acre?

One Ton!

Brown eggs are more nutritious than white eggs

 False

The color of the egg is determined by the breed of the hen that laid the egg. (The color of the shell she uses to coat the egg) The color of the egg (be it blue, green, blue, brown, or spotted...) does not change the nutritional value of the egg inside. 

That said, the color and flavor of the yoke can be affected by what the hens eat. A free range egg will typically be far more orange than a regular hen's egg.

Who makes chocolate milk?

 People

Cows only make WHITE milk. People take white milk and mix it with sugar and cocoa to make chocolate milk. (BTW there are no pink cows making strawberry milk either)

What Famous food was Invented in Idaho?

McDonald’s French Fries

42 is how many…

Ears of corn per minute that our main picker, Wendy, can pick

Actually, that is her average. If she's going as fast as she can, she can do 58 ears in a minute.

It’s easy to tell which white Pekin ducks are female because they…

Honk really loud

Most farms in Idaho are now owned by big companies.

False.

Most of the farms in Idaho are still family owned and operated.

Earwigs earned their name from…

 The way they can be found in corn

Earwigs would much rather be under a rock or munching on aphids in the corn than bother people. The idea that they crawl in your ears is a myth perpetuated by wives tales and Hollywood. No need to fear the little beasties.

More than 100,000 is how many Idaho…

 Jobs Agriculture impacts annually.

Everyone is affected by agriculture. Just go a day or two without buying food and you'll

Cows can produce 125 pounds of…

Saliva a day!

The Longest recorded Flight of a chicken is…

 13 Seconds