| Farm life is wonderful and much more simple than a | | | | food as well. |
| life in the city. The reason for this is that you only | | | | Many farmers also have other animals on the farm as |
| have to deal with animals on the farm. Animals are | | | | well such as a few cows. The cows produce two |
| important to a farm and animals play an important | | | | things therefore cows are useful. Cows have calves |
| role on the farm. | | | | and the calves are, raised up for the beef, to feed |
| Animals help a farmer and animals produce food and | | | | the farmer and his or her family. Cows also produce |
| food products for the farmer and his or her family. | | | | milk this keeps the farmer from having to buy these |
| Therefore, saving time and money for the farmer in | | | | foods as well. |
| many ways some of the ways we will look at here in | | | | Another useful animal on the farm is the horse a |
| this article. | | | | horse is often, used to gather up the cows by |
| On a farm, there are chickens and the chickens are | | | | herding the cows from one place to another for |
| useful for several reasons. The chickens can keep | | | | grazing. Therefore, the horse serves his purpose on |
| down any insects that may threaten a farmer's crops | | | | the farm. |
| or garden by eating the insects. Chickens also | | | | Farmers now are also beginning to keep rabbits on |
| produce eggs a food product that many people love. | | | | the farm. Rabbits are also an excellent food source. |
| People use eggs for cooking and as a breakfast | | | | Rabbits can be, kept in a small area and rabbits are |
| food. Chickens are also a food source on a farm. The | | | | easy to care for. The rabbits also provide fur and the |
| young roosters or fryers as they are, called as well | | | | fur can be, made into garments like coats for the |
| as the old hens that do not produce eggs any longer | | | | winter and blankets as well. |
| will be, used for food. This cuts down on a grocery | | | | Dogs' are, found on a farm; as well, the dog can |
| bill when you can raise you own eggs and chickens. | | | | prove useful to a farm. The dog will scare off any |
| Pork or hogs are another animal sometimes found on | | | | predator animals like foxes, bobcats, or even |
| the farm. Hogs will eat any old leftovers that need to | | | | something larger. The dog will help you to protect |
| be, thrown out. Therefore, there is no wasting | | | | the farm and the animals on the farm even the |
| anything and hogs can be, slaughtered and made into | | | | farmer and his or her family. |