Harvest Time at the Fisher Farms
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And did you know… One Kansas farmer produces enough food to feed over 250 people. The wheat crop is measured by the amount of bushels per acre. One acre is about the size of a football field. 150 acres is about the size of an 18 hole golf course. Kansas farmers produce about 40 bushels of wheat per acre. Most of the wheat that is grown in Kansas is called winter wheat, because it is planted in the fall and germinates before the cold winter arrives. The wheat then goes dormant during the winter and when spring arrives, it begins to grow and looks like rolling fields of green grass. As the summer season begins, the wheat gets to be over two feet tall and changes from green to gold. The heads of wheat get full of seeds and the wheat turns a pale golden color when it is ready to be harvested.
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(Maize color with 'Back Cover Pic') Many children from the city do not have the background information they need to read and learn about life in rural Kansas. The author, a first grade teacher for over 34 years, grew up on a wheat farm in western Kansas and set out to use this farm and her family’s history to write and photograph a book about Kansas’ number one crop.
About the Author
Deanna Fisher Baginski lives and teaches in the suburbs of Kansas City, Kansas. She has been teaching first graders for thirty-three years and has a passion for teaching them to read. Out of this came the author’s idea and need for this book. Many children from the city do not have the background information they need to read and learn about life in rural Kansas. The author grew up on a wheat farm in western Kansas and set out to use this farm and her family’s history to write and photograph a book about Kansas’ number one crop. Mrs. Baginski was invited to the Kansas Capitol to meet with former Governor Kathleen Sebelius and to present a book to the Capitol Library. Mrs. Baginski has two grown children and two grandchildren. She enjoys growing in her faith, spending time with her family and friends, helping others, traveling, and shopping.