Line spacing should
be adjusted to
double
Samuel Gander
Mr. Dunham
The Normal style
should be modified
to 12-point Times
New Roman font
The Normal style should be updated to reflect
the adjusted line and paragraph spacing
Gander 1
A header should
be created to
number pages
English 102
April 25, 2012
The name and course information should be typed at
the left margin. The title should be typed and centered.
A first-line indent should be set
Farming on a Whole New Level
to one-half inch for paragraphs
in the body of the research
Although people have worked in agriculture for more than 10,000 years, advances in
paper
technology assist with maintaining and protecting land, crops, and animals. The demand to keep
food prices affordable encourages those working in the agriculture industry to operate as
efficiently as possible (Newman and Ruiz 33-47).
Space below (after) paragraphs
should be removed
Almost all people and companies in this industry have many acres of land they must
maintain, and it is not always feasible for farmers to take frequent trips around the property to
perform basic tasks such as watering soil in the absence of rain. The number of people-hours
required to water soil manually on several thousand acres of land might result in businesses
spending thousands of dollars in labor and utility costs. If the irrigation process is automated,
sensors detect how much rain has fallen recently, as well as whether the soil is in need of
watering. The sensors then send this data to a computer that processes it and decides when and
how much to water.1
In addition to keeping the soil moist and reducing maintenance costs, computers also can
utilize sensors to analyze the condition of crops in the field and determine whether pests or
diseases are affecting the crops. If sensors detect pests and/or diseases, computers send a
notification to the appropriate individual to take corrective action. In some cases, according to
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Barton states that many automated home irrigation systems also are programmable and
use rain sensors (67-73).
The Footnote Text style should be changed to MLA.
The bibliography style should be changed to MLA.
The source information of citations should be entered.
Gander 2
Brewster, the discovery of pests might trigger a pesticide to discharge in the affected area
automatically (Agriculture: Expanding and Growing).
Many farmers use technology on a daily basis to regulate soil moisture and to keep their
crops pest free. With technology, farming can be much more convenient and efficient.
Gander 3
Works Cited
Barton, Blake. "Computers in Agriculture." Agriculture Today and Tomorrow Feb. 2012: 53-86.
Print.
Brewster, Letty. Agriculture: Expanding and Growing. 3 Jan. 2012. Web. 9 Feb. 2012.
Newman, Albert D., and Carmen W. Ruiz. The Agricultural Industry Today. New York:
Alabama Press, 2012. Print.
The works cited title
should be entered and
formatted; the
bibliographical list
should be inserted; the
bibliography field
converted to text; the
underline format on the
titles of the works
should be changed to
the italic format, and
the correct publication
medium for each work
should be inserted
The paper should not contain
spelling or grammar errors
Answers will vary, depending on accuracy of
typing and how student enters sources – student is
to write the number of words, paragraphs, and
characters in the research paper above the title on
the printed research paper. Numbers should be
close to the following: 347 words; 14 paragraphs;
1,831 characters (no spaces); and 2,165 characters
(with spaces)