Littlest Livestock 01
Use the words to fill in all the gaps.
focuses / reptile (Reptil) / nurturing (aufziehen) / shipment (Versand) / numbers / insists (bestehen) / bait (Köder) / bug (Käfer) / crickets (Grille) / reveals (verraten) / pets (Haustier) / boxing (verpacken) / critters (Kriechtier)
Bugs are definitely one of America
(possessive case) most unusual farm animals, but raising them can be a pretty hot business. This
(prove) by a Louisiana farm which
(own) by farmer Dave Fluker. He
, "We raise livestock and so we
(classify = einordnen) as a real farm." But to be precise, they raise
and other little
at Fluker Farms. When asked about exact
, Dave answers, "We sell and produce between five and six million. And this
(not / do) in a year, but in a week."
Fluker Farms
(already / be) in the
business
(for / since) the 1950s. That was when Dave
(possessive case) father started to raise and sell crickets as fishing
. But the Flukers moved away from the bait business and nowadays the company
on selling all kinds of products for people
(who / which) raise reptiles as
. Dave mentions, “Next week these crickets
(ship) to pet stores all over the country to be sold as
food.” A private tour of the farm
each step in the process: from eggs to
to
up for
. By the way, about one thousand crickets are in one box and this costs $13.50.
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