Littlest Livestock 01

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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.