These were the REQUIREMENTS before the changes made with the
release of a new merit badge pamphlet during 2005.  To see the
current requirements Click Here    1. Explain the nature and
function of the soil. Tell about its texture, structure, need
for water, air, organic matter, and the relationship of plants
to the soil. Tell how the soil may be improved. Select one soil
type from your area. Describe it in relation to the above.   2.
Describe how to prepare a seedbed for each of the crops in the
options below. Submit a plan for planting an orchard crop.
Describe the best type of site for such an orchard.   3. Make
and use a germination seed tester to test 50 seeds of four of
the following plants: corn, cotton, alfalfa, soybeans, clover,
wheat, rice, rye, barley. Determine percent of live seeds.   4.
Tell how to propagate plants by seeds, roots, cuttings, tubers,
buds, and grafts.   5. Tell about one important insect pest and
one important disease that damage each of the following: corn,
small grains, cotton a