THE FARMING ANGLE

There's a lot of crossover between farming and mathematics when you look at it.

Farmers are keeping an eye on the roots of their plants; mathematicians are watching the square roots of their numbers. Farmers plot where to sew types of seeds based on where the sun hits a field, often using a compass; mathematicians plot circles using a pair of compasses. Farmers are using the amateur tractors to plough their fields; mathematicians only use protractors.

Obviously, I'm only referring to arable farming here. I don't know so much about poultry farming. I could tell you about dairy farming, of course, but that would be milking the joke.