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Food for ThoughtField Trip Guide

Food for Thought

Richmond Museum – Field Trip Guide i

Table of ContentsProgram Description ................................................................................................1

Program Outline .....................................................................................................................1Learning Objectives ...............................................................................................................2Curriculum Connections ........................................................................................................2General Information ...............................................................................................................3Sample Name Tags ................................................................................................................4Photograph Waiver / Release ................................................................................................5

Background Information—The Farm ......................................................................6

Background Information—The Farmhouse ............................................................7

Useful References ....................................................................................................8

Children’s Story Books ............................................................................................9

Pre-Visit Activities ..................................................................................................10K–3 Activities: .....................................................................................................................10K–1 Activities: ......................................................................................................................10Grade 2–3 Activities: ............................................................................................................11Farmhouse Sorting Activity ..................................................................................................12Where is London Heritage Farm? ........................................................................................13Where is London Heritage Farm? (Answer Key) .....................................................................14Where Does Your Food Come From? ..................................................................................15I Spy…Things To Do With Farming ......................................................................................16Food for Thought Vocabulary ...............................................................................................17London Farm Word Search ..................................................................................................18London Farm Word Search (Answer Key) ...............................................................................19

Post-Visit Activities ................................................................................................20K–3 Activities .......................................................................................................................20K–1 Activities .......................................................................................................................21Gr 2–3 Activities ...................................................................................................................21London Heritage Farm by the Numbers ..............................................................................22My Field Trip to London Farm ..............................................................................................23

AcknowledgementsThank you to Ann Dao and Leila Waugh, 2013 UBC Teacher-Candidates, for their thoughtful review of this document and creative activity suggestions.

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Richmond Museum – Field Trip Guide 1

Program DescriptionFood for Thought is a 90 minute program that explores Richmond’s agricultural past through the eyes of the London family. During this program students will discover the history of London Farm, get to know the family who worked the land and explore briefly what it is like to grow crops on this part of Lulu Island.

Program Outline• Learn about the London family through storytelling.

• Find out what chores children would do on the farm. Play an egg collecting game and water fetching game.

• Tour the outdoor grounds, including the pond, farming equipment, and gardens.

• Examine soil samples and discover the best conditions for growing.

• Play “Farmer Jeopardy” to learn more about the farm.

Richmond Museum & Heritage Services—School Programs PolicyTo mobilize Museum resources on the history and culture of Richmond to spark interest in and encourage active engagement by people of all ages and backgrounds in an interactive learning environment.

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Learning Objectives• To inspire an appreciation and understanding for Richmond’s agricultural heritage and

challenges that early pioneers faced.

• To describe the roles the London family played in the development of Richmond and what life was like on London Farm 100 years ago (1900-1915).

• To identify and describe the characteristics that make Lulu Island ideal for farming.

Curriculum ConnectionsGrade Sub-organizer Outcome (from IRP)

K Science: Characteristics of Living Things

• compare local plants (bullet 2)• compare common animals (bullet 3)

K/1 Social Studies: Human and Physical Environment

• identify characteristics of different local environments (K SS E1/Gr1 SS E2)

1 Science: Life Science: Needs of Living Things

• describe the basic needs of local plants and animals (e.g. food, water, light) (bullet 2)

Science: Earth and Space Science: Daily and Seasonal Changes

• describe changes that occur in daily and seasonal cycles and their effects on living things (bullet 1)

2–3 Social Studies: Economy and Technology

• describe ways members of a community meet one another’s needs (Gr3 SS D1)

Social Studies: Society and Culture

• describe the historical development of various BC communities (Gr2 SS B4/Gr3 SS B2)

• demonstrate awareness of British Columbia’s and Canada’s diverse heritage (G2 SS B4/ Gr3 SS B3)

Social Studies: Human and Physical Environment

• describe the development of various BC communities in relation to their location and availability of resources (Gr3 SS E4)

• provide specific examples from the local community to describe how the physical environment influences human activities(Gr2 SS E3)

2 Science: Earth & Space Science: Air, Water and Soil

• describe physical properties of air, water and soil (bullet 1)• explain why air, water and soil are important for living things (bullet 3)

3 Science: Life Science: Plant Growth and Change

• describe how plants are harvested and used throughout the seasons (bullet 3)

• describe ways in which plants are important to other living things and the environment(bullet 2)

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General InformationWhere is this field trip located?6511 Dyke Road, Richmond, BC. From Vancouver/Richmond: Follow Gilbert Road south to the end, turn right on Dyke Road.

Is there free parking?Buses and parent vehicles can unload at the Front Gate of London Farm, but must park along the street or in the parking lot across the farm.

How long is this program?90 minutes. Please inform at the time of booking if you need a snack break.

What is the cost for students and adults?$4 per student and no cost for adults, due upon arrival. Cash or cheque payable to Richmond Museum Society. A receipt will be mailed to the school within a week.

Are adult chaperones necessary?We encourage a ratio of 1 adult chaperone for every 5 students. Adults are encouraged to help supervise the group and participate in the program as needed.

What do I need to prepare for our visit?• Students should be organized into SIX GROUPS for the egg collecting activity, which will be

later combined into TWO GROUPS for the water fetching activity, Farmer Jeopardy and soil ID activity.

• Students should wear NAME TAGS that indicate their name and group.• Ask parents to complete photo waivers and bring these forms with you.• Please ensure that children DRESS FOR THE WEATHER since this program takes place

entirely outdoors.

What do I do when we arrive?• Please plan to arrive at least 10 minutes before the program starts.• Give payment and waivers for the Program Facilitator.• Please wait for the Program Facilitator at the Front Gate.

What is your cancellation policy?Cancellations require two weeks notice for a full refund. We will charge 50% of the fee for cancellations made under two weeks and 100% of the fee for failure to attend the program without notice.

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Sample Name Tags

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Photograph Waiver / Release

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City of Richmond Photograph (Still/Digital) Waiver / Release

I, (please print name), agree to permit the City to take one or more photographs of me and/or my child and to use, reproduce and release to others such images, whether in photographic, digital, electronic or other form without payment or other compensation to me or my child, for any City purposes. I release the City and its employees, officials, officers, volunteers, representatives, agents or contractors, from all liability relating to the use, reproduction or release of my image or that of my child for any City purposes. I also agree to the inclusion of my name, and/or my child’s name in connection any of the matters referred to herein: [ ] Yes [ ] No Personal contact information will be treated as confidential, subject to any statutory requirements or lawful orders or directives, unless you consent in writing to a further request for its release.

Participant’s / Child’s Name Age of Participant / Child

Signature (or Parent Signature – if for a child under 18 yrs old) Date Email or other Contact Address Phone Number

(For City of Richmond Office Use Only) Activity/Event & Location: Photo Description (of person):

Photographer Name: Phone Number: Photo Title or Number: Location in (S:) Drive:

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Background Information—The FarmExcerpt from Life On The Farm: May (London) Mack’s recollections of Growing up on the London Farm

There were a lot of buildings around the house. There was the storage shed at the back that had three rooms. One was the dairy, one was a general catch-all and one was where mother stored hundreds of jars of preserves, pickles and relishes and jams. Pa used to make vinegar in a big casket and sauerkraut and salted pork and salmon (he liked Coho best). A lot of food staples were also stored there.

There was a walkway between the storage shed and the house and this is where my mother did the wash in the summer. Pa churned the butter, and he was very particular about it, on the side verandah.

We were very fortunate to have a water tower so that we always had a supply of good water piped into the pantry and the washroom and to the stove to heat. Unfortunately, the bats liked it, too, and we were always afraid they would get in our hair when we went out to the outhouse at night. We always avoided going out there alone if we could. When the regional water supply reached our place the tower was moved.

As well there was the woodshed, clothesline and the shack for the Chinese handyman. A fence surrounded the house on two sides with Maple trees all around.

Behind the fence, in the farm area, there was the barn for the cows (Holsteins), the hay barn, the barn for the horses, the wagons, the democrat and buggies, the chicken coop, pig shed and slaughter shed. The geese just roamed free.

We had four work horses that I remember—Maude, Kate and Jenny and the hayfork horse, Jill. (Lucy and I would go along the dyke and down No. 2 to another hay barn to get a ride on Jill, bare back with our legs sticking out). The other horse was Susie. Louie would use Susie but Ed had his own beautiful black horse called Bessie, and a buggy of his own.

There were, of course, lots of barn cats but one cat was always allowed in the house after my mother discovered a nest of mice in the pantry. The dogs were never allowed in. There was a setter named Nellie and Louie had a pointer named Jack—both hunting dogs (ducks and pheasants). Then there was a St. Bernard named Duke whose job it was to look after us young ones. I remember once when I fell down, Duke grabbed my sleeve and tried to pull me up. But Duke developed a fondness for going to the cannery and getting into fish scraps and that was his undoing.

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Background Information—The FarmhouseExcerpt from Life On The Farm: May (London) Mack’s recollections of Growing up on the London Farm

The Parlour—The Parlour was the only room in the house to have a carpet—a fitted green patterned one. The ceiling was painted a light colour. Around the top of the wall for a foot or so was a strip of wallpaper, then a picture rail and painted walls. Large family pictures hung from the rail. There were lace curtains at the windows and it was a bright and sunny room. A small stove burned either wood or coal. For furniture there was a “parlour suite”—a couch and two chairs with dark wood trim and upholstered in a silky light green fabric and lots of cushions and doilies, two long tables under the windows, a cabinet that held the fancy dishes and a piano against the inside wall. There was also an ornate hanging lamp with crystal drops but I don’t remember how it worked.

The Dining Room—This room was used as a dining room only for the threshing crews and they came in through the outside door. The rest of the time it was like a sitting room. The walls were painted cream, the floor covered with linoleum and lace curtains hung at the windows. There was a large wood stove with a couple of easy chairs. The table had leaves and enough chairs to seat twelve but we didn’t have it out to that size all the time. There was a sideboard, a gramophone (I remember Harry Lauder but no dance music) and my mother’s sewing machine. We used coal oil lamps in the evenings.

The Hall—The hall was painted and had linoleum on the floor. Hooks were along the wall.

The Bedroom Downstairs—This was my parents’ bedroom and was painted and furnished like the ones upstairs. Not any more fancy. (The wall to the parlour was opened after Pa sold the farm).

The Bedrooms Upstairs—All the bedrooms were painted, with lace curtains, linoleum on the floors and lots of rag rugs. The guest bedroom had a nice bedroom suite and its own bed linens. The other bedrooms were pretty plain with a bed, a dresser, a chair and on the beds, wool blankets and a bedspread. I don’t remember any quilts. We also had a thunderpot in each bedroom.

The Kitchen and Pantry—The kitchen was the heart of the house and very practical, again painted, with linoleum on the floor and lace curtains. The stove was against the back wall with a water heater and a box for wood and coal. Under the window on the west side was a couch. Under the window on the east side was the table covered with oilcloth with a bench at the back and chairs, a couple of which were armchairs. Above was a drying rack for clothes and a pole for hanging ironed clothes.

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Useful ReferencesLondon Heritage Farm www.londonheritagefarm.ca

The farm is one of the oldest in the area and has the original farm house on site. The farm house has been fully restored to reflect life in Richmond from 1880 to 1930s. School and public programs are offered. Please call 604-271-5220.

Thomas Kidd. History of Lulu IslandThomas Kidd was one of Richmond’s prominent European settlers. Learn about the early history of Richmond from a man who witnessed it firsthand.

Available through the City of Richmond Archives: www.richmond.ca/cityhall/archives/exhibits/luluisland

Richmond’s Agricultural Heritage: A Self-guided Historical TourProduced by the City of Richmond, the Tour provides an overview of Richmond’s agricultural heritage. This tour may be followed by car or on bicycle, and should take approximately 2.5 hours.

Available through the Richmond Museum. Please call 604-247-8300.

Leslie J. Ross. Richmond, Child of the FraserThe first comprehensive history of Richmond documents the settlements of the First Nations, the European explorers & early settlers, and the development of the Richmond community.

Available at Brighouse–Richmond Public Library 971.133 ROS

Richmond Museum www.richmondmuseum.caA community museum with regularly changing exhibits that reflect the development of Richmond. School & public programs are offered.

BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation www.aitc.ca/bcAn organization dedicated to working with educators to bring BC’s agriculture to our students. Resources available online.

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Children’s Story BooksThe following recommended books are available through the Richmond Public Library. For availability, please visit www.yourlibrary.ca

Arlon, Penelope. First Facts FarmEngaging with lots of great pictures, this book offers information about different types of farms such as dairy farms or crop farms. It is a nice book for a wide variety of farm concepts. Recommended for K–1.

Cross, Verda. Great-Grandma Tells of Threshing DayA grandmother tells her grandchildren a story about the exciting events on Threshing Day. The book talks about many olden farming tools such as threshing machines and steam engines. Recommended for 2–3.

Halley, Ned. Eyewitness Books—FarmThis book is detailed with interesting facts and pictures of a vast range of concepts such as the history of farming, the usage of animals, threshing and even farm buildings. There is information on the past, present and future farms. This is a good book for students to explore. Recommended for 2–3.

Lenski, Lois. The Little FarmThis story written in 1942 is about a farmer who takes care of his crops and animals on the farm. Illustrations are simple and straightforward, making it a great book to introduce the various chores on a farm. Recommended for K–1.

Wallace, Karen and Palin, Nick. Farm AnimalsThis interactive picture-filled book contains lots of images and facts of different animals found on a farm. Flip the flaps over to answer the various questions on the page. Recommended for K–3.

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Pre-Visit ActivitiesK–3 Activities:

Learning about our FoodFor Kindergarten, have students look at their snacks and lunches and as a group, graph the types of foods based on food groups (milk and alternatives, vegetables and fruit, meat and alternatives and grain products).

Older students can look through their refrigerator and cupboards at home. Have them list 10 types of food and where they come from (worksheet provided). As a class, develop a list of food that is currently grown in Richmond.

Play “I Spy” on your way to London Heritage FarmsWith the “I Spy” worksheet provided, go over some of the different things on farms. On their trip to London Heritage Farm, have students look for signs of farming such as fields, dykes and drainage ditches, crops, farm vehicles or barns.

K–1 Activities:

Farmhouse Sorting WorksheetStudents can colour the different pictures. Then have the students cut out the pictures, place the pictures into different places on the farm (such as putting the cows in the stables or the tractor on the field).

Farm Explorations Play CentreIn the classroom, put some farm toys together (barn, animals, cars, etc.) and set it up as a station where students can explore during centres. If possible, use different toys representing the crops found on a farm (corn, milk, meat, fruits).

Play or Sing Popular Farm Games/SongsPlay the game Farmer in the Dell or sing the song Old MacDonald and have students come up with different farm animals to substitute for the animals in the game/song.

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Grade 2–3 Activities:

Where is London Heritage Farm?Have the students locate London Heritage Farm on the map provided and label the following places: London Heritage Farm, Lulu Island, City of Richmond, New Westminster, Vancouver, and the Fraser River.

Farm VocabularyHelp your students become familiar with some vocabulary they may use during their visit. Then try the word search!

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Farmhouse Sorting Activity

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Where is London Heritage Farm?

Label the following places on the map:London Heritage Farm New WestminsterLulu Island VancouverCity of Richmond Fraser River

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Where is London Heritage Farm? (Answer Key)

Label the following places on the map:London Heritage Farm New WestminsterLulu Island VancouverCity of Richmond Fraser River

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Where Does Your Food Come From?Do you know where your food comes from?

Much of what we eat today comes from all over the world. Look through your kitchen and list 10 different types of food you find and what country they come from.

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I Spy…Things To Do With FarmingOn your way to visit London Heritage Farm look for the following things that are connected to farming in Richmond today. Place a check mark (√) next to each item you see.

an empty field

a field with plants growing in it

livestock (cows, horses, llamas, chickens, …)

a farm vehicle (truck, tractor, horse trailer, …)

a farmers’ market (where you can by fresh produce)

a hired hand working in the field

a dyke

a drainage ditch

a scarecrow

a farm house

a field being watered

a road sign that has to do with farming

Describe or draw this road sign here:

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Food for Thought Vocabulary

Agriculture: The occupation, business or science of farming the land, producing crops and raising livestock.

Business: A commercial activity involving the exchange of money for goods or services.

Chicken coop: A hut in which chickens are kept.

Chore: A task that has to be done regularly.

Crops: Any group of plants grown by people for food or other use, especially on a large scale in farming or horticulture.

Delta: A triangular deposit of sand and soil at the mouth of a river.

Dyke: A raised platform of earth built along the shore of a sea or beside a river to hold back water and prevent flooding.

Flood: A very large amount of water that has overflowed from a source such as a river onto a previously dry area.

Harvest: To gather a crop for use or sale.

Homestead: To settle and farm land.

Livestock: Animals raised for food or other products, or kept for use, especially farm animals such as cattle, pigs and chickens.

Oats: A grass that has edible seeds and is grown as a cereal crop. The seeds are used as livestock feed or for people (e.g. oatmeal).

Pioneer: A person or group that is the first to do something.

Straw: The stalks of threshed cereal crops such as wheat.

Soil: The top layer of the earth’s land surface.

Thresh: To use a machine or other tool to separate the seeds of a harvested plant from the straw and chaff.

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London Farm Word SearchW K W L Y S W M D O Y Z Q N O F A U F F V R A C K

E X C Y H R A F C X P X A L H K G T O U E R H V E

N Y I U H O R T I C U L T U R E P B L E M V F X R

Q Z G A B J T C X B D S Z O M K Q W N E G O S A U

E H F O C U S T N E I R T U N X M O K V D F O K T

X C C H R H S D J I Q P P N K Q I E E J S R O G L

J K K S B R I I N N J W I H C P B F F A H C T R U

N B I E P U K C N A M F H H O B X W L E J F D X C

O B K R H X T A K E H I A Z T V B H O R X K I Z I

D N C H O H O C Z E S D R L S B Y P O Q J G T O R

P X I T M N X B P O N S E G E I E L D M E Z Y O G

H C Q C E L T A G R T C D R V Z R T F N U U N O A

C K R E S Y A D A P Q Y O J I P O L E L C R O P S

R N W C T U N B J R K O J O L H H I I A D X C M K

A M L N E Y V R W E C X K H P I C O Q V B S E K F

B L I U A A M I Z W T S E V R A H S Z T E K R A M

V F B F D N Q J P S U U Y A U T U K E S T A O K X

AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CHAFF

CHICKEN COOP CHORE CROPS

DELTA DYKE FLOOD

HARVEST HIRED HAND HOMESTEAD

HORTICULTURE LIVESTOCK MARKET

NUTRIENTS OATS PIONEER

STRAW SOIL THRESH

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London Farm Word Search (Answer Key)

W K W L Y S W M D O Y Z Q N O F A U F F V R A C K

E X C Y H R A F C X P X A L H K G T O U E R H V E

N Y I U H O R T I C U L T U R E P B L E M V F X R

Q Z G A B J T C X B D S Z O M K Q W N E G O S A U

E H F O C U S T N E I R T U N X M O K V D F O K T

X C C H R H S D J I Q P P N K Q I E E J S R O G L

J K K S B R I I N N J W I H C P B F F A H C T R U

N B I E P U K C N A M F H H O B X W L E J F D X C

O B K R H X T A K E H I A Z T V B H O R X K I Z I

D N C H O H O C Z E S D R L S B Y P O Q J G T O R

P X I T M N X B P O N S E G E I E L D M E Z Y O G

H C Q C E L T A G R T C D R V Z R T F N U U N O A

C K R E S Y A D A P Q Y O J I P O L E L C R O P S

R N W C T U N B J R K O J O L H H I I A D X C M K

A M L N E Y V R W E C X K H P I C O Q V B S E K F

B L I U A A M I Z W T S E V R A H S Z T E K R A M

V F B F D N Q J P S U U Y A U T U K E S T A O K X

AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CHAFF

CHICKEN COOP CHORE CROPS

DELTA DYKE FLOOD

HARVEST HIRED HAND HOMESTEAD

HORTICULTURE LIVESTOCK MARKET

NUTRIENTS OATS PIONEER

STRAW SOIL THRESH

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Post-Visit ActivitiesK–3 Activities

Write us a letterWe would love to hear from you! Use the template provided to tell us what your favourite part of your field trip was.

Please mail letters to: Emily Ooi Richmond Museum 180-7700 Minoru Gate Richmond, BC V6Y 1R9

Growing your own cropsHave your students monitor the growth of their crop. Remember to have the students water them when they return to school. Students can keep a daily log and include the following information.

• Temperature

• Daily observations

• Measurement of the sprout (once it germinates)

Visit other heritage sitesLearn about other place’s connection to the London Heritage Farm to discover more about life in our community in the 1900s. Some ideas to get you started are:

• Britannia Shipyards NHS—The Shipyard is the oldest remaining structure on the Fraser River. Originally a cannery and shipyard, it has some of its 1889 buildings restored.

• Steveston Museum—The Steveston Museum is in the Northern Bank building which was built in 1906. It was one of the first financial operations in Steveston.

• Gulf of Georgia Cannery—The cannery was built at the end of the 1800s and reflects an important industry for the area.

Sharing circleA sharing circle is a good activity that gives students an opportunity for oral language development. Gather students together in a circle and have students take turns to share with each other their favourite memories from the London Heritage Farm. This activity works really well if there is a talking stick or some object that can be held by the speaker.

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K–1 ActivitiesMake a Class BookHave students draw or print simple sentences about their favourite part of the tour. Put the drawings in protective sheets and into a binder to create a class book that students can look at over and over.

Shapes on the farmGive students a photo of the farm and tell them to outline any geometric shapes that they see on the picture.

Gr 2–3 ActivitiesLondon Heritage Farm by the NumbersPractice math skills with the worksheet provided

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London Heritage Farm by the Numbers1. Seven people were in the London family. During harvest time, the threshing

crew worked at the farm. There were eight people in the threshing crew. How many people would Mrs. London have to make dinner for?

London Family

+ Threshing Crew

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2. If Lucy London collected seven eggs from the chickens and her sister May collected nine eggs, how many eggs were collected?

Lucy’s eggs

+ May’s eggs

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3. Mrs. London grew 20 pounds of cabbage in the garden. Mr. London pickled 14 pounds of cabbage when he made sauerkraut. How many pounds of cabbage were left to eat fresh?

pounds of cabbage grown in the garden

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4. The London orchard grew apples, plums and pears. If the hired hand picked seven pounds of apples, ten pounds of plums and three pounds of pears, how much fruit was harvested?

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