MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPT. OF PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES
PSS4363/6363 NURSERY MANAGEMENT
EXAM Sample Questions



Briefly explain how (or why) the earliest nurseries in the United States began.

State one of the key events, laws, or organizations in the history of the nursery industry and explain how it affected the industry.
 

What is the difference between a bookkeeper and an accountant?
 

In lecture we classified and described Nurseries based on four (4) criteria. Read the following nursery description.
 

Southern Classics Nursery is a privately owned nursery which produces ornamental shrubs and shade trees for use in designing and constructing landscapes. They supplement their stock with plant materials purchased from other nurseries. Their product is primarily container stock and some larger ball and burlap stock. The stock is mainly used within the organization for installing landscapes.
 

A) Classify this nursery by its function.
 

B) Develop a management structure for this nursery. Put as many managers under the owner as you feel are necessary to effectively run the nursery and its different operations. (You should have a minimum of three.)
 

Southern Classics Nursery received an order for 50,000 container grown 6-8 foot tall shade trees. The nursery doesn't want to use all of its available cash in producing this crop and has decided to borrow the money from a bank. Of the many possible production cost factors that the nursery needs to consider in determining how much money to borrow, list six (6).



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