Did You Know? #3

What do the following have in common? Beef Production, Cement Work, First Aid to Animals, Hog and Pork Production, Nut Culture, Rabbit Raising, Stalking.

These are merit badges formerly offered by the Boy Scouts of America. In some cases, the entire subject has been dropped from the merit badge roster. In others, the merit badge's name has been changed, with or without significant revision to the badge's requirements. At the start of 2012 there were 129 merit badges, with another 5 expecting in the next couple of years: Search and Rescue, Programming, Game Design, Animation and Signs, Signals & Codes. Click here to see the complete list of current merit badges.