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Agriculture Form Four Question Paper

Agriculture Form Four

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2009

NAME:……………………………………………..ADM. NO:……..STR:…….

ST. PETER’S MUMIAS BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
FORM 4 AGRICULTURE
C.A.T. 1 JANUARY 2009
TIME:

1. State SIX characteristics of a productive soil. (3mks)

2. State any FOUR qualities that should be considered when selecting seeds for planting. (2mks)

3. State FOUR practices which encourage soil erosion. (2mks)

4.(a) State FOUR advantages of land consolidation. (4mks)

(b) Give TWO advantages of leasehold system in farming. (2mks)

5. A member of Young Farmer’s Club was advised to apply a complete fertilizer 30:20:10 in a tomato plot measuring 10m long by 5m wide at the rate of 300kg/ha.

(a) State the percentage of P2O5 in the complete fertilizer. (1mk)

(b) Calculate the amount of fertilizer the member would require for the plot (2mks)
(Show your working)

6. List THREE physical weathering agents in the soil formation process. (3mks)

7. State TWO mechanical methods of separating soil particles according

8. Give TWO benefits of possessing a land Title Deed to a farmer.

9. Give FOUR advantages of crop rotation (2mks)

10. State FOUR factors that should be considered when classifying crop pests. (2mks)

11. State THREE functions of boron in crop development. ( 1 ½ mks)

12. Name TWO categories into which weaners in beef cattle production are grouped. (2mks)

14. State THREE properties of concrete that make it suitable for constructing farm buildings. (1 ½ mks)

15. (a) Discuss the importance of irrigation in farming. (12mks)

(b) Explain the factors that influence the type of irrigation to be used in a farm. (8mks)

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