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Agriculture Form Three Question Paper

Agriculture Form Three

Course:Agriculture

Exam Year:2009

FRIENDS SCHOOL KAMUSINGA
KIMILILI

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURE
FORM 3
CAT 1 TERM 1 2009

TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all the questions in the sections A and B by writing the answers in the blank spaces provided on the question paper.
• Answer the two questions in section C by writing your answers on the foolscaps provided.

SECTION A (30 MARKS)

Answer all the questions in this section. Write your answers in the spaces provided.

1. State any six factors to be considered when culling animals in the farm. (3 marks)

2. Give four reasons for De-horning cattle. (2 marks)

3. List six signs of calving in a cow. (3 marks)

4. State the advantages of steaming up. (3 marks)

5. What is creep feeding in pig production? (1 mark)

6. What is the meaning of land reform? (1 mark)

7. List four benefits a farmer gets from a land title deed. (2 marks)

8. What is the advantage of tenancy in farming? (2 marks)

9. Name the types of tenure systems commonly practiced in Kenya and give examples.(2 marks)

10. State the conditions that lead to land sub-division. (1 mark)

11. State ten livestock activities or routine management practices carried out in a crush.(5 marks)

12. Name the factors considered when siting farm building and structures. (2 marks)

13. State the disadvantages of hedges. (3 marks)

SECTION B (30 MARKS)
Answer all the questions in this section. Write your answers on the spaces provided on the question paper.

14. In an experiment 900 viable seeds of maize were divided into groups of 100 each. Each group was placed at different temperatures but same conditions of Air and moisture. The percentage germination was determined after 10 days and recorded in the table below.

Temp 0C 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
% Germ 0 0 2 5 16 50 84 30 2

(a) Using a suitable scale, draw a graph of percentage germination against temperature.
(3 marks)

(b) Account for percent germination at; (6 marks)

i. 50C

ii. 300C

iii. 400C

(c) Explain the role played by each of the following factors in the germination of seeds.(4 marks)
i. Water

ii. Air

15. Considering a nursery, answer the following questions.
a. Give any four factors to be considered when siting a nursery. (4 marks)

b. State three advantages of a shade over a nursery. (3 marks)

c. Give four management practices that the farmer carries out on the nursery from the time the seedlings emerge to the stage of transplanting. (4 marks)

d. At what stage of growth should cabbages seedlings be transplanted. (1 mark)

e. How will damage to the seedlings be minimized when uprooting them for transplanting? (1 mark)

f. Give four reasons for using a nursery when raising cabbage seedlings. (4 marks)

SECTION C (40 MARKS)

Answer all the questions in this section. Write your answers on the foolscaps provided.

16. (a) What are the uses of farm records to a farmer? (10 marks)

(b) Explain the factors that influence spacing in crops. (10 marks)

17. (a) Describe the practices that a farmer should carry out to ensure uniform germination of seeds. (5 marks)

(b) Explain the factors that a farmer should consider in constructing a farm structure. (10 marks)

(c) Describe the uses of farm fences. (5 marks)

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