FARM TOOL, IMPLEMENTS

AND EQUIPMENT
FARM IMPLEMENTS,
IDENTIFICATION
EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS
Farm Implements
– accessories which are pulled by
draft animals or mounted to
mechanized equipment.
Plows/Plough
- used for initial soil preparation for
sowing seed or planting to loosen or turn
the soil

Plowing
- generally the first step in land preparation
- inverts the soil and cover the trash, but
leave the soil in large clumps
NATIVE PLOW
Disk Plow
Harrow
- used to chop up unwanted weeds or crop
remainders and reduces soil clumps

Harrowing
- usually follows after plowing

- done to further reduce /

PULVURIZE the size of the soil
surface as well as kill weeds
Disk Harrow
Spike Tooth harrow
SPRINGTOOTH HARROW

ROTARY HARROW
Cultivators

- used to breakup, churn and aerate the soil

when seeds are already planted
- implements mounted to a tractor used
for tilling and pulverizing the soil

Cultivation/ intertillage
- is the tillage between seedling emergence
and crop harvest.
Benefits of Cultivation/ Intertillage

- Control of weeds

- Improved water infiltration

- Improved soil aeration

- Conservation of moisture

- Loosen compacted soil

- Enhance crop emergence

ROW CROP CULTIVATORS

FIELD CULTIVATORS
Rotavators/ Rototillers
Handy Rototiller
Farm Equipment –
mechanized farm equipment used
for :
- transporting farm inputs and
products
- pulling agricultural machinery
for plowing, harrowing, cultivating
and
- harvest and post harvest
activities
Hand Tractor - is used to pull a
plow and harrow in preparing a large
area of land.
Four Wheel Tractor – is used to
pull disc plow and disc harrow in preparing
much bigger area of land.
 Rice Seeder
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Rice Harvester
- a farm machine used for harvesting rice
crops
Rice Reaper

- a farming tool that reaps, cuts and

gathers rice crops at harvest
Corn Sheller
- a hand-held device or a piece of machinery
to shell corn kernels of the cob for feeding
to livestock or for other uses.
Water Pump- are
used to draw
irrigation water from
a source.
Generator - is a device that converts
motive power into electrical power for
use in an external circuit.
WEIGHING SCALE - are devices to
measure weight.
- objects that are usually light and are
used without the help of animals
and machines

- used in performing farm activities which

involve small areas like school
garden and home garden.
Water Pail
- a vessel of wood, tin, or plastic,
usually cylindrical and having a handle,
used especially for carrying water.
Hand Sprinkler
- a device perforated with
small holes that is attached to
a garden hose or watering can
and used to spray plants, lawns,
etc, with water.
Water Hose

- a flexible tube
for conveying
liquid, such
as water, to a
desired point.
Wheel Barrow
- a small cart with a single
wheel at the front and
two supporting legs and
two handles at the rear,
used typically for carrying
loads in building-work or
gardening.
Hand Sprayer

- a piece of
equipment that is
used to apply
herbicides, pesticides,
and fertilizers on
agricultural crops.
Knapsack Sprayer
- a spraying apparatus consisting
of a knapsack tank together with
pressurizing device, line,
and sprayer nozzle
- used chiefly in spraying
fungicides or insecticides.
Bolo
- long heavy knife with a
single edge used as a
cutting instrument
Garden Knife

- great for cutting

twine, opening bags
and plant ties,
harvesting and so
many more.
Pruning Shears
- a type of scissors
used to prune hard
branches of trees
and shrubs,
sometimes up to
two centimeters
thick.
Axe
- a tool typically
used for chopping
wood, usually a
steel blade
attached at a right
angle to a
wooden handle.
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Crow Bar
- used as a lever either to force apart
two objects, open nailed wooden
crates, remove nails, or pry apart
boards.
- this is used for digging holes and
for digging out big stones and
stumps.
Hand Cultivator
- a gardening tool that
is used to turn the soil
where plants and
vegetables are planted,
or it can be used to
remove weeds from
soil in a garden.
Hand Fork
- used for
loosening, lifting
and turning over
soil in gardening
and farming.
- USED for inter-
row cultivation
Hand Trowel
- used for
loosening the soil
around the
growing plants and
putting small
amount of manure/
fertilizer in the soil.
Grab Hoe
- an ancient and versatile
agricultural hand tool
used to shape the soil,
control weeds, clear soil,
and harvest root crops
- this is used for
breaking hard topsoil
and pulverizing soil
Light hoe
is used for loosening and
levelling soil and digging
out furrows for planting
Pick Mattock
- is used for digging canals, breaking
hard topsoil and for digging up stones
and tree stumps.
Spade
- is used for
removing trash or
soil, digging canals or
ditches and mixing
soil media.
Shovel is used in
removing trash,
digging, loose soil,
moving soil from
one place to
another and for
mixing soil media.
Rake is used for cleaning the
ground and levelling the topsoil.
Spading fork is
used for
loosening the
soil, digging out
root crops and
turning over the
materials in a
compost heap.
Sickle is a
handheld
agricultural tool
with a variously
curved blade
typically used for
cutting weeds.
The technical know-how on
the safety measures in the
use of farm tools as well as their
care and maintenance is a
must. It helps prevent farm
workers from any untoward
accident and prolong the life
span of the various farm
facilities/tools/ equipment.
PRE-OPERATIVE CHECK
UP OF FARM TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT
Preventive maintenance - an
activity or operation done to
prevent malfunction of
tools and equipment and it is
done to prolong the useful life of
tools and equipment
Repair - to restore to good
condition something broken or
damaged
1. Remove/ clean some of the rust
off the blade
- extend the life of the tool
-clean accumulated rust and dirt
off all metal surfaces with a wire
brush
-remove stubborn rust from
small tools with fine steel wool
- use medium-grit sandpaper to
remove rust on larger tools
such as shovels, spades, and
hoes.
1I. Sharpening the blade
- it will cut through the soil better, and thus
require less effort to use
-a whetstone is an ideal tool to use to keep
all of the cutting edges of your garden tools
honed.
- it is advisable that tools are stable before
working on a whetstone using a bench vise
- when sharpening, try to maintain the original
factory bevel or angle.
1I. Sharpening the blade
- apply a little bit of lubricating oil to the end of
the tool and carefully begin to work the stone over
the blade.
- when sharpening with a file, do not use oil.
- always push the file across the blade in a motion
away from your body.
- move the file diagonally, so that its cutting teeth
are biting into the metal on the tool.
1II. Farm implements
should be checked
thoroughly before
use.
- Loosened bolts and
nuts should be tightened
firmly.
1V. Plows and harrows
should also be lubricated on
their moving parts like
bearings.
- Oil helps tool to work as
intended and will also prevent
the formation of rust.
V. Tractors should be
tuned-up very well by skilled
operator.
- Check on their oil, lubricant,
fuel and cooling system.
VI.Tools that are worn out
should be separated and be
fixed immediately to avoid
accident
END OF PRESENTATION
Assignment #1 : Search engine… Group project
(Performance Innovative task) 20% of midterm
grade

GUIDE ME…
1.Visit any appropriate site about how to sharpen:
Hoes, forks, shears, and spades

2. Make a brochure-type (3 fold) step by step

procedure/guide about these. Include photos. For
the pictures taken from online sites, copy the URL
and paste below the pictures. One brochure per
tool.

3. Submit printed and e-copy.

Assignment II: Search engine… Group project (Performance
Innovative task) 20% of midterm grade

HOW TO… FARM EQUIPMENT

1. Compile pictures of at least 6 farm tools/implements/

equipment and its instructional manual (except those tools
on Assignment #1) You may clip pictures from the internet.
For the pictures taken from online sites, copy the URL and
paste below the pictures. Example: How to properly use a
spade.

2. Make a brochure (book type) out of those compiled

pictures and instructional manual.

Example: visit this site: https://wikihow.com/Use-a-Tiller

3. Submit printed and e-copy.

LABORATORY TASK #2 (Submit July 26,2018).

Ask and be Guided

ESTIMATING FARM INPUTS AND LABOR REQUIREMENTS

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTION:
1. Visit a vegetable farm near the school or home
2. Get the following data
a. Area in square meters. Is the area owned or rented? How much if rented?
b. Crop
c. Age of crop (days or months)
d. Quantity of planting materials (in kgs). How much is the cost of the planting materials?
e. Number of workers prepared the land
f. Number of days consumed in preparing the area
g. Amount of salary given to each worker during land preparation
h. Number of worker planted the area
i. Number of days consumed in planting the area
j. Amount of salary paid in planting the area
k. Number of worker fertilized the area from planting up to the date of this survey.
l. Quantity of fertilizer used from planting up to the date where survey was made. How much is the
fertilizer cost?
m. Amount of salary paid in applying fertilizer from planting to the date of this survey
n. Quantity of fertilizer to be used after the survey until harvesting. How much is the fertilizer cost?
o. Number of workers required to perform fertilization after the survey until final
harvesting
p. Amount of salary needed for fertilizer application after this survey until harvesting
q. Estimated irrigation expenses from planting up to harvesting
r. Estimated worker hired to perform irrigation from planting to harvesting.
s. Estimated days for spraying insecticides
t. Estimated workers needed for spraying insecticides
u. Estimated cost of insecticide used in spraying
v. Workers salary during spraying of insecticides
w. Estimated number of weeding operation
x. Estimated worker needed in weeding
y. Workers salary during weeding
z. Estimated worker employ during harvesting
3. Present your data in tabular form