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OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the learner is expected to:
1. enumerate the tools and equipment used in horticulture.
2. identify the uses and functions of horticulture tools and equipment.
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Farm tools and equipment are needed to achieve the task in horti-
crop production. Its helps to

Hand Tools
Bolo
-is used as a farming implement for cutting
grasses, harvesting crops, and chopping
branches of trees.

Crowbar
-a steel bar used in digging holes or dig out stones
or stumps. It can be used as a lever arm.

Pick Mattock
-t is a handy tool to dig and break stones.
Grub Hoe
-This tool helps to brake hard topsoil.

Spade
The tool is used for removing soil or trash, dig canals

Shovel
he shovel one can quickly remove any trash, dig, move
and mix the soil.

Rake
to clean the ground and level the topsoil.
Spading Fork
It is used for digging out roots, loosening the soil or
turning the materials in the compost heap.

Light Hoe
It is used for levelling and loosening soil or digging the
furrows for planting

Hand Trowel
t is used for loosening the soil around plants.

Hand Cultivator
It is used for cultivating garden plot and removing the
weeds
Pruning Shears
It is a great tool to cut branches of trees and
bushes.

Axe
It helps to cut big size branches.

Knife
It is a universal tool for cutting.

Sprinklers
It is the tool for watering plants.
Sprayers
This one is used for spraying insecticides.

Wheelbarrow
It is used to remove the trash, haul fertilizers,
manures, planting materials, and other things

Sickle
It is a well known and ancient hand-held agricultural
tool that has a curved blade, it is used for cutting
weeds.

Scythe
In agriculture, the scythe is a versatile hand-held tool
for mowing cereals (including wheat) and other
herbaceous plants.
Machinery and Technological Tools

Tractor
It is a vehicle that is specially designed to
haul different types of loads or agriculture
equipment and constructions.

Cultivator
This is a kind of secondary tillage. The machine in most cases is
equipped with rotary motion. It is used to remove the weeds or pulverize
and stir the soil before planting.

Cult packer
This is the equipment that is used to crush
soil clods, press small stones, remove air
pockets and so on.

Plough
One of the most ancient agricultural tool. The
function of this tool is to cultivate the soil, to
prepare it for sowing. Traditionally the tool was
pulled by an animal, in modern times, it is
pulled by a tractor. The tool can be made of
different materials, the types of construction
may also be different, but the main part is the blade that cuts the soil and
loosens it
Harrows
This is the tool for smoothing out and breaking
up the surface of the soil.

Subsoiler
The tool is tractor-mounted equipment that is
used to break up and loosen the soil while
deep tillage. It is used to improve the growth of
crops in the areas where the soil compaction is a
problem.

Irrigation sprinkler or water sprinkler

A tool that is used to irrigate a field of
crops, it allows to irrigate big areas and
maintain the needed level of humidity.
Agricultural roller
It is used for breaking up large clumps of soil
or flattening the land. The roller is pulled by a
tractor.

Seed Drill
This is the tool that is used for sowing seeds
of crops. The tool allows sowing the seeds at
needed, equal distance and proper depth.
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N S H O V E L C I
D P K F
T A R A L E
R D A X E
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L S C Y T H E

W H E E L B A R R O W
1. BOLO 6.
HANDTROWEL
2. SHOVEL 7. SICKLE
3. KNIFE 8. AXE
4. WHEELBARROW 9. SPADE
5. SCYTHE 10. RAKE
Read the following situations and decide what is/are the tools needed to
accomplished the task.
Situation Tool/s to be Used
1. Jason wanted to remove the
aphids/insects infecting his
vegetables. He needed to spray
insectides to the vegetables.
2. May needed to dig and break
the stones for her garden plot.
3. Mario is required to transport
fertilizers, manures, and planting
materials.
4. Jake needed to cut the tall
grasses blocking the sunlight in
his garden.
5. Karen used this tool for digging
out roots, loosening the soil or
turning the materials in the
compost heap.
At the end of the lesson, the learner is expected to:
1. enumerate the tools and equipment used in horticulture.
2. identify the uses and functions of horticulture tools and equipment.

Maintenance of Farm Tools and Equipment

Proper Maintenance of Farm Tools and Equipment
1. Sharpen tool before and after use. 
When you sharpen tools it reduces the amount of force you need to apply
to accomplish the task. Blunt tools may break when being used.

2. Oil or grease metal parts.

This will prevent rusts of metal parts of tools and equipment. Oiling the
movable parts makes the tools easy to work with. It also increases
the efficiency of the tool or equipment.

3. Wooden handles should be strong.

Make sure tools with wooden handles are strong and durable. If there is
any defect, replace them

4. Hang your garden tools.

Keep your tools hanged . Leaving them on the floor can cause rusts as they
may come in contact with moisture. Leaving tools on the floor may cause
injury to persons or persons stepping on them may break or deform them,
causing them to be unsuitable for work.

5. Store tools in their original cases.

Some tools and equipment come in their special cases to keep them
protected for damage. Make sure to clean and keep them in their original
cases.

7. Dry Tools After Use

After using tools or equipment, clean and make sure they are dried before
packing or hanging them. This will prevent them from rusting.

Write True if the statement is correct about maintenance of farm tools

and equipment
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