Technology and

Livelihood Education
Crop Production
Module 1
Select and Use Farm tools and Equipment
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Technology and Livelihood Education – Grade 7

Alternative Delivery Mode
Module 1: Select and Use Farm Tools and Equipment
First Edition, 2020
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Crop Production
Module 1:
Select and Use Farm Tools and
Equipment

Department of Education ● Republic of the Philippines

 Introductory Message
For the learner:
Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education 7 Alternative Delivery Mode
(ADM) Module on Selecting and Using Farm Tools and Equipment!

The module is designed to introduce you to the basic knowledge and basic skills which
apply to the efficient and productive use of natural resources. In developing the Crop
Production course, gender equity, enterprise and available resources have been recognized as
key features in determining learning outcomes and the design of learning experiences. It is
visualized that all of you will develop basic skills and acquire a level of knowledge that will
increase your awareness of the potential for employment and business opportunities or further
study and training; relevant to the areas of study you have chosen. Your success in exploratory
course of Crop Production leading Agricultural Crops Production NC I, Agricultural Crops
Production NC II and Horticulture lies in your own hands!

This module provides you meaningful opportunities for guided and independent learning
at your own pace and time. You will be able to process the contents of the learning resource
while being an active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

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What I Need to Know
competencies you are expected to learn in the
module.

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What I Know
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What’s In
current lesson with the previous one.

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situation.
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What is It
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module.
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What I Have Learned
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What I Can Do
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Assessment

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Additional Activities
lesson learned. This also tends retention of
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module.
Answer Key

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Table of Contents

What I Need to Know ---------------- 1

What I Know ---------------- 2

Module 1 Select and Use Farm Tools and Equipment

What’s In ---------------- 3
What’s New ---------------- 4
What is It ---------------- 5
What’s More ---------------- 18
What I Have Learned ---------------- 20
What I Can Do ---------------- 21
Assessment ---------------- 23
Additional Activities ---------------- 25
Answer Key ---------------- 27
References ---------------- 29
 What I Need to Know

This module is designed to help you master the basic knowledge of Crop
Production (Agricultural Crops Production NC I, Agricultural Crops Production NC II and
Horticulture). The scope of this module can be used in many different learning and daily
life situations. The used language recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students.
The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course.

This module consists of Selecting and Using Farm Tools and Equipment.

After going through this module, you should be able to:

1. identify farm tools and equipment according to use;
2. conduct pre-operation check-up in line with the manufacturer’s manual; and
3. use appropriate tools or equipment for the job requirement according to
manufacturer’s specifications and instructions.

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 What I Know
Before you start answering this module. Let us see how far you know about the
use of farm tools and equipment.
Directions: Read carefully the tools and equipment listed below. In your activity
notebook copy the table and put a check mark (/) in column familiar if you know the tool
or equipment. If you don’t know the tool or equipment put a check mark in the not
familiar column.
You Look Familiar
Name of Tool and Equipment Familiar Not Familiar
1. Spading Fork

2. Shovel
3. Rice Harvester

4. Wheel Barrow
5. Pruning Shear

6. Hand Tractor
7. Bolo

8. Harrow

9. Hand Fork

10. Meter Stick

11. Weighing Scale

12. Pick Mattock

13. Four Wheel Tractor

14. Knapsack Sprayer

15. Grass Cutter

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 Lesson
Selecting and Using Farm Tools
1 and Equipment

What’s In

Arrange Me!
Directions: Look at the following jumbled letters, rearrange them to name the picture.
Write your answer in your activity notebook.

1. skrilepnr 4. tcraotr

2. bloo
5. sohevl

3. rkae

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 What’s New

Activity 1. How do I Look?

Directions: Before we start the lesson, take a look at the picture below and answer the
following questions. Write your answer in your activity notebook.

1. How is Picture A differ from Picture B?

________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________.

2. What tools are commonly used to make Picture A become Picture B?

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 ________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________.

What is It

Farm tools, farm implements and farm equipment play very important role in crop
production. Their availability makes work much easier and faster. However, even if one
may have the most sophisticated tools, implements and equipment but does not know
how to use them, they are useless. In order to do farm operations successfully, one
must have a good working knowledge of the tools, implements and equipment before
using them.

FARM TOOLS, FARM IMPLEMENTS AND FARM EQUIPMENT

Hand Tools
Hand tools are usually light and are used without the help of animals or
machines. They are being used in performing farm activities which involve small areas

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like school garden and home garden.

Table 1: Classification of hand tools and their corresponding functions

Hand Tools Functions Illustration
1. Digging Tools
● Pick mattock
∙ Used for digging canals

∙ Used for removing stumps and

stones

● Crowbar
∙ Used for digging up big stones

and tree stumps

∙ Used for digging big holes

● Spade
∙ Used for digging canals and

ditches

∙ Used for removing trash and

mixing soil media

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∙ Shovel ∙ Used for digging loose soil,

removing trash, moving soil from

one place to another, and for
mixing soil media

∙ Grab hoe ∙ Used for breaking hard topsoil

and pulverizing soil

∙ Spading fork ∙ Used or loosening the soil,

digging out root crops, and turning

over the materials in a

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 compost heap

● Used for loosening and leveling

∙ Light hoe
soil and digging out furrows for
planting

Dull Bolo ● Used mainly for digging roots

and weeding gardens,
approximating the functions of a
garden hoe
● Smallest type of bolo

2. Cutting/Harvesting
Tools

∙ Knife ∙ Used for cutting planting

materials and for performing other

operations in horticulture

∙ Sickle ∙ Used for harvesting of crops, grass

and cutting of other vegetable

matters

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∙ Pruning shears ∙ Used for pruning unnecessary

branches and cutting planting

materials

∙ Sharp Bolo ∙ Used for cutting tall grasses and

weeds and chopping branches of

trees

∙ Axe ∙ Used for cutting

bigger posts

∙ Scythe ∙ Used for mowing grass or

reaping crops

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3. Measuring tools

∙ Meter stick ∙ Used for measuring the height of

plants.

∙ Used to measure planting

distance

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 ∙ Ruler ∙ Used for measuring the height of

plants

∙ Used to measure planting

distance

∙ pH meter ∙ Used to measure the

hydrogen-ion concentration (or

pH) indicating its acidity or
alkalinity of the soil

∙ Weighing scale ∙ Used for weighing vegetable

produce

4. Cultivating tools

∙ Hand trowel ∙ Used for balling seedlings.

∙ Used for cultivating soil around

the plants

∙ Hand cultivator ∙ Used for cultivating garden plot

by loosening the soil and

removing young weeds around
the plants

∙ Hand fork ∙ Used for inter-row cultivation

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5. Other horticultural
tools
∙ Used for cleaning the ground and
∙ Rake
levelling the topsoil

∙ Sprinkler ∙ Used for watering seedlings and

young plants

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∙ Water pail ∙ Used for hauling water, manure

and fertilizers

∙ Wheel barrow ∙ Used for hauling trash, manures,

fertilizers, planting materials and

other equipment

∙Knapsack sprayer ∙ Used for spraying pesticides and

liquid fertilizers in wide areas

∙ Hand Sprayer ∙ Used for spraying in small areas

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 ∙ Water hose ∙ Used for watering

Farm Implements
Farm Implements are accessories which are being pulled by working animals or
mounted to machineries (hand tractor, tractor) which are usually used in the preparation
of land. These are usually made of a special kind of metals.

Table 2: Farm Implements and their corresponding function

Implement Function Illustration
● Disc Plow ● used for tilling large
areas, making furrows
and inter row
cultivation

● Native Harrow ● used for tilling and

pulverizing the soil

● Rotavator ● used for tilling and

pulverizing the soil

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 ● Trailer ● commonly used for
the transport of
goods and materials

Farm Equipment
Farm equipment are machineries used in crop production. They are used in land
preparation and in transporting farm inputs and products. These equipment need a
highly skilled operator to use.

Table 3: Farm Equipment and their corresponding function

Equipment Function Illustration
● Hand Tractor ● used to pull a plow
and harrow in
preparing a large area
of land

● Four Wheel ● used to pull disc plow

Tractor and disc harrow in
preparing much bigger
area of land

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 ● Water Pumps ● used to draw irrigation
water from a source

● Grass Cutter ● used to keep the

grass trim

● Rice Harvester ● used for harvesting

rice grain, wheat grain
and flour

Pre-operative Check-up of Tools, Implements and Equipment

Pre-operational inspection of tools, implements and equipment prior to every use
will reduce the chance of operating in an unsafe manner. This makes it easier to spot
and deal with maintenance issues early before they turn into a problem causing down
time, damage or expensive repairs. Unsafe tool, implement and equipment can also
cause injury to the operator or other workers and damage to facilities or product.

1. Checking of Farm Implements

Farm implements like ordinary plow and wooden harrow should be checked
thoroughly before use. Loosened bolts and nuts should be tightened firmly.
For implements mounted on machineries, take into consideration the
following:
❖ Fit attachments according to the manufacturer's instructions.

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 ❖ Never alter, modify or raise the height of the draw bar unless provided for by
the manufacturer.
❖ Regularly check safety pins on towed lift-wing implements, to ensure they
are not worn.
❖ Ensure all guards on towed implements are in place before operating.
❖ Never hitch above the centerline of the rear axle, around the axle housing or
to the top link pin.
❖ Never adjust or work on implements while they are in motion.
❖ When parking, always lower the three-point linkage and towed
implement.
❖ Disc plow, and harrow, should also be lubricated on their moving parts like
bearings.

2. Pre-Operational Checks for Tractors

Whether you have been farming for 50 years or 50 days, you should start
your work day with a pre-operational check of your tractors before heading out to the
field. By checking your tractor before using it, you could prevent costly repairs, down
time and aggravation. Before even starting the tractor, go through the following
checklist items.
● Fuel level - Make sure you have sufficient fuel in the tank.
● Check your battery - Make sure that the battery terminals are not corroded.
● Check your tires - Not only should you check the air pressure but also make
sure that the lug nuts are tight. Look at the condition (e.g., tread) of the tires. If
you notice that you have low tire pressure, look for air leakage from around the
valve stem.
● Loose or defective parts - Take time to really examine the tractor to look for
loose or defective parts such as a frayed or worn fan belt. Replace, tighten or
make necessary repairs before heading out to the field.
● SMV (Slow Moving Vehicle) Emblem - If your SMV emblem is faded or
distorted in color or shape, it is time to replace it with a new SMV emblem to
increase your visibility to others.
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 ● Fluid leaks - Look for any fluid leaks on the ground beneath the tractor. Also
check fluid levels for coolant, engine oil, and hydraulic oil levels as well. You can
do some very serious damage to your tractor if you run out of these fluids.
● Operator's platform area - You may spend much of your day on the operator
platform so check the steps to make sure you can get safely on and off of the
tractor. Examine the area around the seat to make sure it is clear of debris or
tools that could cause you to trip. You should have a rollover protection structure
(ROPS) on your tractor so always make sure your seat belt is operable and that
you buckle it.
● Fire extinguisher - Check your fire extinguisher to make sure it is charged.
● Lighting/flashers - Check headlights and warning lights/flashers to make sure
all of the lights are working and replace bulbs if necessary.
● Visibility from operator's seat - Clean any dirty cab windows to provide the
best visibility for you from the operator's seat.

You may think this will take too much time, but it is better to take the time rather
than to have a break down in the middle of the road or to cause serious damage (e.g.,
engine seizes) to your equipment.

Manufacturer’s Manual
A manufacturer’s manual is also called an instruction manual or a user guide. It is
an instructional book or booklet that is supplied with almost all technologically advanced
consumer products. It is always advisable to follow manufacturer’s instructions to
understand the operations of a piece of tool, implement and equipment.

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Sample Manufacturer’s Manual

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 What’s More

Activity 4. Fill Me Up

Directions: Copy the table in your activity notebook and supply the missing
information. If the missing information is in Column 1, write the name of the tool,
implement, or equipment. If the missing information is in Column 2, write its function. Or,
if the missing information is in Column 3, draw the image of the tool, implement or
equipment.
Tools, Implement, Function Illustration
Equipment

1. Axe

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 It is used for breaking
2. Grab hoe
hard topsoil and
pulverizing soil.
It is used for weighing
3. _________
vegetable produce.

4. Wheel barrow

5. Native Harrow It is used for tilling and

pulverizing the soil.

6. _________ It is commonly used for the

transport of goods and
materials.

7. Rotavator

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8. Four Wheel Tractor It is used to pull disc plow
and disc harrow in preparing
much bigger area of land.

9. Water Pumps

10. _________ It is used to keep the

grass trim.

What I Have Learned

MESSAGE SENT

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 What I Can Do

Activity 5. This Is It!

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Directions: Carefully read and understand the sample manufacturer’s manual found on
the next page and answer the question below. Write your answer in your activity
notebook.

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 Assessment

Directions: Carefully read and understand each question and select the best answer by
writing the letter of your choice in your activity notebook.

_____1. What tool does NOT belong to the group?

A. Ruler C. Pruning shears

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 B. Weighing Scale D. Meterstick
_____2. Your father requested you to get 2 sacks of animal manure from the storage
area. What tool should you use to transport the sacks of manure?
A. Spade C. Wheel Barrow
B. Shovel D. Pick mattock
_____3. Which tool resembles the appearance of a spoon and is used for transferring
soil?
A. Grab hoe C. Spade
B. Shovel D. Spading fork
_____4. Why do we need to conduct pre-operative check-up of tools, implement and
equipment before starting to work?
A. It is to repair defective tools.
B. It is to check if tools are serviceable.
C. It is to determine functionality of tools, implement and equipment.
D. It is to check, repair and determine the functionality of tools, implement and
equipment.
_____5. What manual do we check before using the equipment?
A. subscriber’s manual C. equipment’s manual
B. farmer’s manual D. manufacturer’s manual
_____6. Why do farm tools, implements and equipment play an important role in crop
production?
A. It makes work easier.
B. It saves time and effort.
C. It makes work faster.
D. All of the above
_____7. Which of the following is best used for applying insecticides?
A. Water pail C. Sprayer
B. Sprinkler D. Pruning shears
_____8. Mang Jose’s rice field is now ready for harvest. He needs an equipment to
harvest the rice grain to save time and labor cost. What equipment is
appropriate to use?

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 A. Rice seeder C. Rice harvester
B. Corn dehusker D. Tractor
_____9. Which of the following are cutting tools?
A. Rake, wheel barrow, and knife
B. Pruning shear, sickle and bolo
C. Hand fork, grab hoe, shovel and axe
D. Wheel barrow, sickle, knife and bolo
_____10. Why is it important to check the tractor before using?
A. Prevent costly repair C. Cause damage to the equipment
B. Delay work schedule D. Add burden to the operator
_____11. What tool that is used for clearing the ground and clearing the topsoil?
A. Rake C. Hand trowel
B. Light hoe D. Hand cultivator
_____12. What equipment is used to trim grass?
A. Water pump C. Tractor
B. Grass cutter D. Mechanical grain drier
_____13.Which of the following is an example of an implement?
A. Rice seeder C. Rotavator
B. Tractor D. Combined harvester
_____14. Which of the following is pulled by working animals or mounted to machine?
A. Farm Implement C. Hand tool
B. Equipment D. Machine
_____15. What implement is used for tilling and pulverizing soil?
A. Plow C. Hand tractor
B. Harrow D. Four wheel tractor

Additional Activities

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Activity 6: SCRAPBOOK
After learning about this module, you will be compiling pictures of farm tools,
implement and equipment following the procedures below.

Procedure:
1. Collect pictures of various farm tools, implement, equipment and instructional
manual. You may clip pictures from the internet, old books, magazines, newspaper,
etc.
2. Cut the pictures and paste them to a short bond paper. Then, write their function/s.
3. Compile the sheets in one folder and submit them to your teacher

Rubric:
10 7 5 Earned
Points
Creativity The lay-out is The lay-out is The lay-out
appealing. The good. There needs
use of color and seems to be a improvement
texts add little in selecting
interest and consistency in colors and
appeal. the use of text.
colors and
texts
Content The display has The display The display
properly has properly has properly
labelled 15 or labelled more labelled 10
more different than 10 but and less
items. less than different items.

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items.
Resourcefulness It uses 4-5 It uses 2-3 It uses 1
different different recyclable
recyclable recyclable material
materials materials (magazine,
(magazine, (magazine, newspaper,
newspaper, newspaper, etc.).
etc.). etc.).
Organization The output is The output The output is
and Neatness very neat and has minimal messy and all
all information neatness and information
are some are not
well-organized. information organized.
are not
organized.

Answer Key

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