FACULTY OF PLANTATION AND AGROTECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA (UiTM)

MELAKA BRANCH JASIN CAMPUS

AT110:
DIPLOMA IN PLANTING INDUSTRY MANAGEMENT

FPA 100:
FIELDWORK 1

LOGBOOK REPORT:
WEEK 1&2

PREPARED BY:
NAME STUDENT NO GROUP
NUR SOFEA ALANIS BINTI ZULKIFLI 2022467006 M3AT1101D

PREPARE FOR:
MISS SITI NURUL ATIKA BINTI ABU SAMAH
ACTIVITY CONTENT :

DATE : 14 OCTOBER 2022

TOPIC : Land clearing

TIME : 8.00 am – 12.00 pm

PLACE : Share Farm UITM Jasin Campus

OBJECTIVES :

• To get rid of unwanted plants

• To make sure crops get full nutrients
• To prepare the land for planting process

1.0 INTRODUCTION
Land clearing is a process of cleaning the land from all things such as plants, stones and
others. The purpose of this process is to ensure that the trees that will be planted get all their
needs such as sunlight, nutrients and water. Usually, this process is done using machines
such as tractors to be faster and easier

2.0 NATURE OF WORK DONE

Time Place Activity Remark
7.30am – 8.00am Agrotech In the morning,
we were
assembled and
meets in front of
the Plantation
and
Agrotechnology
office with all
students, staff
and lecturer.
8.00am – 8.30am We were given
briefing about
the task in the
field and sang a
planter song
together with a
spirit and loudly.
8.30am- 8.50am We walked
together by
group orderly to
our crops and
afterwards we
lined up by class
in front of
Graduate
Employments
(GE). They
 divided the areas
for our groups to
start activity
clearing.
8.50am – We started land
10.30am clearing after got
the instructions
Share Farm UITM from Graduate
Jasin Campus Employments
(GE) and split up
to do the clearing
that have been
given areas using
tools like hoes
and machete.
10.30am – We were
11.00am instructed to rest
for 30 minutes
and shared some
drink.
11.00am - After that, we
11.40am continued more
land clearing and
work together to
speed up land
clearing
processed.
11.40am – We stopped after
12.30am completed the
land clearing and
gathered to hear
some briefing
from Graduate
Employment (GE)
for next week
task.

3.0 TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

NO TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NOTE
1. Hoe
Price – RM 35.00
Function – to dig soil
and remove heavy
things
2. Farm shoes
Price – RM 30.00
Function – protect
legs from any
injuries

3. Shovel
Price – RM 7.00
Function – digging
and lifting soil from
one place to another
4. Gardening hat
Price – RM 8.00
Function – as a
shield from sun’s
harsh rays

5. Hand gloves
Price – RM 1.50
Function – provide
protection for hands
from dangerous
things and keep
hands clean

6. Machete
Price – RM 21.00
Function – cutting
long grass and small
trees
7. Mini hoe and soil
rake
Price – RM 12.00
Function – weeding
and breaking up
compacted soil

8. Wheelbarrow
Price – RM 75.00
Function – carry
heavy loads such as
grass , soil and farm
tools

4.0 OBSERVATION
NO IMAGE DESCRIPTION
1. We listened to
briefing from GE
about what to do
at the crop.

2. This was our first

task which is land
clearing and it
was really
exhausted for the
first time.
3. More pictures of
us while doing
land clearing.This
was at the back of
the plot and we
were clearing
weeds.
5.0 COSTING
No Item Price Per Number Of Total (RM)
Unit (RM) Units
1. Hoe RM 35.00 29 RM 609.00
2. Machete RM 21.00 4 RM 140.00
3. Tools and RM 39.70 29 RM 1151.30
Equipment
4. Wheel RM 75.00 1 RM 75.00
barrow
Total Cost (RM) RM 1975.30

6.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

There are various ways to do land clearing other than manual which is based on human labor.
For instance,some farmers do burn their land as it take less time and more efficient.We also
learn a few new weeds that found in the plot.

7.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
There are some equipment used that are damaged such as a loose hoe. Therefore, the
damaged equipment should be separated so that the safety of the students is guaranteed and
the work done becomes easier.

8.0 CONCLUSION
In the first week, we learned a lot about the correct procedure to do land clearing activities
and know the importance of land clearing.
ACTIVITY CONTENT :

DATE : 21 OCTOBER 2022

TOPIC : Liming

TIME : 8.00 am – 12.00 pm

PLACE : Share Farm UITM Jasin Campus

OBJECTIVES :

o To raise the pH level of the soil that suit for planting crops
o To supply the soil with sufficient nutrients such as Calcium (Ca) and Magnesium
(Mg)
o To improve soil physical condition

1.0 INTRODUCTION

Liming is the next step after land clearing. This process plays a very important role in
plant growth because plants need suitable soil to grow, so if the soil has a pH that is too
low, it will result in the plant not being able to live. Soil pH suitable for plants is between
5.5 - 6.5, this is the best for our plants.

2.0 NATURE OF WORK DONE

Time Place Activity Remark
7.30am – 8.00am Equipment We were assembled by group at
room equipment room and instructed
by our leader to bring hoes.
8.00am – 8.30am Agrotech We were given briefing about
liming materials and
information about ‘Dolomite
Sand’.
8.30am – 10.30am Afterwards,we started to do the
liming and split to sprinkle the
‘Dolomite Sand’around our crop
areas.
10.30am – 11.00am We took a short break to rest
Share farm and drinks some water.
11.00am -11.40am UITM Jasin We continued more liming to
Campus finish the ‘Dolomite Sand’ until
it fills the surface of the ground.
1.40am – 12.30pm We stopped after completed the
liming and gathered by a group
to hear some briefing from
Graduate Employment (GE) for
next week task.2
3.0 TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT
NO TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT NOTE
1. Limestone
powder
1
bag/50000
g
=RM 35.00
4.0 OBSERVATION
NO IMAGE DESCRIPTION
1 Some briefing
from our lecture
explaining
about task that
we need to do
before go to the
plot.

2 We still doing
land clearing at
the other part of
plot.
3 This is the
result after land
clearing.

4 This is after
plowing using a
tractor.

5.0 COSTING
Material cost Labour cost Total cost
50000g = RM 35.00 Salary = RM 1600.00
Work times = 9 hours
RM 35.00/50000g RM 1600.00/23 days
=0.0007/g = RM 69.60 RM 35.00 + RM 69.60
Amount used = RM 69.60/9 hours = RM 104.60
50000g = RM 7.73/hour
50000g x RM 0.0007/g 9 hours x RM 7.73
= RM 35.00 = RM 69.60
6.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
I think making the liming process by hand takes a long time and is not spread evenly.
Therefore, I hope to be able to use technology that allows the liming to be spread faster and
save costs.
7.0 CONCLUSIONS
I concluded that I learnt many things about liming on how to use it properly and the benefits
to our crops.