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Agricultural Crop
Production
EXPLORATORY COURSE
Grade 7/8

Module # 4:
PERFORM ESTIMATION AND BASIC
CALCULATIONS
 What I Need to Know

This Learner’s Materials on Conducting Pre-Agricultural Farm Operations

contains various Learning Competencies designed to develop the
knowledge, skills, and attitude of Grade 9 Technology and Livelihood (TLE)
students. The lesson deals with the identification and classification of farm
tools, and materials according to use.
Conducting pre-agricultural farm operations is one of the Core
Competencies in Agricultural Crop Production NC I. Students must be able to
take the three (3) core competencies to finish the module. The teacher must
conduct an assessment towards the end of this module to evaluate the
underpinning knowledge, skills, and attitudes of the students based from the
set of criteria in the Training Regulations/prepared by Technical Education
and Skills Development Authority (TESDA).

Learning Objectives:
A. Identify the processes involved in the farming cycle.
B. Follow procedures in reporting to appropriate person/s the estimate of
materials and resources.
C. Perform estimations or calculations to be done according to the job
Requirement.

WHAT I KNOW?
PRE-TEST

Let’s check how much you already know about estimation and basic
calculations. Take this test.

Test I. Identification. Choose the letter of a word inside the box that will
make thesentence correct. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
a. seed b. estimating c. kilogram d. plowing e. fertilizers
f. treshing g. farming cycle h. area i. addition j. insecticides
1. A is a small embryonic plant
enclosed in a covering calledthe seed coat, usually
with some stored food.
2. are chemical substances
supplied to the crops to increasetheir productivity.
3. is a substance for killing insects.
4. is a process of loosening or
turning the soil before sowingseed or planting.
5. is a process of separating grain
from a plant usually withthe action of a revolving
mechanism.
 6. involves different stages in the
production of a certaincrop.
7. pre-farming process of
determining the cost ofproduction of the crop.
8. a unit used to determine a measure of
length.
9. is the surface a certain object occupies.
10. the process or skill of
calculating the total of two ormore amounts.

Estimate of Materials and Resources

WHAT’S IN?

The availability of farm tools, implements, and simple

equipment is one of the important factors needed to make farm work easier,
better, and faster. These make tools, implements, and equipment play a very
important role in successful agricultural crop production operations.
However, their availability alone does not guarantee success in production if
the farmer/owner does not know how to use them. For the farmer/owner to
perform agricultural operations successfully, he/she must have a good
working knowledge of tools, implements, and equipment prior to use.

WHAT’S NEW?

Farm cycle

WHAT MAKES FARMING WONDERFUL

Land Preparation

Harvest and
FARMING Planting
Post Harvest
CYCLE

Plant care
 Farming cycle is the cycle of activities related to the
growth and harvest of a crop. The cycle starts with crop
selection. The crop election process include different laborious
activities like surveying of prices of different crops, market
demand, sale potential, budget requirement, feasibility of the
crop, and crop productivity.

To produce higher crop yield, it depends on different

farm activities. Farm activities needed capital to finance cost
of production such as farm inputs and labor requirements
essential in farming cycle. Every stages of farming cycle is
composed of different inputs, labor requirement, and workers.
Some of the farm input needs are the following: equipment,
planting materials (seed, etc.), fertilizers,and pesticides, etc.

The stages of crop management involved different

services that needed farm worker to do a task in production.
The farm owner capital is relevant in the process of farming
cycle dependent on crop requirements. As we see in the table
below is the farm inputs, activities and worker to perform the
task in the stages of farming cycle/crop production.
Areas of Concern
I. FARM INPUTS
a). Planting materials
b). Pesticides (herbicides, insecticides, etc.)
c). Fertilizers
d).Sprayer
II. LAND AND PLANTING MATERIALS PREPARATION
a. Area (in hectare)
b. Crop (seeds)
c. Age of crop (in days)
d. Quantity of planting materials (in kgs)
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 (in pesos)
III. PLANTING
a. Number of workers planted the area
b. Number of days consumed in planting the area
c. Amount of salary paid in planting the area (in pesos)
IV. PLANT CARE
a. Number of worker fertilized the area from planting up to the date of this
survey
b. Quantity of fertilizer used from planting up to the date where survey was
made
c. Amount of salary paid in applying fertilizer from planting to the date of this
survey
d. Quantity of fertilizer to be used after the survey until harvesting (in sacks)
e. Number of workers required to perform fertilization after the survey until
final harvesting
f. Amount of salary needed for fertilizer application after this survey until
harvesting
g. Estimated irrigation expenses from planting up to harvesting
h. Estimated workers hired to perform irrigation from planting to harvesting
i. Estimated days for spraying insecticides
j. Estimated workers needed for spraying insecticides
k. Estimated cost of insecticide used in spraying
l. Workers salary during spraying of insecticides
m. Estimated number of weeding operation
n. Estimated workers needed in weeding
o. Workers salary during weeding
IV. HARVEST and POST HARVEST PROCESSES
a. Estimated workers employ during harvesting
b. Estimated workers involved in hauling
c. Estimated workers involved in drying and storing
Estimate of Farm Activities

How to determine the cost of your

production?

The cost of production

is the peso value of all
your inputs in growing a
specific crop. To produce
a hectare of corn, the inputs needed would include a
number of seed, fertilizer, labor, machinery and time. Each
of these units has a peso value. Add them up, and you
have the cost production of the crop.

Determining the cost of the production of your crop is very important

on knowing how well your farm business is doing. It enables you how
to evaluate how efficiently resources are being utilized, to predict
how your business will respond to specific changes, and how to make
other useful decisions for attaining your goals.

Perform Estimation on Farm Activities

Table 1 Shows data of farm activities estimating the cost for 1 hectare piece of land
preparation for rice for first cropping 2019-2020.
FARM NO. OF NO. LABORCOST TOTAL
ACTIVITIES WORKER QUANTITY (PESOS) (PESOS)
plowing 1 person four wheel 1,800 1,80
hand tractor
construction 4 persons 300 1,200
and
repair dikes
harrowing four wheel 1,600 1,600
tractor
field levelling man 100 1,000
animal
day
TOTAL 5,600

Table 2 Shows an example calculations of cost estimates for 1 hectare

plant care(crop management) fertilization for rice 2019 (first cropping).
Farm No. Quantity Cost Labor No. of TOTAL
Activities of (price) Cost Application (PESOS)
/Materials Worker per (PESOS)
Quantity
(PESOS)
applying 4 p 300/ 3 times 3,600
fertilizer person
Fertilizers (unit
sack)
complete 2 2,400
(14-14-4) 2 1,200 1,960
urea (45-0-0 2 980 2,120
0-0-60 1,060
TOTAL 10,080
 ASSESSMENT

Choose the best answer. Write your answer on a separate

sheet.
1. A is a small embryonic plant enclosed in a
covering called the seed coat, usually with some stored
food.
A. seed B. fertilizer C. plow D. weed
2. are chemical substances supplied to the crops
to increase their productivity.
A. seed B. fertilizer C. insecticide D. weed
3. is a substance for killing insects.
A. seed B. fertilizer C. insecticide D. weed
4. is a process of loosening or turning the soil
before sowing seed or planting.
A. plowing B. treshing C. transplanting D.
weeding
5. is a process of separating grain from a plant
usually with the action of a revolving mechanism.
A. plowing B. treshing C. transplanting D.
weeding
6. involves different stages in the production of a
certain crop.
A. farming cycle B. water cycle C.
weeding D. treshing
7. pre-farming process of determining the cost of
production of the crop.
A. clearing B. estimating C. plowing D. treshing
8. a unit used to determine a measure of length.
A. liter B. kilogram C. meter D. second
9. is the surface a certain object occupies.
A. area B. field C. plot D. canal
10. the process or skill of
calculating the total of two or more amounts.

Congratulations! You did a great job!

Rest and relax a while then move on
to the next lesson. Good luck!
 Answer Key

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