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Livelihood Education
Crop Production
Module 1
Select and Use Farm tools and Equipment
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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.
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the module.
Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities included
in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to
consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain
deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
Table of Contents
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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.
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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
2. Shovel
3. Rice Harvester
4. Wheel Barrow
5. Pruning Shear
6. Hand Tractor
7. Bolo
8. Harrow
9. Hand Fork
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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
PICTURE A 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.
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 like school garden and home garden.
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1. Digging Tools
Pick mattock Used for digging canals
Used for removing stumps and
stones
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Spading fork Used or loosening the soil,
digging out root crops, and
turning over the materials in a
compost heap
2. Cutting/
Harvesting Tools
Knife Used for cutting planting
materials and for performing other
operations in horticulture
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Sickle Used for harvesting of crops, grass
and cutting of other vegetable
matters
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Scythe Used for mowing grass or
reaping crops
3. Measuring tools
Meter stick Used for measuring the height
of plants.
Used to measure planting
distance
4. Cultivating tools
Hand trowel Used for balling seedlings.
Used for cultivating soil around
the plants
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Hand cultivator Used for cultivating garden plot
by loosening the soil and
removing young weeds around
the plants
5. Other horticultural
tools Used for cleaning the ground and
Rake
levelling the topsoil
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Wheel barrow Used for hauling trash, manures,
fertilizers, planting materials and
other equipment
Farm Implements
Farm Implements are accessories which are being pulled by working
animals or mounted to machineries (hand tractor, tractor) which are usually used
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in the preparation of land. These are usually made of a special kind of metals.
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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.
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Rice Harvester used for harvesting
rice grain, wheat grain
and flour
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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.
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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
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
Axe
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Wheel barrow
7. Rotavator
9. Water Pumps
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What I Have Learned
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What I Can Do
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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.
_____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
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_____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?
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
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_____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
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
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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.
14different
items.
Resourcefulnes It uses 4-5 It uses 2-3 It uses 1
s 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 well- some are not
organized. information organized.
are not
organized.
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Answer Key
What’s More
1. Used for cutting bigger posts. Assessment
Multiple Choice
1. C 11. A
2. 2. C 12. B
3. Weighing scale 3. B 13. C
4. Used for hauling trash, manures, 4. D 14. A
fertilizers, planting materials and other 5. D 15. B
equipment. 6. D
7. C
8. C
9. B
10. A
5.
6. Trailer
7. Used for tilling and pulverizing the soil.
8.
9. Used to draw irrigation water from a
source.
10. Grass cutter
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What I Can Do
For first use assembly unscrew the black filler cap and remove the additional service
kit stored inside the sprayer’s tank and place in a safe place for future use.
For fixing the harness attached the fix trap to the sprayer tank.
For operating instruction:
1. Before filling always check that the sprayer’s shoulder straps are correctly fitted and
adjusted so that the sprayer sits comfortable in your back.
2. Unscrew the large filler opening cap but do not remove the internal plastic filter.
3. Fill the sprayer to the desired level ensuring you do not exceed the maximum fill mark.
4. Replace the cap and screw down firmly
5. Operate the pump handle 8 to 10 times to draw liquid into the pump pressure chamber
and to provide the required working pressure.
6. To commence spraying depress the trigger handle until the desired flow rate is achieved.
7. Continue operating the pump handle using the steady motion to maintain pressure in the
sprayer pump whilst spraying.
8. Spray nozzles may be adjusted by twisting until the required spray pattern is obtained.
9. If the nozzles continue to drip after the trigger handle has been shut off there is probably
air in the discharge system (nozzle handle, tap and hose).
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References
Legit. “Farm Tools and Their Uses with Pictures”. Accessed May 18, 2020
https://www.legit.ng/1186398-farm-tools-uses-pictures.html
Slideshare. “Lesson 1 Use of Farm Tools and Equipment”. Accessed May 18,
2020
https://www.slideshare.net/RochelleNato/lesson-1-use-of-farm-tools-and-
equipment
Slideshare. “Farm Implements and Safety Practices in Using Farm Tools and
Equipment”. Accessed May 18, 2020
https://www.slideshare.net/RochelleNato/farm-implements-and-safety-practices-
in-using-farm-tools-and-equipment?qid=f4d74511-51f6-4a94-8e05-
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Slideshare. “Hand Tools Equipment and Implement” Accessed May 18, 2020
https://www.slideshare.net/arnelbuco/farm-tools-equipment-and-implements?
qid=aa4770eb-26d1-42b5-8cd7-7d1e7aefcf46&v=&b=&from_search=4
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