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GRADE 5
AGRICULTURE WORKBOOK
WEEK 3 & 4

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FARM TOOLS
tool uses

Yoke Mounting livestock used in farming

Ox drawn plough Cultivating soil
Ox drawn harrow Cultivating and loosening the soil
Ox drawn planter Sowing seeds and applying fertilisers
Hoe Digging , making ridges, weeding
Rake Levelling beds, removing thrash. Thrash is waste or rubbish
Spade Digging, and turning over moist soil
Shovel Loading and offloading manure, shovelling soil from a trench
Garden fork Digging, loading grass
Hand fork Shallow cultivation , weeding close to the plants, aerating soil
Garden line Making straight ridges, making lines in the beds
Sickle Cutting grass, harvesting of cereals crops like rice wheat, oats
Slasher Cutting grass
Wheel barrow Carrying manure, carrying garden produce, carrying heavy loads
Watering can Watering vegetables
Knapsack sprayer Spraying pests in the garden

Pliers Cutting and tiring wires

Garden trowel Transplanting seedlings and making planting holes

Tools are recorded in an inventory record, this is done to control the movement of tools and avoid
missing tools. ICTs such as laptops , computers, phones can store information on the records

Example of an inventory record sheet

Created by ___________________________________ Date __________________________

Sheet number _________________________________

Name of Tool Tool number Description location Quantity

Spade 1/32 Black, wooden storeroom 3
handle

EXERCISE

1. copy and complete the table below

Digging tools Cutting tools Watering tools Spraying tools

i) I) i) i)
ii) ii) ii) ii)
iii) iii) iii)
B). copy and complete these sentences with the correct words from the boxes below

digging insecticides Watering herbicides cutting

a) A mattock, a trowel and a hand fork are all ______________________

b) A slasher , sickle secateurs and saw are all ______________________

c) A bucket and watering can are all __________________________

d) We can use a handsprayer to spray _______________ to kill pests

e) We can use a knapsack sprayer to spray _______________ to kill weed

2. ______________ and ___________________ are tools used for digging moist soil.

3. Which tool is used for digging hard ground? _____________________

4. Where are tools recorded? _______________________________________________

5. copy and complete the table below of basic farm tools

Tool Use
a) Sprayer
b) Levelling beds
c) handfork
d) Cutting and tiring wires
e) garden trowel

6. give a reason of using tools

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7. why is an inventory important?

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8. Draw the following tools a) hoe b) rake c) sickle d) ox drawn plough

SAFETY IN AGRICULTURE

Agricultural hazards results in injury and death of people and animals

Hazards are dangers or risks

Common hazards in agriculture

PHYSICAL INJURY

. Injury caused by accidents during use of farm tools , equipment and machinery

. misuse and improper storage of farm tools and equipment

. Being kicked by animals

. drowning in farm pond , pool or dam

CHEMICAL POISONING

These include :

Eating or smoking when spraying chemicals

. dumping toxic chemical left overs on land or water

. spraying without protective clothing

ANIMAL HAZARDS

. this include contracting diseases when in contact with animals or animal stool.

When using garden tools :

. do not throw tools at others

. do not threaten others with tools

. do not cut grass while telling stories and looking at the other people other than the grass you are
cutting

. do not dig while someone is sitting or standing in front of you

. do not leave a rake facing upwards

. do not spray chemicals without wearing protective clothing

. do not scatter tools in pathways

WAYS OF PREVENTING COMMON AGRICULTURAL HAZARDS

1. Wear protective clothing such as gumboots, respirator, hat and overalls

2. do not eat or smoke when spraying chemicals
3. keep chemicals out of reach of children
4. dispose all chemical remains safely
5. bury and burn empty chemical containers
6.wash hands thoroughly with soap and running water
7. do not spray on a wind day
8. limit spray application to 3 to 4 hours daily
9. handle tools the correct way
10 fence farm ponds and dams

11. wash hands thoroughly after handling animals and animals manure
12. safe storage of agricultural tools and equipment
13. use agricultural tools and machinery with caution
EXERCISE

1. When spraying chemicals you should always __________________________________________

2. List 3 possible results of agricultural hazards

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3. Why do we wash hands after handling chemicals

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4. list 4 examples of protective clothing used when spraying chemicals --

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5. state 3 possible results of agriculture hazards

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6. Which protective clothing prevents inhaling of toxic or poisonous gases?

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7. how do you dispose chemical containers?

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8. list any five ways of preventing agricultural hazards

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