MAKUENI BOYS HIGH SCHOOL

AGRICULTURE
FORM THREE
APRIL HOLIDAY ASSIGNMENT 2024
1. Name five implements used during secondary cultivation.

2. Outline five ways in which nitrogen can be lost from the soil.

3. What are the uses of the following farm records.

a) Breeding
b) Health record
c) Marketing record

4. Describe ten factors that influence spacing in maize production.

5. Explain eight reasons why a breeding boar may be culled.

6. Describe the management practices carried out for a sow and piglets during the farrowing
period.

7. Outline five factors considered when identifying a farming system.

8. Describe five agricultural practices that pollute water in the farm.

9. Explain factors that should be considered when designing a crop rotation programme.

10. Describe the procedure of harvesting honey from a Kenyan Tobar Hive.

11. Discuss the lifecycle of a liverfluke.

12. Explain the establishment of a barbed wire fence.

13. Describe the different parts of cattle dip giving function of each.

14. State and explain factors that influence siting of farm structures.

15. Outline five methods of reinforcing fences to make them stronger.