18. AGRICULTURE?
IS THE SCIENCE DEALING WITH
CULTIVATION OF THE SOIL FOR GROWING
OF CROPS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND OTHER
PRODUCTS.
19. •AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN
THE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS OF DIFFERENT FARM TOOLS AND
EQUIPMENT,
•AND ACKNOWLEDGE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE TO
PROLONG ITS USEFUL LIFE.
20. •FARM TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT ARE USED IN DIFFERENT FARM
ACTIVITIES.
•IT REDUCES THE WEIGHT OF HARD LABOR TO COMPLETE A
TASK.
•A FARMER SHOULD BE FAMILIAR WITH THE CORRECT FARM
TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT FOR A SPECIFIC FARM OPERATION.
21. •IT ALSO REQUIRES A GOOD WORKING CONDITION TOOLS,
AND EQUIPMENT FOR A PROPER AND EFFICIENT CROP
22. •HOWEVER, EVEN IFONE MAYHAVE
THE MOST SOPHISTICATEDTOOLS
AND IMPLEMENTS, BUT DOES NOT
KNOW HOW TO USE AND MAINTAIN
THEM, THEY ARE USELESS.
23. THE CLASSIFICATION OF DIFFERENT TOOLS
AND EQUIPMENT USED IN AGRICULTURAL
CROP OPERATION:
•HANDTOOLS
•FARMIMPLEMENTS
•FARMEQUIPMENTS
24. HAND TOOLS
•HAND TOOLS ARE HANDHELD
TOOLS USED WITHOUT
ELECTRICITY OR OTHER POWER.
THEY ARE USED IN SMALL AREAS
LIKE SCHOOL OR HOME GARDEN.
43. FARM IMPLEMENTS
•THESE ARE ACCESSORIES
WHICHAREBEINGPULLED
BYWORKINGANIMALSOR
MOUNTED TO MACHINERIES
USED IN THE PREPARATION
OF LAND.
44. NATIVEHARROW
•IT IS MADE OF WOOD WITH
AMETALTEETH ANDPULLED
BY A CARABAO. THEY ARE
USED FOR TILLINGAND
PULVERIZING THE SOIL.
45. NATIVEPLOW
•THEY ARE PULLED BY
WORKING ANIMAL. IT IS
SPECIFICALLYUSED FOR
TILLING LARGE AREAS,
MAKING FURROWS ANDINTER
ROW CULTIVATION. THEY ARE
MADE OF A COMBINATION OF
METALAND WOOD OR SOME
TIMES PURE METAL.
54. RICE HARVESTER
•IT MAKES HARVESTING
EASIER BYCOMBINING
SIX OPERATIONS SUCH
AS GATHERING,
TRANSPORTING,
REAPING,THRESHING,
CLEANINGAND
BAGGING INTOONE
MACHINE