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TLE-AFA-AGRI CROP
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
Agricultural Crop Production
T L E– Grade 10
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 4: Agricultural Crop Production
First Edition, 2020

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TLE
Quarter 1 – Module 4:
Agricultural Crop Production
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you master the nature of Agricultural Crop Production. The scope of
this module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The
language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The
lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the
order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the
textbook you are now using.
Content Standard
The learner demonstrates an understanding of concepts, underlying theories
and principles in the preparation of materials, tools and equipment in agronomic
crop production.
Performance Standard

The learner prepares farm tools and equipment for agronomic crop
production based on required task.

Learning Competency TLE_AFAC9-12CW-Ia-el

LO 1.Prepare materials, tools, and equipment for agronomic crop production

1.1 Identify the required materials, tools and equipment according to lists provided
and /or teacher’s/supervisor’s instructions

1.2 Check materials, tools and equipment, and equipment for sufficient quantity,
faults/defects based on manufacturer’s lists and pre-operating procedures
1.3 Demonstrate correct manual handling procedures and techniques when loading
and unloading materials to minimize damage on the load to the materials, tools,
and equipment

The module has one lesson

• Lesson 1 – Farm Tools and Equipment

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1.Identify the different tools and equipment in gardening.
2. Describe the specific uses of each tool and equipment.
3. Use gardening tools in preparing backyard gardening.
4. Value the importance of tools and equipment.

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 What I Know

Let us find out how much you already know about rice production. Read and
understand the questions below. Choose the letter of the best answer and write it
on your answer sheet.

1. Which of the following is a digging tool?

A. Bolo
B. Crowbar
C. Shovel
D. Pruning shear

2. Which tool is used for cutting grasses?

A. Bolo
B. Crowbar
C. Mattock
D. Shovel
3. What tool does NOT belong to the group?
A. Bolo
B. Crowbar
C. Mattock
D. Shovel

4. Farm tools are needed in rice production operations because they

A. make work easier.
B. make work faster.
C. save time and effort.
D. make work faster, easier and economical.

5. A tool with one end of its blade flattened and the other pointed at right angles to
its
handle is a ________________.
A. mattock
B. crowbar
C. bolo
D. spade

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Lesson
Farm Tools and Equipment
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What’s In

Directions: Answer the following questions.

1.What is product development?

2. Give the importance of identifying costumers needs?

3. Identify crop products which is saleable in your locality?

What’s New

Direction: Identify the name of each drawings and write your answer in your
activity notebook.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

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 What is It

FARM TOOLS IN AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION

Farm tools, implements, and equipment play very important role in agricultural
crop
production. Their availability makes the work much easier and faster. However,
even if onemay have the most sophisticated tools and implements, but does not
know how to use them,they are useless. In order to do crop production operations
successfully, one must have agood 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 yet
important jobs to be done. Below are some of the examples:

1. Bolo. There are different kinds of bolo used for

different purposes. In crop production, it is used for
cutting of weeds particularly tall shrubs and grasses.

2. Shovel.is used in removing trash,

digging loose soil, moving soil from one
place to another, and for mixing soil
media andfertilizers. It is also used in
the repair and construction of levees
and irrigation management.

3. Rake is used for cleaning the

ground andleveling the topsoil during
seedbedpreparation, particularly in the
dry methodof seedling production.

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4.Spading fork is used for loosening
the soil, digging out root crops and
turning over the materials in a
compost heap.

5.Light hoe is used for loosening and

levelling soil and digging out furrows
for planting

6.Hand trowel is used for loosening

the soil around the growing plants and
putting small amount of manure
fertilizer in the soil.

7.Hand cultivator is used for

cultivating the garden plot by
loosening the soil and removing weeds
around the plant.

8.Hand fork is used for inter-row

cultivation

9.Axe is for cutting bigger size post.

10.Knife is for cutting planting

materials and for
performing other operations in
horticulture

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11.Sprinklers – for watering seedlings
and young

plants

12.Water pails – for hauling water,

manure andfertilizers.

FARM IMPLEMENTS

These are accessories that are being pulled by working animals or mounted to
types of machinery (hand tractor, tractor) which are usually used in the
preparation of large tract of land. These are usually made of a special kind of metal.

1. Plows. These are farm implements used in rice

production operations either pulled by a working
animal or a tractor. The plow is specifically used for
tilling large areas, making furrows and ditches to
facilitate irrigation and drainage.

Plows pulled by working animals are made of either a

combination of metal or wood or pure metal. Due to
intensive farm mechanization, it is becoming extinct in
some regions. They are used to till areas with a
shallower depth than that of the disc plows which are
pulled by tractors.

2. Harrow. The native wooden harrow is made of wood

with a metal tooth and pulled by a carabao while the
disc harrow is a metal mounted to a tractor. Harrows
are used for tilling and pulverizing the soil in upland
rice production where the soil is tilled dry while waiting
for the rain or water supply.

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3. Rotavator. The rotavator is an implement attached
to a tractor used for land preparation. It could be used
for wet and dry land preparation. One passing of
rotavator is equivalent to the combined effect of one
plowing and harrowing in land preparation.

EQUIPMENT

These are types of machinery used in farm operations especially in rice production.
They are used in land preparation and in transporting farm inputs and produce.
Using this equipment requires a highly skilled operator.

1. Hand tractor. It is the most useful and convenient

equipment for farmers. It is used to pull a plow and
harrow in preparing a wide area of land. It is also used
to transport other materials from the house to the farm
and very important equipment in the mobility of most
farmers.

2. Four-wheel tractor. It is used to pull disc plow disc

harrow and rotavator in preparing a much wider area of
land. It is also used to draw a trailer to transport the
bulk of materials, equipment, farm inputs, and harvest.
It is very useful during harvest and other post-harvest
activities.

3. Water pump. This equipment is very important to

draw irrigation water from a source such as deep wells,
rivers, and lakes. In some areas where water is scarce,
the second cropping of rice could be done using a water
pump.

4. Combine harvester. This equipment performs the

harvesting and threshing at the same time. The grains
are deposited in their compartment and could be easily
transported to the nearest road when hauling the
harvests.

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 Rice seeder Miller

Thresher Corn Dehusker

Rice harvester Grasscutter

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 What’s More

After learning what are the different farm equipment, you will be compiling pictures
of farm equipment and its instructional manual. Paste your pictures in a long bond
paper and fasten it in a folder.

1. Collect pictures of various farm equipment and instructional manual.

You may clip pictures from the internet.
2. For the pictures taken from online sites, copy the URL and paste
below the pictures.
3. Search the uses or functions of this equipment and write it below or
beside the pictures.
4. If the instructional manuals are available paste it on another bond
paper.
5. Compile the sheets into 1 folder.

Rubric

Criteria Possible Self Teacher

Point

Pictures looks similar to what 15

was observed and/or taught.

Pictures includes many details 20

(measurements,shapes,colors,size

Picture is accurately labelled by 20

its functions.

Pictures has the title that helps 10

explain the content.

20
Pictures is legible and large
enough to see all details.

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 What I Have Learned

Write your personal insight of what you have learned from the lesson.
Answer the question below. Write your answer in your activity notebook

1.Give some examples on how to properly care our gardening tools.

2. Why is it important to used proper tools and equipment in gardening?

__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

What I Can Do

Direction: Make a vegetable plot in your backyard using any available

gardening tools at home.
1st Option: To validate your output take video at least five minutes and let
your parents send it to your teacher.
2nd Option: For those students who don’t have any gadgets and access to
internet, let your parents make a narrative report regarding the activity
performed.
Reminders: Please use proper personal protective equipment. Perform the
activity with the supervision of the parents or guardian.

Rubrics

Criteria Score

Proper handling of gardening tools 20 15 10 5

Complete wearing of Personal

Protective Equipment

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 Assessment

Directions:Matching type. Look for the description of the given tool and write your
answer on the space provided.

______1. Axe A. used for spraying insecticides,

foliarfertilizers, Fungicides and herbicides
______2. Pail B. used for hauling water, manure and
fertilizers .
______3. Sprayer
C. used for watering seedlings
______4. Pruning Shear D. used for cutting planting materials &
Unnecessary branches.
______5. Shovel
E. used for levelling the top soil
______6. Rake F. used for removing trash, digging loose soil,
moving from one place to another and fix soil media
______7. Bolo G. used for digging canals,breaking hard topsoil
______8. Hand Fork H. used for cutting bigger size post
I. used for inter row cultivation
______9. Pick-mattock J. used for cutting tall grasses
______10. Sprinkler K. Used to transport soil.

\ Answer Key

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References
Padigos, Cobe Jay, SlideShare, June 29, 2015,
https://www.slideshare.net/cobejaypadigos/agri-crop-grade-10-lm
Technology and Livelihood Education Agriculture And Fishery,
specialization, Agricultural Crops Production ( Horticulture ) NC II Grade10
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