(a) ldentify specimens M, N, O, and P
(b) State three uses each of specimens M, N, and O.
(c) State one advantage each of using specimens M and N.
(d) State two disadvantages of using specimen P in brooding of chicks.
(a) ldentify specimen J, K, and L
(b) State the method of propagation of specimens J and L.
(c) (i) Name the principal food nutrients for livestock Contained in specimens J, K and L
(ii) State the form(s) of preserving specimens J and K
(d) State the importance of specimen J apart from its food value.
(e) State three importance of specimen L.
(a) ldentify specimens F, G, H, and, I
(b) State three factors that determine the quality of specimen F
(c) State six effects of specimen G on the soil.
(d) State four effects of specimen I on the soil.
(a) identify specimens A, B, C, D, and E
(b) name one source of each of specimens A, B, C, D, and E
(c) Name a small farm machine used for the production of specimen B.
(d) Name the stimulant obtained from specirmen E.
(e) State two uses each of specimens A and B.
(f) Name the process by which specimen A is made fit for consumpion.
(a) State six reasons why farm accounts should be kept by a farmer.
(b) Prepare a profit and loss account for Ada Farms, for the year ending December, 1993 using the following information.
(i) cost of maize seeds- N1,500.00
(ii) cost of fertilizer – N1,600.00
(iii) cost of insecticides – N1,000.00
(iv) tractor hiring- N1,000.00
(v) cost of herbicides- N1,200.00
(vi) cost of cassava stems N1300.00
(vii) sales of maize- N30,000.00
(viii) sales of yam tubers – N10,500.00
(ix) sales of cassava stems – N15,000.00
(x) transportation cost – N1,500.00
(xi) cost of processing cassava tubers – N 2,500.00
(xii) sales of cassava stems – N 22,00.00
(xiii) wages of workers N 8,000.00
(xiv) miscellaneous expenses – N 2,000.00
(xv) maize consumed – N 500.00
(xvi) yam consumed – N 800.00
(xvii) opening valuation – N45,000.00
(xviii) closing valuation – N15,000.00
(a (i) State the law of supply in relation to agricultural production. (ii) Give an example of supply schedule and draw the supply curve for a named agricultural produce.
(b) State five causes of change in supply of an agricultural produce.
(a) Define balance ration in livestock production.
(b) Outline the stages involved in the preparation of each of the following animal feed ingredients. (i) bone meal. (ii) blood meal; (iii) fish meal; (iv) cotton seed meal;
(a) State: (i) four advantages and (ii) four disadvantages of the deep litter system in poultry management.
(b) Mention one disadvantage of using saw-dust as litter in a deep-litter house.
(c) The recommended floor space for fowls In a deep litter house is three (3) adult fowls per square metre. Calculate the number of adult fowls that can be kept in a deep-litter house of size 10 metre by 50 metre. (d) State three other methods of keeping poultry.
Write short notes on the following plant diseases. (a) blackpod of cocoa; (b) leaf blight of cassava.
Describe briefly the cultivation of maize under the following headings: (a) land preparation; (b) propagation; (c) planting date; (d) seed rate; (e) spacing; (f) fertilizer requirement; (g) weeding; (h) harvesting; (i) storage
(a) With the aid of an annotated diagram only, illustrate the water cycle. (b) State three forms in which water exists in the soil (c) List five importance of water to crops.
Write short notes on the following: (a) soil pH; (b) soil texture; (c) soil organisms; (d) soil profile.
(a) Describe briefly four common survey equipment or tools including their various uses. (b) Enumerate the importance of farm surveying and planning in agriculture.
(a) List six relationship between Agriculture and Industries. (b) Explain six factors affecting the success of commercial agriculture in Nigeria. (c) List eight agricultural research institutes in Nigeria.
Which of these statement is not a function of Agricultural Extension?
- A. teaching people in rural areas how to raise their standard of living
- B. acting as a link between the research institutes and farmers
- C. providing farmers with the research findings and their application to the solution of farmers problems
- D. fixing of prices of agricultural produce
- E. changing farmers outlook towards their problems
Which of these statement is not a function of Agricultural Extension?
- A. teaching people in rural areas how to raise their standard of living
- B. acting as a link between the research institutes and farmers
- C. providing farmers with the research findings and their application to the solution of farmers problems
- D. fixing of prices of agricultural produce
- E. changing farmers outlook towards their problems
Marketing agents include the following except
- A. marketing boards
- B. co-operative societies
- C. retailers
- D. middlemen
- E. marchants
Checking on costs and returns enables the farmer to
- A. ascertain the immediate financial postion of the farm
- B. ascertain future financial position of the farm
- C. keep farm records
- D. plan the organization of a farm annually
- E. know when there is excessive depriciation of farm machinery
The increasing significance of agricultural finance include the following except
- A. farmers inability to meet its expected production target
- B. farmers ability to adjust to changing economic conditions
- C. increase in farm efficiency
- D. insuring crops against failure
- E. acquisition of large farm size
The most important economic factor which determines the quality of cassava a consumer will demand is the
- A. availability of yam
- B. price of cassava
- C. supply of cassava
- D. source of cassava
- E. taste of the consumer
The factor of production include the following except
- A. marketing
- B. labour
- C. capital
- D. land
- E. management