Agriculture Paper Question Paper
Agriculture Paper
Course:Secondary Level
Institution: Kcse question papers
Exam Year:2009
Instructions:Answer all the questions. 1.State three reasons why a farmer should diversify his farm enterprises.(3mks) 2.Give four reasons why it is necessary to use tools and equipments in the farm.(4mks) 3.Give two functions of ovaries in female cattle.(2mks) 4.Why is it necessary to cultivate land before planting?(2mks) 5.State any two disadvantages of pastoral nomadism system of farming.(2mks) 6.Why should soil be added to the compost material when making compost manure?(1mk) 7.Give four advantages of using spray race over a plunge dip.(4mks) 8.Give four reasons why it is necessary to feed calves with colostrum.(4mks) 9.State three ways of harnessing tractor power.(3mks) 10.Give four symptoms of mastitis visible on the black plate in a strip cup.(4mks) 11.State two activities carried out during hardening off tomato seedlings in the nursery.(2mks) 12.State four reasons for seasoning timber before use in construction.(4mks) 13.Outline four ways used in controlling tsetse flies.(4mks) 14.State three advantages of free range system of rearing poultry.(3mks) 15.Give two reasons why teaser rams are introduced to a flock of ewes some weeks before tapping.(2mks) 16.State three signs of complication during parturition in cattle.(3mks) 17.Give an account of economic importance of weeds.(10mks) 18.Describe the effects of biotic factors on agricultural production.(10mks)
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