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Agriculture Paper 1 Question Paper

Agriculture Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2011

SECTION A: (30MARKS)
Answer all questions in this section in the spaces provided.

1. Give four advantages of mixed farming. (2mks)

2. State two ways in which human health affects agricultural production. (1mk)
3. Name two agricultural organizations for the youth. (1mk)

4. State four importance of draining agricultural land. (2mks)

5. State four objectives of land reforms in Kenya. (2mks)

6. State four sources of agricultural credit to farmers. (2mks)
7. Give four effects of soil erosion. (2mks)

8. State three deficiency symptoms associated with potassium in crops (1½mks)
9. Give four advantages of land title deed to a farmer. (2mks)
10. State three cultural Practices that can be used to control maize streak disease. (1½mks)
11. State two precautions to be taken when harvesting cotton. (1mk)

12. Give two disadvantages of minimum tillage. (1mk)

13. State five benefits of Agroforestry trees. (2½mks)
14. Give four types of records that can be kept by a crop farmer. (2mks)

15. Give four factors that influence the quality of hay. (2mks)

16. Give four reasons why seeds a may fail to germinate after planting. (2mks)

17. Give five functions of a farm Manager. (2½mks)

SECTION B: (20 MARKS)
Answers all questions in this section in the spaces provided.

(i) Identify the propagation method illustrated above. (1mk)

(ii) State three ways of initiating faster root development in propagation method illustrated. (3mks)

b) Outline the properties of clean water. (7mks)

SECTION C: (40 MARKS)
Answer any two questions in this section in the spaces provided after questions 24.

22. Describe the establishment and management of grass pasture to the time it is ready for grazing under the
following subheadings.
a) Land preparation (6mks)
b) Planting (7mks)
c) Field management practices. (7mks)

23. (a) What is a production function ? (1mk)
(b) A farmer has a piece of land where he has been growing millet. His farm records of millet
production for 9 years is as shown below and only one input factor is considered i.e
fertilizer application.
Year Fertilizer applied in (bags) Total out put of millet in (bags)
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000 0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16 4
10
28
42
52
60
66
66
64

(i) Using the above data and an appropriate scale draw a graph to show the relationship between
inputs and total output. (5mks)
(ii) From the graph you have drawn how many bags of millet the farmer will obtain if he
applied 9 bags of fertilizer. (½mk)
(iii) Calculate the farmers MP (marginal product) for the year 1994. (1mk)
(iv) Calculate the average product for the year 1996. (l mk)
(v) What rate of fertilizer application would the farmer choose if he wanted to grow millet in
2001 Give a reason. (l mk)
(c)On 1st June 2007 Bidii farm purchased on credit the following items from valley agro-vet
15 bags of sow and weaner meal 100kg each shs 1350 per bag.
20 bags of finisher meal 70kg each shs 800 per bag
14 bag D.S.P fertilizer 50kg each shs 1800 per bag
20 bags of seed maize 10kg each shs 1050 per bag
2 milking churns 50 litres each shs 3,500 per can
4 pruning knives (medium sized) shs 400per knife
(i) Prepare the purchase order that Bidii farm made to valley agro-Vet. (7mks)
(ii) Calculate the value of each item purchased and the total value of the order. (3½ mks)
24. The diagram illustrates some method of collecting spoil samples from a field. Carefully study the
illustration and answer the questions that follow.

a) Identify the method illustrated. (1mk)
b) State four precautions that a farmer should take when collecting a representative soil sample. (4mks)
c) Distinguish between soil sampling and soil testing. (2mks)
d) Out line the procedure to be followed in preparing soil sample collected for laboratory testing. (4mks)
e) Give two pieces of information that should accompany the soil sample. (2mks)
f) Draw a well labeled diagram to illustrate soil profile. (7mks)

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