State three properties of soil that are influenced by its texture.

Give two ways in which pastures are classified

Suppose a farmer has to apply 30kg of P₂ 0₅ per hectare and he had the fertilizer labelled 21:15:60 at
this disposal, calculate the amount of P₂ 0₅ he will require for two hectare of land (2mks)

State two main causes of silage loses

Give the element whose deficiency in plants is plants is characterised by the following
(a) Interveinal chlorosis of the leaves ................................................................................ (½ mk)
(i) Blossom end rot in tomatoes ................................................................................ (1/
2mk)
(ii) Scorched edges of a leaf ................................................................................ (½ mk)

State four characteristics of intensive farming

Name four books of account kept by a farmer.

State two importance of flooding water in the field of growing rice.

List four four reasons for using certified planting materials.

State four aims of land settlement programmes in Kenya.

State two causes of forking in carrots.

State four disadvantages of using herbicides

Name two common diseases of cabbages

State two methods used in frame formation in tea production.

State four factors that influence mass wasting as a type of soil movement

State two importance of living organisms in soil.

State four ways in which trees help in land reclamation.

State four factors that determine crop population in maize field.

State four agricultural services available to a crop farmer.

The diagram below show a method of forage preservation.

(a) Identify the structure illustrated above...................................................................................... (1mk)
(b) Give the role of each of the following in the above structure
(a) Polythene sheets ............................................................................................................... (½ mk)
(b) Drainage .................................................................................................................. (½ mk)
(c) State two other methods of forage conservation (2mks)

The following accounts of information is from Mr. Browns farm for the year ended 31/12/2013

(i) Using the information above, prepare a profit and loss account for Mr. Brown’s farm (4mks)
(ii) From the calculation in (i) above, state whether Mr. Brown made profit or loss (1mk)

The diagrams P, Q, R represents some crop pests, study them.

(a) Identify the pests P and Q (1mark)
(b) Give the damage caused by pests P in maize production (1mk)
(c) State two control measures of pests R (2mks)

The illustration below shows a certain structure used in soil and water conservation, use it to answer the questions below.

(a) Identify the structure (1mk)
(b) Name the parts of the structure labelled A and B (1mk)
(c) State other two physical structural methods used in soil and water conservation (2mks)

The diagram below illustrates some weeds. Study them and answer the questions that follows.

(a) Identify the weeds (1mk)
(b) On the basis of plant morphology , classify the weed labelled L (1mk)
(c) Give two harmful effects of the weed labelled M (2mks)

(a) Describe the advantages of mixed grass -legume pasture over a pure grass pasture (5mks)
(b) Describe factors that should be considered when deciding on the crop to grow (10mks)
(c) Outline five advantages of using seeds for crop propagation (5mks)

(a) State four disadvantages that a farmer experience when they use synthetic type of mulches (4mks)
(b) Explain the different physical methods used in crop pest control (16mks)

(a) Outline the role of phosphorous in plants (5mks)
(b) Describe the policies used by the government to regulate the amount of imported agricultural good in Kenya (5mks)
(c) Describe uses of farm records in the farm (10mks)​