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TLE-AFA-AGRI CROP
PRODUCTION
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Use Farm Tools and Equipment
 What I Need to Know

Content Standard
Demonstrates an understanding of concepts, underlying theories and principles in
the use of farm tools and equipment.

Performance Standard

Uses farm tools and equipment in agricultural crop production.

Learning Competencies TLE_9-12UT-0a-1

TLE_AFAC9-12UT-0b-2
Select and use farm tools and equipment.
Perform preventive maintenance of tools and equipment.

Learning Objectives

At the end of the module, you should be able to:

1. Discuss and identify the different farm tools and equipment.

2. Clean tools and equipment after use in line with farm procedures orderly.
3. Perform pre-operative check-up of farm tools and equipment.

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 What I Know

A. Multiple Choice: Read the questions carefully and select the best answer by
writing the letter of your choice on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following is an example of a digging tool?

A. Bolo B. Crowbar C. Grub hoe D. Pruning shear
2. Which tool is used for cutting grasses?
A. Shovel B. Bolo C. Crowbar D. Mattock
3. What tool does NOT belong to the group?
A. Crowbar B. Mattock C. Shovel D. Pruning shear
4. Farm tools are very important in agricultural crop production because they
__________.
A. Make work easier B. Make work faster
C. Save time and effort D. All of the above
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

Note: If you get 100% correct in this pre- assessment, skip the lesson but if not
and only get 50% to 99% correct, then proceed with the lesson.

Lesson
Use Farm Tools and
1 Equipment

We all know that 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 one may have the most sophisticated tools and implements,
but does not know how to use them, they are useless. To do crop production
operations successfully, one must have a good working knowledge of the tools,
implements and equipment before using them.

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 What’s In

1. What is crop production?

2. Why is crop production essential now a days?
3. Name the tools and equipment you used when you go to the farm?
4. How will you take care of your hand tools when you are in the farm?

Notes to the Teacher

This contains the farm tools that will help you in
guiding the learners to identify the right tool to be
used in the farm.

What’s New

Guess the word based on the given definition in each number. Write the missing
letters to form the word below the definition.

1. A tool used for cleaning the ground and leveling the topsoil.
r __ k __
2. It is used for cutting tall grasses and weeds and chopping branches of trees.
b__ __ o
3. A tool for loosening the soil around the growing plants and putting small
amount of manure fertilizer in the soil.
h __ n __ t __ w __ l __

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 What is It

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 areas like
school garden and home garden.

● Bolo is used for cutting tall grasses and weeds and chopping
branches of trees.

● Crowbar is used for digging big holes and for digging out
big stones and stumps.

● Pick-mattock is used for digging canals, breaking hard

topsoil and for digging up stones and tree stumps.

● Grab hoe is used for breaking hard topsoil and pulverizing

soil.

● Spade is used for removing trash or soil, digging

canals or ditches and mixing soil media.

● Shovel is used in removing trash, digging loose soil,

moving soil from one place to another and for mixing soil
media.

● Rake is used for cleaning the ground and leveling the

topsoil.

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

● Light hoe is used for loosening and leveling soil and

digging out furrows for planting.

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● Hand trowel is used for loosening the soil around the
growing plants and putting small amount of manure
fertilizer in the soil.

● Hand cultivator is used for cultivating the garden plot by

loosening the soil and removing weeds around the plant.

● Hand fork is used for inter-row cultivation.

● Pruning shears are used for cutting branches of planting

materials and unnecessary branches of plan.

● Axe is used for cutting bigger size post.

● Knife is used for cutting planting materials.

● Sprinkler is used for watering seedlings and young

plants.

● Water pail is used for hauling water, manure and

fertilizers.

● Sprayer is used for spraying insecticides, foliar fertilizers,

fungicides and herbicides.

● Wheelbarrow is used for hauling trash, manures,

fertilizers, planting materials and other equipment.

● Sickle is a hand-held agricultural tool with a variously

curved blade typically used for cutting weeds.

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Farm Implements

These are accessories which are being pulled by working animals or mounted to
machineries (hand tractor, tractor) which are usually used in the preparation of land.
These are usually made of a special kind of material.

Examples are:

● Plows- These are farm implements either pulled by a working animal or a

tractor. The plow is specifically used for tilling large areas, making furrows
and inter row cultivation. Plows pulled by working animals are made of either
a combination of metal and wood or pure metal. They are used to till areas
with a shallower depth than that of the disc plows which are pulled by
tractors.

Native Plow
Disc Plow

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Harrow. The native wooden harrow is made of wood with a metal
tooth and pulled by a carabao while the disc harrow is made of metal
mounted to a tractor. Harrows are used for tilling and pulverizing the
soil.

Native Wooden Harrow

● Rotavator. The rotavator is an implement mounted to a

tractor used for tilling and pulverizing the soil.

COMMON FARM EQUIPMENT

These are machineries used in crop production. They are used in land
preparation and in transporting farm inputs and products. This equipment
needs a highly skilled operator to use.

● Hand tractor is used to pull a plow and harrow in

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 preparing a large area of land.

● Four- wheel tractor is used to pull disc plow and disc

harrow in preparing much bigger area of land.

● Water pumps are used to draw irrigation water from

a source.

● Thresher is a farm machine for separating wheat, peas,

soybeans, and other small grain and seed crops from their
chaff and straw. Primitive threshing methods involved
beating by hand with a flail or trampling by animal hooves.

● Corn dehusker is a machine that removes the thin outer

covering (husks) from an ear of corn. They are removed to
permit the corn to dry for storage.

● Rice harvester is rather small, lightweight, and special

type of combine harvester developed for harvesting rice on
wet/flooded paddy fields. Rice harvesters are usually
tracked and are mainly used in Asia.

● Grass cutter is a machine or device for cutting grass (as

a lawn mower or a scythe).

● Rice miller or rice husker is an agricultural machine

used to automate the process of removing the chaff of
grains of rice. Throughout history, there have been
numerous techniques to hull rice.

● Rice Seeder is any of various apparatus for sowing seeds

in the ground, ranging from simple devices that deposit
seed evenly over a plot of land to complex machines that
prepare a hole in the earth, insert a seed or seeds at the
proper depth, and cover the hole again.

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PRE-OPERATIVE CHECK UP OF FARM TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT

Imagine that the long, hot summer vacation has finally come to an end and
it’s the beginning of the school year and you are ready to start working your
vegetable gardens. But before that let us check first our tools, implements
and equipment you are going to use.

Grab with your working clothes and personal protective equipment (PPE).
Proceed to the shop to retrieve your tools so that you can start clearing away
the last remnants of summer and begin breaking the soil for a new year.
Imagine your frustration as you start pulling out all your tools to see that
they are covered with rust and dirt that has hardened and crusty globs of oil
that have collected dust last vacation. It seems that you are going to spend
more time cleaning and repairing tools on this nice day than you will use
them.

How to Clean Your Tools and Equipment:

Let us start with the basics. Your shovel, spade, hoe, or even the blades on
a hedge trimmer will be a lot easier to use if you take a few minutes to knock
some of the rust off the blade. Not only will this extend the life of the tool,
but also it will cut through the soil better, and thus require less effort to use,
if it has a nice sharp blade. It is a good idea to keep a large whetstone in your
shop. A whetstone is an ideal tool to use to keep all of the cutting edges of
your garden tools honed.

The best way to use the stone is to find a way to stabilize the tool that you
want to work on. A bench vise is ideal. You will be able to clamp the tool into
place at an angle, so you can work on it. Clamping the garden tool into place
with a vise frees up both of your hands to use the whetstone and gives you
more control over what you are doing.

Apply a little bit of lubricating oil to the end of the tool and carefully begin to
work the stone over the blade. Maintain a 30- degree angle between the stone
and the blade to form the ideal cutting edge for your tool. Not only will the
edge become sharper, but you will also be removing any pitting and rust that
has formed at the edge of your tool’s blade.

In instances where the moving parts of your garden tools (such as with of
any new pruners, shears, and loppers) have frozen in place, like springs and
pivot joints, you should disassemble them first carefully break free any rust
or dirt that may keep the tool from functioning properly. Clean accumulated
rust and dirt off all metal surfaces with a wire brush. Remove stubborn rust
from small tools with fine steel wool. Using an old toothbrush with some
lightweight lubricating oil is a great way to work fresh oil into the joints of
most garden tools. Not only fresh oil helps your tool to work as it was
intended, but it will also prevent the formation of rust. Use medium-grit
sandpaper to remove rust on larger tools such as shovels, spades, and hoes.

Once your tools are cleaned, they are ready to be sharpened. When
sharpening, try to maintain the original factory bevel or angle. For pruners,

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use a whetstone because it produces a very sharp cutting edge. Depending
on the type of whetstone, apply a few drops of oil or water to the stone. With
the beveled side of the blade against the stone, rub the sharp edge of the
blade toward the stone in a curved motion, as if you were trying to shave off
a thin slice from the stone.

Farm implements like ordinary plow and wooden harrow should be checked
thoroughly before use. Loosened bolts and nuts should be tightened firmly.
Disc plow and harrow should also be lubricated on their moving parts like
bearings. Tractors should be tuned-up very well by skilled operator. Check
on their oil, lubricant, fuel, and cooling system. Tools that are worn out
should be separated and be fixed immediately to avoid accident.

What’s More

Activity 1

Direction: Match the tools in Column A with the definitions in Column B. Write only
the letter of the best answer.

Column A Column B

______1. Sprinkler A. used for spraying insecticides, foliar

fertilizers, fungicides, and herbicides
______2. Knife B. used for hauling water, manure and
fertilizers
______3. Hand Fork C. used for watering seedlings
______4. Bolo D. used for cutting planting materials
______5. Rake E. used for leveling the top soil
______6. Shovel F. used for removing trash, digging
loose soil, moving soil from one place to
another and for mixing soil media
______7. Pruning Shear G. used for cutting bigger size post
______8. Sprayer H. used for cutting branches of planting
materials and unnecessary branches of
plants
______9. Pail I. used for inter-row cultivation
______10. Axe J. used for cutting tall grasses and weeds
and chopping branches of trees

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Activity 2

Write T if the statement is correct and F if the statement is incorrect. Write your
answer on the space provided before each number.

______1. Move the file diagonally, so that its cutting teeth are biting into the metal
on the tool.
______2. Use medium-grit sandpaper to remove rust on larger tools such as shovels,
spades, and hoes.
______3. When sharpening with a file, use oil.
______4. Oil helps tool to work as intended and will also prevent the formation of
rust.
_______5. For pruners, use a whetstone because it produces a very sharp cutting
edge.

What I Have Learned

● Farm tools, implements and equipment play an important role in agricultural

crop production.
● Using the right tools and equipment for the specific job, makes
work easier and more economical.
● Check first farm tools and equipment before using them.

What I Can Do

PROPER USE OF SHOVEL

Introduction: Shovel is used in different farm operation. It is used in digging and

moving soil from one place to another, cleaning ditches, etc. Proper use of this tool
can help make the work easier.

PPE and Tools needed:

Footwear
Long pants
Gloves
Rag
Shovel

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Procedure:

Make sure that before you perform this activity, you are wearing appropriate
personal protective equipment. Follow these instructions:

1. Keep feet wide apart. Place front foot close to shovel.

2. Put weight on front foot. Use leg to push shovel.

3. Shift weight to rear foot. Keep load close to body.

4. Turn feet in direction of throw.

5. Perform housekeeping.

Note: Perform the activity with the guidance and supervision of your parents.
While performing the activity it is important that you assess your performance
by following the criteria below:

Score
Criteria
20 15 10 5
Proper distance of the feet from
each other
The weight is on front foot
The load is close to your body
Direction of the feet when
throwing load
Practice good housekeeping
Interpretation of Scores:

16 – 20 – Excellent output
11 – 15 – Very good
6 – 10 – Fair output
5 and below – Poor output

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 Assessment

A. Multiple Choice: Read the statement carefully and select the best answer by
writing only the letter of your choice on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following is an example of a digging tool?

A. Bolo B. Crowbar C. Grub hoe D. Pruning shear

2. Which tool is used for cutting grasses?

A. Shovel B. Bolo C. Crowbar D. Mattock

3. What tool does NOT belong to the group?

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

4. Farm tools are very important in agricultural crop production because they
__________.
A. Make work easier B. Make work faster
C. Save time and effort D. All of the above

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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Answer Key

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