Agricultural Science Past Questions and Answers

Give an account of the production of banana, using the following sub-headings: (a) one common variety; (b) planting materials; (c) propagation; (d) husbandry; (e) two common pests; (f) two common diseases and how each is controlled; (g) maturity period.

(a) Write short notes on the following: (i) maintenance ration (ii) production ration; (iii) balanced ration; (iv) malnutrition. (b) Mention four factors normally considered when deciding the type of feed an animal should be placed on

(a) Describe with the aid of a diagram the stomach of a named ruminant. (b) compartment of the stomach of a ruminant.

(a) Explain the following terms: (i) appreciation (ii) depreciation (iii) s salvage value
(b) List two items on the farm which will normally appreciate value.
(c) A farmer bought a fairly used Fiat tractor for 312,000.00 in 1998. He later sold it for 33,000.00 in 1997 when he discovered that it was expensive to maintain. Find the tractors: (i) salvage value (ii) overall depreciation; (iii) annual depreciation

Subsistence agriculture mainly involves