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Agric – Answers 

6 a)

Depreciation is a procedure for allocating the cost of a depreciable asset among the production in which the asset is used .

6 b )

I ) Farm record is an account of the various activities carried out on the farm such as farm purchases , utilization of farm inputs , number of livestock kept and equipment procured . While Farm account shows the total receipt and payments made by the farm at a particular time .

ii ) Credit’

Any of several credit vehicles used to finance agricultural transactions , including loans , notes , bills of exchange and banker ‘ s acceptances . WHILE subsidy is a governmental subsidy paid to farmers and agribusinesses to supplement their income , manage the supply of agricultural commodities , and influence the cost and supply of such commodities .

Iii ) assets provide a future economic benefit , while liabilities present a future obligation .

6 c)

i ) Technological problems

ii ) Extension training problems

Iii ) Technical problems

iv ) mobility problems

v ) Equipment problems

6 d )

i ) Contact information for Local Buyers and Sellers of your desired products

ii ) Contact information for Nigerian Exporters of your desired products

iii ) We are committed to provide you with the Ready Markets and directions on how to reach them.

iv ) Contact information for Foreign buyers of your desired products

v ) Information on where to get Seminars of your desired Business at cheap Prices .

5 a)

I ) to regulate the animal ‘ s body temperature

Ii ) to assist in transporting nutrients .

Iii ) It helps in pH Regulation

Iv) It aids food Digestion

5 b )

Calcium and potassium

5 c)

I ) Minerals are essential constitutents of skeletal structures such as bones and teeth.

Ii ) Minerals play a key role in the maintenance of osmotic pressure

Iii ) Minerals regulate the exchange of water and solutes within the animal body .

Iv) Minerals serves as enzymes that aids digestion

5 c)

I ) Breast pain

Ii ) Teats must be

dipped in germicide after each milking.

Iii ) Proper milking machine function

Iv) Tuberculosis

V ) test and slaughter

Vi ) herd isolation and

vaccination.

Vii ) Respiratory distress

Viii ) Vaccination for Newcastle disease

4 a)

Animal mating is the

pairing of either opposite sex or hermaphroditic

organisms, usually for the purposes of sexual

reproduction while Artificial insemination is the process of collecting

sperm cells from a male animal and manually depositing them into the reproductive tract of a female .

4 aii )

i ) Monogamy mating

ii ) Polygamy mating

4 b )

I ) It helps in building

and repairing muscles and other body tissues

Ii ) It is needed

to form new skin cells , grow hair , build muscle tissue , and more.

Iii ) It also assists in creating body chemicals like hormones and enzymes

Iv) It provides energy and

keeps animal immune system strong .

4 bii )

I ) Meat

Ii ) milk and milk products

Iii ) egg

Iv) fish ,

4 c)

I ) Rangelands provide

flood protection .

Ii ) It helps in ground water recharge .

Iii ) It helps to remove carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) from the atmosphere

Iv) Grazing of perennial grasslands has helped control the spread of some invasive weed

1 a)

Farm surveying is the process of measuring and mapping out the position , height , size and boundary of an area of farmland .

1 b )

i ) It helps to determine the hectarage of Land.

ii ) Farm surveying exposes the gradient of the land .

iii ) It helps the farmer to make decisions on locations of various farm buildings and structures .

iv ) It helps in determining the amount of input of labour , seeds , fertilizers and chemicals to be used in the farm .

v ) It enables farmers to make the best use of available resources in order to achieve maximum profits .

1 c)

RANGING POLE

i ) It is used for marking stations

GUNTER ’ S CHAIN

i ) It is used in taking short or detailed measurement of length and breadth.

MEASURING TAPES

i ) It is used in taking bearing .

THEODOLITE

i ) It is used to measure horizontal or vertical angles or planes .

PRISMATIC COMPASS

I ) it is use to find out the bearing of the traversing and included angles between them, waypoints

1 d )

i ) The initial cost of a machine is high . An idle machine is a waste.

ii ) Adoption of certain machines will lead to unemployment.

iii ) Machines are subject to break – down and lie idle when electricity fails ( if it is electrically operated ) .

iv ) Depreciation charges are high ; this will reduce the profit

v ) Certain types of machines may become obsolete within a short span of time.

3 a)

i ) It serves as wind break

ii ) It helps to prevent erosion

iii ) It serves as source of oxygen

iv ) It serves as source of fuel i . e firewood

v ) It serves as habitat for wild animals

vi ) It helps to prevent depilation of the ozone layer .

3 bi )

i ) It helps to improve soil nitrogen

Ii ) It increases the activity of microorganisms

Iii ) It helps to improve soil structure

3 bii )

I ) It leads to soil erosion

Ii ) It kills soil microorganisms

Iii ) It reduces soil nitrogennitrogen

3 biii )

I ) It causes nutrient leaching

Ii ) It causes erosion .

Iii ) It leads to poor soil structure .

3 biv)

i ) It causes erosion by wind

Ii ) It causes loss of soil nutrients

Iii ) It causes percolation

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