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TLE-AFA-AGRI CROP
PRODUCTION
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Use Farm Tools and Equipment
TLE – Grade 7
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Use of Farm Tools and Equipment
First Edition, 2020

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TLE-AFA-AGRI CROP
PRODUCTION
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Use Farm Tools and Equipment
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

Welcome to the Technology and Livelihood Education 7 Alternative Delivery

Mode (ADM) Module on Use Farm Tools and Equipment!

This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by

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teacher or facilitator in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K
to 12 Curriculum while overcoming their personal, social, and economic
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For the learner:

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 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
6. Which tool resembles the appearance of spoon and use for transferring soil?
A. Spade B. Shovel C. Spading fork D. Grub hoe
7. What implement is being pulled by a working animal to till the land?
A. Harrow B. Native plow C. Disc plow D. Disc harrow
8. An implement mounted to a tractor that is used to pulverize the newly plowed
soil is a_____________.
A. Trailer B. Disc harrow C. Native plow D. Disc plow
9. An open container with a single wheel at the front and two handles at the back
used to transport things.
A. Hand tractor B. Tractor C. Basket D. Wheel barrow
10. Which of the following tools is used to harvest crops?
A. Knife B. Plow C. Spade D. Basket

B. True or False: Read each statement carefully. Write T if the statement is true
and F if the statement is wrong. Write your answer on the space provided before
each number.

______1. It is not advisable to use the stone in a stabilized way.

______2. Tools that are worn out should be separated and be fixed immediately to
avoid accident.
______3. When sharpening, try to maintain the original factory bevel or angle.
______4. Always push the file across the blade in a motion away from your body.
______5. Clean accumulated rust and dirt off all metal surfaces with paint.

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.

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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.

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.

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 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 __

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,

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 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.

 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.

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  Sprayer is used for spraying insecticides, foliar fertilizers,
fungicides and herbicides.

 Wheel barrow 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.

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

 Harrow. The native wooden harrow is made of wood with a metal

teeth 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

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  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

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.

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  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.

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
actually 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
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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're ready to be sharpened. When

sharpening, try to maintain the original factory bevel or angle. For pruners,
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.

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 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

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.

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 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

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.

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 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

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

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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
6. Which tool resembles the appearance of spoon and use for transferring soil?
A. Spade B. Shovel C. Spading fork D. Grub hoe
7. What implement is being pulled by a working animal to till the land?
A. Harrow B. Native plow C. Disc plow D. Disc harrow
8. An implement mounted to a tractor that is used to pulverize the newly plowed
soil is a_____________.
A. Trailer B. Disc harrow C. Native plow D. Disc plow
9. An open container with a single wheel at the front and two handles at the back
used to transport things.
A. Hand tractor B. Tractor C. Basket D. Wheel barrow
10. Which of the following tools is used to harvest crops?
A. Knife B. Plow C. Spade D. Basket

B. True or False: Read each statement carefully. Write T if the statement is true
and F if the statement is wrong. Write your answer on the space provided before
each number.
______1. It is not advisable to use the stone in a stabilized way.
______2. Tools that are worn out should be separated and be fixed immediately to
avoid accident.
______3. When sharpening, try to maintain the original factory bevel or angle.
______4. Always push the file across the blade in a motion away from your body.
______5. Clean accumulated rust and dirt off all metal surfaces with paint.

Additional Activities

Conduct a survey in your neighborhood and ask 2 persons what kind of tools they
are using in their farm or garden.

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