(a) State two uses each of specimens A (HOE) and B(PICK AXE) (b) Name four crops that require the use of specimen D (BUDDING KNIFE) during propagation. (c) ...

(a) Two uses each of specimens A and B

Specimen A (hoe):

• Making ridges, heaps, mounds and seedbeds.
• Weeding and loosening or tilling the topsoil.

Specimen B (pick axe):

• Breaking up hard, compact or stony ground.
• Digging holes and pits and uprooting tree stumps, roots and stones.

(b) Four crops that require specimen D (budding knife) during propagation

• Citrus (orange).
• Mango.
• Cocoa.
• Rubber (cashew and avocado are also budded).

(c) Three other tools that serve the same purpose as specimen E (Burdizzo)

Specimen E is a bloodless castrating instrument, so other tools used to castrate livestock are:

• Elastrator (rubber-ring applicator).
• Emasculator.
• Castrating knife or scalpel.

(d) Four ways of maintaining specimen A (hoe) on the farm

• Wash off soil and dry the hoe after every use.
• Sharpen the blunt cutting edge regularly.
• Oil or grease the metal blade to prevent rusting.
• Store in a cool, dry tool shed and tighten or replace a loose or termite-damaged handle.