SOIL FERTILITY

Organic manures.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify role of organic manure in crop production.
To state types of organic manures.

Q/A and explanations.

school farm

KLB
Pages 110

SOIL FERTILITY
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION I

Methods of making organic manure.
Importance of livestock. Livestock types and breeds.
Dairy cattle.
Breeds of dairy cattle.
Beef cattle.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe methods of making organic manure.
To identify key parts of a cow.
To identify characteristics of dairy cattle.
To describe various breeds of dairy cattle.

Discussion: Compost manure, green manure, FYM.
Procedure of making manure.
Drawing and labeling a cow.

Q/A: Characteristics of dairy cattle.

Compost manure, green manure, FYM.
Livestock products and by-products.
Chart- key parts of a cow.
Wall chart: breeds of dairy cows.
Charts- a beef animal.

KLB
Pages 112
KLB
Page 119 

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION I

Breeds of beef cattle.
Dual-purpose cattle.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To describe various breeds of beef cattle

Brief discussion: Hereford, Aberdeen Angus, Charolais, and Galloway.

Wall chart-Beef cattle
Photographs of dual-purpose cattle breeds.

KLB
Pages 122

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION I

Sheep. Breeds of wool sheep.
Mutton sheep breeds.
Dual-purpose sheep.
Breeds of meat goats.
Breeds of milk goats.
Pig breeds.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To name the key parts of a sheep.
To name breeds of wool sheep.
To state characteristics of each bread of wool sheep.

To name and state characteristics of breeds of meat goats.

Identifying and stating characteristics of Merino sheep, Rambouillet, Suffolk.
Highlight the characteristics of: Galla goat, Boar goat.

Chart- key parts of a sheep.
Wall chart- Breeds of wool sheep.
Wall chart- Breeds of mutton sheep.
Wall chart: dual-purpose sheep breeds.
Wall chart- milk and meat goats.
Chart- Key parts of a pig
Wall chart- Major pig breeds.

KLB
Page 130
KLB Page 132

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION I

Breeds of rabbits.
Chicken breeds.
Chicken hybrids.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To name key parts of a rabbit.
To identify breeds of rabbits and their characteristics.

Briefly discuss the typical conformation and characteristics of New Zealand White, the California White, the Chinchilla and Earlops.

Chart- Key parts of a rabbit
Wall chart- Rabbit breeds.
Chart - Key parts of a chicken.

KLB
Pages 136

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION I
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 1
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 1

Camel breeds.
Introduction.
Basic economic principles.
Importance of Farm records.
Types of farm records. Inventory and financial records.
Labor records and production records.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify the two major camel breeds.
To describe the importance of keeping accurate up-to-date farm records.

Exposition;
Discussion;
Excursion.

Q/A and explanation of importance of farm records.

Photographs of camel breeds.
text book
Specimen farm records.
Samples of records / charts.
Labour records and production records.

KLB
Pages 138
KLB
Pages 142

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 1

Livestock Production Records. Breeding records.
Feeding records. Health records.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

To identify components of animal breeding records.

Q/A: Components of breeding records.
Group work:
- Components of breeding records of a cow in tabular form.
-Components of breeding records of a sow.

Livestock breeding records.
Chart ? Sample of animal health record.

KLB
Page 145

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 1
INORGANIC FERTILIZERS
INORGANIC FERTILIZERS

Livestock production records.
Macro-nutrients. Nitrogen.
Phosphorus. Potassium.
Magnesium. Calcium.
Sulphur. Carbon, Hydrogen & Oxygen.
Micro-nutrients.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state importance of keeping accurate livestock production records.
To identify necessary details of livestock production records.

To identify role of magnesium in plants.
To state symptoms of magnesium deficiency in plants.
To identify role of calcium in plants.
To state symptoms of calcium deficiency in plants.

Discussion: Milk production record/ egg production record.

Practical activity- Design milk production / egg production records.



Discuss, giving examples the role of magnesium and the deficiency symptoms.

Discuss, giving examples the role of calcium and the deficiency symptoms.

Livestock production records.
Yellowish-green / brown leaves.
Purple flowers.
Curled leaves,
Chlorotic leaves.
Thin stems with reduced nodulation.
Tomatoes with blossom end rot.
crop leaves
Chart: Macronutrients,
micronutrients,
their ionic forms and deficiency symptoms.

KLB
Page 146
KLB BK II Pgs 4-5

INORGANIC FERTILIZERS

Classification of Fertilizers. Straight and compound fertilizers.
Nitrogenous fertilizers.
Phosphatic fertilizers.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify criteria used to classify inorganic fertilizers.

To distinguish between straight and compound fertilizers.
To give examples of:
- Straight fertilizers.
- Compound fertilizers.

Teacher briefly exposes the classification criteria.

Detailed discussion.
Teacher presents the fertilizers and helps students to identify them.

CAN
ASN
SA
DAP, MAP, Urea.
(NH4)2 SO4
SSP
DSP
TSP

KLB BK II Pg 8

INORGANIC FERTILIZERS

Potassic fertilizers.
Fertilizer Application.
Fertilizer Rates.
Carbon cycle and Nitrogen cycle.
Soil Sampling.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state characteristics of potassium fertilizers.
To give examples of potassium fertilizers.
To determine % of nutrient(s) of a fertilizer.
To calculate fertilizer ratio.
To find the amount of fertilizer required per unit area (hectare).

Group experiments: Solubility in water, litmus tests.
Discuss properties of KCl, K2SO4.
Problem solving and explanations.
Worked examples.
Supervised practice.

KCl
K2SO4
chart
Charts: Carbon cycle
Nitrogen cycle.
Charts: Transverse and ziz-zag soil sampling methods.

PKLB BK II g 11-12
KLB BK II Pg 14-15

INORGANIC FERTILIZERS
CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Soil Testing.
Seeds.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define soil testing.
To explain importance of soil testing.
To test soil pH.
To explain effect of soil pH on crops.

Q/A: Definition and importance of soil testing.
Q/A: Definition of pH in terms of acidity / alkalinity.
Class standard experiments: Determining soil pH.
Discussion: Optimum pH range for crops.

Litmus paper, indicators, pH colour chart.
student book

KLB BK II Pg 22-24

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Vegetative materials.
Vegetative planting materials.
Selection of planting materials.
Preparation of planting materials.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To state advantages and disadvantages of using vegetative materials over seeds.



To explain some methods used to prepare planting materials.

Q/A: Advantages of vegetative materials over seeds.
Detailed discussion on breaking seed dormancy, chemical treatment, seed dressing and seed inoculation, chitting / sprouting.

vegetative materials & seeds
Bulbils of sisal/ splits of grass/ pyrethrum, banana/ sisal suckers, Irish potato tubers, potato vines, and sugarcane setts.

KLB BK II Pg 28-34
KLB BK II Pg 35

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Time of planting.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain factors to consider in timing planting.
To identify advantages of timely planting.

Q/A and brief discussion.

KLB BK II Pg 38

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Broadcasting method of planting. Row planting.
Over-sowing and under-sowing.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To identify advantages and disadvantages of broadcasting method.

To state advantages and disadvantages of row planting.
To distinguish over-sowing form under-sowing.

Brief discussion.
Give examples of crops planted by broadcasting.

Q/A: Advantages and disadvantages of row planting.
Brief discussion.
Give examples of such crops.

video

KLB BK II Pg 39-40
v Pg 40

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Over-sowing and under-sowing.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To distinguish over-sowing form under-sowing.

Brief discussion.
Give examples of such crops.

video

v Pg 40

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Spacing of crops.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain the importance of correct spacing of crops.
To explain factors that influence crop spacing.

Q/A and discussion.
Importance and factors.

Chart: Average inter-row and intrarow spacing of common crops.

KLB BK II Pg 40-41

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Spacing of crops.
Plant population.
Seed rate.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain the importance of correct spacing of crops.
To explain factors that influence crop spacing.

To determine plant population in a given size of land.

Q/A and discussion.
Importance and factors.
Q/A: Inter-conversion of metric units.

Worked examples.

Chart: Average inter-row and intrarow spacing of common crops.
student book

KLB BK II Pg 40-41
KLB BK II Pg 42-43

CROP PRODUCTION II (PLANTING)

Depth of planting.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To explain determinants of correct depth of planting.

Q/A & Detailed discussion.
Field activity: planting crops to the correct spacing.
Supervised field activities.

school farm

KLB BK II Pg 43-44

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Establishing a nursery.
Nursery management practices.
Grafting.
Budding.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

To differentiate between a nursery and a seedbed.

To explain the importance of a nursery in crop propagation.
To enumerate factors considered when siting a nursery.





To define grafting.
To describe methods of grafting.

Q/A and explanations.
Activity- Establishing a (vegetative) nursery / tea sleeves / sugarcane setts.
Teacher demonstration/ illustration of whip grafting, side grafting, bark grafting.
Out - door activity: Students practise grafting.

School farm.
Grafting tools.
budding tools

KLB BK II Pg 46-48
KKLB BK II LB BK II
Pg 53-55

CROP PRODUCTION III (NURSERY PRACTICES)

Layering.
Tissue culture for crop propagation.
Transplanting crop seedlings.
Transplanting tree seedlings.

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
To define layering.
To identify appropriate crops for layering.
To describe methods / types of layering.

Teacher demonstrations/ Illustrations/ Drawing diagrams.
Out-door activity: Carrying out layering.

school farm
Suitable crops.
Suitable seedlings.

KLB BK II Pg 58-60