Agriculture Past Questions And Answers
551
(a) State seven characteristic features of a good layer. (b) Describe the preparations to be carried out for receiving day old chicks for rearing. (b) Explain how poor storage facilities affect agricultural marketing.
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2005 THEORY552
The frequency of weed control on a tomato farm does not depend on
- A. rainfall
- B. soil fertility
- C. nearness to homestead
- D. planting distance of crops
553
The male reproductive hormone is called
- A) Testosterone
- B) Testis
- C) Thiamine
- D) Globulin
554
The most unreliable source of farm power is
- A. wind
- B. water
- C. electricity
- D. machine
555
The gross profit of a farm business is the farm's
- A. net sales less cost of production.
- B. total sales less operating expenses.
- C. net sales less taxation.
- D. total sales less cost of production.
556
The practice of mating closely related animals is called
- A. pen mating
- B. cross breeding
- C. outbreeding
- D. inbreeding
557
Tomato crops are usually staked to
- A. accelerate rate of ripening of the fruits
- B. accelerate growth
- C. prevent rotting of fruits
- D. induce flowering
558
The part of a disc plough to which discs are connected is
- A. furrow wheel
- B. standard
- C. scraper
- D. beam
559
Lost soil nutrients can be replenished by the following methods except
- A. organic manuring
- B. fertilizer application
- C. continuous grazing
- D. cover cropping
560
Which of the following nutrient element is a macro-nutrient?
- A. phosphorus
- B. zinc
- C. iron
- D. manganese