Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word (PDF also available) file comprises Form 4 Agriculture Term 1 Schemes of Work for the year 2025. It covers a total of 13 weeks, whereby week 8 is dedicated for half-term break and week 13 is dedicated for end-of-term examinations. Each instructional week covers 2-4 lessons. The term 1 topics covered include:

  • Poultry Production
    • Incubation of eggs
    • Egg candling
    • Natural incubation
    • Artificial incubation
    • Artificial brooding
    • Rearing of growers, layers and broilers
    • Chicken rearing systems
    • Factors affecting egg production
    • Culling birds
    • Marketing eggs and chicken meat
  • Livestock Production
    • Raising of the young stock
    • Methods of calf rearing
    • Weaning of calves
    • Rearing replacement stock
    • Calf housing
    • Routine management practices in poultry
  • Milk and Milking
    • Factors affecting milk composition
    • Milk secretion and let-down
    • Clean milk production
    • Milking procedure and technique
    • Dry cow therapy
    • Milk products
    • Marketing of milk and beef
  • Farm Power and Machinery
    • Sources of farm power
    • The tractor
    • The four stroke cycle engine
    • The two-stroke cycle engine
    • Petrol and diesel engine
    • Petrol fuel system of a tractor
    • Diesel fuel system of a tractor
    • Electrical system of a tractor
    • Tractor ignition system
    • Tractor cooling system
    • Lubrication system of an engine
    • Power transmission of an engine
    • Tractor servicing
    • Tractor drawn implements
    • Disc plough
    • Harrows

  The books used include KLB, Form 4, Agriculture and Longhorn, Form 4, Agriculture. The document is neatly organized and ready for printing.

• Category:

  Schemes of Work
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  AGRICULTURE

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