TECHNOLOGY AND

LIVELIHOOD EDUCATION 7
second QUARTER
Lesson 2

Agricultural Tools, Farm

implements, and Farm
Equipment
 Agricultural Tools, Farm
CONTENT
implements, and Farm Equipment

The learners demonstrate an

LEARNING understanding of the concepts and
STANDARD skills in agri-crops and animal
production.
1. Differentiate agricultural tools,
LEARNING
implements, and equipment; and
COMPETENCY 2. Identify different tools and
equipment used in agriculture.
 B. Establishing Purpose of the Lesson

1. LESSON PURPOSE

a.Differentiate agricultural tools, implements,

and equipment
b.Compare and contrast the features and
functions of different types of agricultural
tools, farm implements, and farm equipment.
c.Value the importance of the use of the
different tools and equipment’s in agriculture.
B. Establishing Purpose of the Lesson

2. Unlocking Content Vocabulary: Match Type Activity

AGRICULTURAL These are commonly light tools that are being

TOOLS
utilized in performing farm activities. They are
classified as digging tools, cutting tools, cultivating
tools, harvesting tools, carpentry tools, and
measuring tools. .

FARM These are machineries used in land preparation

IMPLEMENTS
and transportation of farm inputs and products.
These machineries require highly skilled operator
to properly perform their respective use/s..

FARM
These are commonly made of metals that serve as
accessories for draft animals or mounted to
EQUIPMENT machineries. They are usually
used in land preparation.
 C. Developing and Deepening Understanding

AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

▪ Agricultural tools are commonly light and handy

that are needed in accomplishing farm activities.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

DIGGING TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ The grub hoe is the most commonly

used hoe type for land managers. It is
used to cut into the soil in order to cut
weed roots below the soil surface.
❖A spade is a tool used for digging
straight-edged holes or trenches,
slicing and lifting sod, and edging
flower beds or lawns.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

DIGGING TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖A shovel is an essential agricultural and

gardening hand tool. It is a multi-purpose tool,
serving various jobs at once. Shovel tool helps
with digging and transplanting soil, making
shallow trenches, and in removing dirt or
debris.
❖ Spading fork -It is used for loosening, lifting
and turning over soil in gardening and farming,
and not to be confused with the pitchfork, a
similar tined tool used for moving (or throwing)
loose materials such as hay, straw, silage, and
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

CUTTING TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Bolo/ Itak- They had a wide range of

use, from hunting to scything grass,
opening coconuts, harvesting crops, or
clearing dense brush.
❖ Pruning shears or hand pruners, are
heavy-duty scissors specifically designed
to cut plant stems and hard shrub
branches. They're the perfect tools to
have on hand when gardening, farming,
and flower arranging.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

CUTTING TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ An axe is a multi-purpose cutting tool

used for delimbing and felling trees,
splitting logs, and dressing them for
timber conversion.
❖ Knife- It is used in weeding,
transplanting, cutting sod, and dividing
plants. Some garden knives have a
ruler etched into the steel that is useful
for measuring depths when planting
bulbs or seeds.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS
HARVESTING TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Scythes were used to manually cut crops

or grass at harvest time. They replaced
sickles and bagging hooks which required
the user to repeatedly bend down low to
cut the crops.
❖ Bolo/ Itak- They had a wide range of use,
from hunting to scything grass, opening
coconuts, harvesting crops, or clearing
dense brush. Most bolos are cheap and
unornamented, with the handle usually
made from plain carabao horn or wood.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

CULTIVATING TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Light
hoe is used for removing
weeds and loosening soil in
vegetable bed and under plants

❖ Hand Trowel is used for so many jobs

around the garden, great for planting out
bulbs and seedlings, removing weeds, re-
potting and transplanting plants, bedding
in, cultivating and mixing additives into
your soil.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

CULTIVATING TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Hand forks are sometimes referred to as 'weeding

forks' but they are suited to many jobs around the
garden, such as preparing planting holes,
transplanting, aerating and mixing additives into
your soil and are indispensable for levelling around
border edges and tidying.
❖ A hand cultivator is a gardening tool that is used to
turn the soil where you plan on planting and for
removing weeds. In small flower or vegetable
gardens, it can also be used like a small plow to dig
the planting rows.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

CULTIVATING TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖Rakes are effectively

designed to pick up leaves
and other garden debris
without damaging the
lawn and the soil beneath.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

CARPENTRY TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ The agri hammer is a heavy-duty hammer used in

agricultural and construction jobs. It is used to
deliver high force on a wider area. In farming, the
agri hammer is used to break up hardened soil.
The heavy tool delivers has to be swung with
precision, offering more impact.
❖ Crosscut saw is used for cutting a wood across the
grain. They are used to cut wood logs, plywood,
large timber logs, trees for timber, wood boards,
joists and all other wood work.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

CARPENTRY TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Fencing pliers are a type of pliers

designed to install and maintain agricultural
fencing. They're particularly useful for high-
tensile electrical fence wire and will be able
to both grip and cut through hard wire.
❖ Screw drivers- Assembling and
disassembling farm equipment, machinery,
and tools - Screwdrivers are essential for
installing, repairing, and maintaining things
like tractors, tillers, harvesters, etc.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

CARPENTRY TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖A chisel is a wedged hand tool with

a characteristically shaped cutting
edge on the end of its blade, for
carving or cutting a hard material
(e.g. wood, stone, or metal). The tool
can be used by hand, struck with a
mallet, or applied with mechanical
power.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

MEASURING TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Weighing scales are an essential tool in the

agricultural industry, allowing farmers to
accurately measure and weigh their crops.
They can be used for a variety of
applications, such as weighing livestock feed,
measuring soil moisture content, and
calculating fertilizer application rates.
❖ A meter stick is a measuring tool used for
measuring the length of objects using the
metric scale.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS

MEASURING TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ A measuring tape is a versatile tool that

helps you accurately measure distances,
widths, and lengths in your garden. It is
essential for planning and laying out
garden beds, pathways, and structures,
ensuring precise measurements and a well-
designed layout.
❖ Rulers allow farmers to track the height
and development of plants over time. This
provides valuable data for evaluating crop
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS
OTHER AGRICULTURAL TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ A knapsack is a type of sprayer that disperses

liquid through a hand-held nozzle that is attached
to a pressurised reservoir carried on the operators
back. Knapsack sprayers can be used to apply
liquids such as fertilisers, herbicides and fungicides
for example and is suited to spot treating areas.
❖ Trigger sprayers are ideal for a wide variety of
products including water, cleaning solutions,
gardening chemicals, room sprayers, spritzers, and
thinner body and hair care products. They are
designed to dispense a greater amount of product
over a larger surface area.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS
OTHER AGRICULTURAL TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Hand sprinklers allow farmers to

precisely water individual plants,
seedlings, or specific areas of a field or
garden. This helps optimize water usage
and ensure plants receive the right
amount of moisture.
❖ Wheelbarrows are great for transporting
heavy or bulky materials around the farm,
such as soil, compost, fertilizer, animal
feed, harvested crops, and more.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS
OTHER AGRICULTURAL TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Crates provide a sturdy, stackable

container for collecting, storing, and
moving harvested fruits, vegetables,
grains, and other produce from the field to
storage or market.
❖ Seed trays provide a controlled
environment for germinating seeds and
growing young seedlings or cuttings before
transplanting them into the ground or
larger containers.
 AGRICULTURAL TOOLS
OTHER AGRICULTURAL TOOLS
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Seed boxes provide a convenient, protected

way to store different varieties of seeds in
an organized fashion. This helps maintain
seed viability and makes it easy to access
the right seeds when needed.
❖ Pailscan be filled with water and used
for hand-watering plants, livestock, or to
supplement irrigation systems.
 FARM IMPLEMENTS

▪ Farm Implements are usually made of metals.

They serve as accessories by draft animals or
mounted on machineries needed for the land
preparation.
 FARM IMPLEMENT

ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Native Plow- Preparing soil for planting

by turning and loosening the earth. Creating
furrows or trenches for planting seeds or
seedlings. Incorporating organic matter or
fertilizer into the soil.
❖ Disc Plow- Breaking up and turning over
heavy, compacted soil. Incorporating crop
residues, manure, or other organic matter
into the soil. Creating furrows and seedbeds
for planting row crops. Leveling and
smoothing the soil surface.
 FARM IMPLEMENT

ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Native wooden harrow- Breaking up and

smoothing the soil surface after plowing.
Incorporating seeds, fertilizers, or other
amendments into the topsoil. Leveling the
soil to create a uniform seedbed.
❖ Disc harrow- Breaking up and
incorporating crop residues, manure, or
other organic matter into the soil. Preparing
a smooth, level seedbed by cutting and
pulverizing the soil. Controlling weeds by
uprooting and burying them.
 FARM IMPLEMENT

ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖Rotarator- Preparing seedbeds by

thoroughly mixing and pulverizing
the soil. Incorporating organic matter,
fertilizers, or other soil amendments.
Breaking up and loosening
compacted or heavy soils. Controlling
weeds by uprooting and burying
them. Aerating the soil to improve
water infiltration and root growth.
 FARM EQUIPMENT

▪ Farm Equipment are machineries used for land

preparation and transportation of farm inputs
and products. It requires highly skilled operator
to properly perform their respective use/s.
 FARM EQUIPMENT

ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Hand tractor- Plowing and tilling small plots of

land for subsistence farming. Pulling
attachments like tillers, harrows, or plows to
prepare the soil. Transporting crops, tools, or
other materials around the farm.
❖ Four wheel tractor- Pulling heavy implements
like plows, discs, or cultivators for primary
tillage. Hauling wagons, trailers, or other
equipment around the farm. Powering
stationary equipment like irrigation pumps or
threshers.
 FARM EQUIPMENT
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖ Water Pump- Pumping water from wells,

ponds, or other sources to irrigate crops and
maintain soil moisture levels.

❖ Axial flow threshers- Separating grains like

wheat, rice, or soybeans from their stalks and
husks during the harvesting process. Cleaning
and sorting the harvested grains to remove
impurities and prepare them for storage or
sale. Reducing the workload and increasing the
efficiency of the grain harvesting operation.
 FARM EQUIPMENT
ILLUSTRATION NAME AND USES

❖Combine Harvester- Simultaneously cutting,

threshing, and cleaning various cereal crops like
wheat, barley, oats, or rice during the harvest.
Collecting and storing the harvested grains in an
onboard storage tank for later unloading. Reducing
the time and labor required to complete the grain
harvesting process.
❖ Seeder- Accurately planting seeds at the
desired depth and spacing for a variety of
crops. Distributing seeds evenly across a
prepared seedbed to ensure uniform
germination.