School Farm
WEEK 7
TOPIC: School Farm
CONTENTS: 1. Meaning and Importance of School farm: (school, students, community)
- Principles of sitting school farm; Problems of sitting a school farm
Sub-Topic1: MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF SCHOOL FARM
MEANING OF SCHOOL FARM
School farm is an area of land for growing crops or raising farm animals. School farm is a place where students of agriculture acquire practical skills and knowledge in crop or animal production. School farm is also known as land laboratory. It is a place where students learn agriculture by doing it themselves.
Importance of school farm
1 Source of income to the school.
2 It is a place where teaching and learning takes place
3 It serves as a source of food for the schoole.g boarding schools.
4 It serves as centre of attraction to school visitors.
5 It serves as demonstration centre for the students and teacher.
6 It helps the students to learn fast.
EVALUATION:
xaadddddad1. Define school farm.
- List five importance of sitting school farm
SUB-TOPIC 2: Principles of sitting school farm
- Availability of land.
2 Nearness to the school.
- Nature of the soil.
4 Topography (Slope of the land).
5 Accessibility (Good access road).
6 Water supplies (Availability of water).
Problems of sitting school farm
- A) Unavailability of land (Land scarcity).
- b) Improper maintenance of the farm.
- c) Poor attitude of students toward farming.
- d) Climatic factors e.g rain, drought etc.
- e) School policy.
EVALUATION
- Mention five principles of sitting school farm.
- What are the problems of sitting school farm?
ASSIGNMENT:
Objective Test:
1 _________ is an area of land for growing crops and or raising farm animals
- School farm b. Class room C.Dining hall D. sport complex E. Bath room
- The following are principles for sitting school farm EXCEPT
- Availability of land.
- Nearness to the school.
- Nature of the soil.
- Topography (Slope of the land).
- Availability of students.
- School farm must be closed to the ___ A. toilet B. School C. Stadium D. garage E. office.
- Another name for school farm is ________A. Land laboratory B. Library C .Kitchen D. Garage E. Fellowship.
- ____ and ____ take place in the school farm. A. teaching, learning B. buying, selling C. Singing, talking D. eating, drinking E. running, jumping.
Essay Test:
Write short note on the following:
- Farm record ii Profit and loss account iii Consumption Record iv Inventory v Farm diary.
REFERENCE TEXT:
- Prescribed Agricultural Science for JSS, book 2 by Omoruyi S.A. et al.
- Junior Secondary Agriculture for Senior Schools, book 3 by Anthony Youdeowei et al.